According to Champlin, Runaway prompted his decision to join Chicago, due to the record executive overseeing his project leaving Elektra on the day of its release.

[1] The album received mixed reviews, based on critics viewing it as a weaker version of Chicago material that Champlin was contributing to at the same time.

One of the comparatively rare songwriting collaborations with Alan Thicke is also included on the album--"Sara", co-written with Champlin.

Despite initially mixed critical reaction, the album was re-released on CD by Warner Bros. in 1996, and as a Japanese export as of 1998.

Champlin's last solo album for a major label, No Wasted Moments (Elektra), was released in 1990.