The album was released digitally through iTunes and consists of studio recordings made by Lambert during season 8 of American Idol.

[4] Starting from Top 13 of the final rounds of the competition, each contestant recorded a studio version of the song that they had performed live on stage.

At the end of the season, a collection of these recordings were made available as separate albums for both the winner and the runner-up, namely Kris Allen and Adam Lambert.

This album contains studio versions of some live performances by Adam Lambert such as "Mad World", "Tracks of My Tears", and "Ring of Fire".

Adam's version of "Mad World" is based on Gary Jules' interpretation of the Tears for Fears' song from the film Donnie Darko.