It was produced by Mark Opitz for WEA Australia with most tracks written by band members Andrew Farriss and Michael Hutchence.

INXS's third album, Shabooh Shoobah, developed after they decided in early 1982 to record a new song, "The One Thing", at their own expense, with Mark Opitz at Paradise Studios.

Prior to recording the rest of Shabooh Shoobah, three band members, Kirk Pengilly, Michael Hutchence, and Andrew Farriss, visited the UK and United States, to select another producer.

[8] The album's cover, featuring a naked male torso and a whippet, was the work of Michael Hutchence and photographer Grant Matthews.

[citation needed] The music videos for "Don't Change" and "Spy of Love" were directed by South Australian director Scott Hicks, later known for his award-winning film Shine.

[15] It was during this time that Gary Grant, their co-manager, relocated permanently to New York to ensure a continual presence in the northern hemisphere.

[1] The band remained on the road in the US for most of the year, including support for Men at Work and by mid-1983 were headlining venues such as The Ritz in New York.

Reviewed at the time of release, Rolling Stone Australia wrote "After the funk and ska of their last two albums, this one is sort of expensive tribal - a touch of the furry animal, a hint of the pagan and some gilt edging.

"[21] AllMusic writer Marcy Donelson said it was "if not their most celebrated album, still full of dance-rock greatness from the slinky "To Look at You" to the racing "Black and White".

[24][25] All tracks are written by Andrew Farriss and Michael Hutchence, unless otherwise indicatedINXS Production ^ Shipments figures based on certification alone.