Sings Way Out from Down Under was the first of two ABC albums for jazz singer Lu Elliott.

[1] It was dedicated to Elliott's Australian audience stemming from her time in Australia.

[3] "I Love the Ground You Walk On", produced by Johnny Pate and Lou Zito, was released as a single in February 1967.

[4] A short review of the album in the December 2 issue of Billboard magazine said that Elliott handled soul numbers such as "Speaking of Happiness" with deep emotion and she could handle a lyric with the best of them.

It mentioned that most of the soul sisters that derive from Dinah Washington were a terrible drag but Lu Elliott was an exception who could twist the tail of a song when it was appropriate.