It combined a number of musical styles including jazz, rock and roll, doo-wop, soul, R&B and funk,[1] across the instrumentals and songs that comprise the album.

The song "Freedom" contained an interpolation of "Moonlight Serenade" by Glenn Miller and lyrics by Charles Mingus, and "Tenderly" contained an interpolation of "Blue Monk" by Thelonious Monk.

[2] Noel Gallagher of Oasis said of the album, "It bent my head, man.

[3] The Japanese edition of Soothing Music For Stray Cats, issued on 6 January 2006 on the 'Wind Bell' label (catalogue #WB5),[4] has different artwork to the UK release and contained additional bonus live tracks: The Vinyl Reissue edition of Soothing Music For Stray Cats was issued on 6 April 2016, as a collaboration with The Viper Label and Mellowtone Records.

In addition to Jones, the following individuals are credited in the album sleeve notes: All other guitars, percussion, basses, backing vocals and lead vocals by Jones[6]