[2] "Spicks and Specks", a ballad built around a strong piano beat, is dated to early July in the memory of Geoff Grant (Geoffrey Streeter), who played the trumpet.

Grant recalls working three nights in a row on four songs: "Spicks and Specks", "I Am the World", "All by Myself", and "The Storm".

Some other artists whose disks came out in August recall hearing "Spicks and Specks" being worked on or completed, further confirming that early July is the approximate date of the song's recording.

[5] The single entered the Sydney charts at the end of September and stayed in the top 40 for 19 weeks, peaking at number 3.

It appeared on the Go-Set National Top 40 for sixteen weeks, where it reached number 4 early in November.