It included both of his most well-known compositions: "City of New Orleans", first covered by Arlo Guthrie, and an early version of "You Never Even Call Me by My Name," which, with some modifications, was covered by David Allan Coe.

In 1990 Sequel Records issued the album on CD.

The album was a critical success, although a commercial failure.

[3] In reviewing the 1999 reissue, Allmusic critic William Ruhlmann called "City of New Orleans" the "obvious standout" and wrote, "At a time when sensitive singer/songwriters were all the rage (a trend that probably earned Goodman his record contract), this was one guy who was at least as interested in picking an old country song as he was in baring his soul.

"[4] John Bauldie in Q Magazine described the album as "essentially a recording of the best of his folk club repertoire".