The title track is a version of the George Gershwin aria from the 1935 opera Porgy and Bess, though influenced by the Miles Davis jazz interpretation of the song.

[3][4] "The Nicest Things Happen" was written by Tijuana Brass member Julius Wechter and his wife Cissy.

[1] Cover versions of contemporary and recent hits found on the album include the Beatles' "Martha My Dear", Gordon Lightfoot's "If You Could Read My Mind", the Beach Boys' "Darlin'" and Little Anthony & the Imperials' "Hurt So Bad".

"[5] Writing in the Detroit Free Press in the same month, reviewer Bob Talbert had a more positive impression: "Alpert has adjusted, one hopes, to the fact that even the Tom Joneses and Johnny Cashes cool off and find a steady sales and popularity groove.

"[6] In a modern-day review of the album for AllMusic, Richard S. Ginell lamented: "Clearly, Alpert wasn't quite ready to re-emerge full-blown into the performing world.