[2] After Skip Battin left the band, the remaining three members of the Burrito Brothers carried on hoping to keep their commercial success going.

After the recording of Sunset Sundown, sole founding member "Sneaky" Pete Kleinow left the band, leaving the Burrito Brothers as a duo of John Beland and Gib Guilbeau.

After the sessions for the album, Beland and Guilbeau went their separate ways, bringing the Flying Burrito Brothers to an end again, albeit temporarily.

The Globe and Mail wrote: "Numbers such as the draggy 'Louisiana', the Kenny Rogers-styled 'How'd We Ever Get This Way' or the bayin'-at-the-moon 'What's One More Time' would make perfect elevator music for a 26-story dude ranch.

"[5] The Daily Oklahoman opined that "this sorry collection of middle-of-the-road, AM-radio country music bears no resemblance to the band of yore.