McKnight recorded this album to showcase his many musical influences and give listeners a glimpse into the past year of his life.

McKnight worked with a variety of producers on the album, including Battlecat, Bill Meyers, Anthony Nance, Steve Thompson, and Lavel "City Spud" Webb.

Featured guest vocalists were Justin Timberlake, Nate Dogg, Fred Hammond, and hip hop group St. Lunatics.

While this marked McKnight's biggest first week sales, it failed to duplicate the multi-platinum success of previous album Back at One (1999), reaching gold status.

[3] McKnight reteamed with Anthony Nance and consulted new collaborators such as Battlecat, Bill Meyers, Steve Thompson, and Lavel "City Spud" Webb to work with him on his sixth studio album.

"[5] In the album booklet, he further elaborated: "Superheroes are people who do things everyday that go unrecognized... teachers, firemen, police, parents.

Allmusic editor Liana Jonas remarked that "the recording essentially offers up the same romantic and sensitive mid-tempo R&B love songs McKnight has become famous for.

"[1] Cheo Tyehimba of Entertainment Weekly gave the album a B grade and went on to say: "Combining that superpower with his formulaic, but potent songwriting skills, he's created an ambitious CD of mid-tempo hip hop, rock, and gospel grooves [...] Fans won’t be disappointed.

He further elaborated: "Of course, some songs are still as cheesy Velveeta [...] but McKnight is generally intent on proving with this album that he can move beyond his usually light but eminently listenable terrain.

"[3] In a negative review for Blender, Elysa Gardener called the album a "collection of noble but lackluster tunes that finds the gifted pop-soul crooner evoking Clark Kent more than any caped crusader.

[11] In addition, he was nominated for four Grammy Awards for his work on the album, with "Love Of My Life" and "Still" receiving a nods in the Best Male R&B Vocal Performance category, "My Kind of Girl" earning a Best Pop Collaboration with Vocals nomination and "Love Of My Life" also garnering a Best R&B Song nod.