Three songs rejected by Columbia appeared on this album including "Enormous Wings", "Darling One" and "Happy Place".

[2] "All I Want" hit number 77 on the Billboard Hot 100 and spent twelve weeks on the charts.

[3] The album is much more personal and deals with issues like abusive relationships and insecurities; "Weak With Love" is about John Lennon's assassination.

AllMusic reviewer Stephen Thomas Erlewine stated this album is "a remarkably accomplished and catchy collection of mature jangle-pop, power-pop and ballads".

[4] Wook Kim of Entertainment Weekly noted Hoffs "performs a small act of bravery".