[1] In the liner notes by Rick Petrone, Murphy summarizes the singers who were his early influences saying, "I think when I was training years ago I really started out on Nat Cole and June Christy.

Very soon after I memorized Ella Fitzgerald's "Lady Be Good" and then I went through a real heavy voice period of Sarah Vaughan and Billy Eckstine in my high school days.

The jazz septet backing Murphy includes Gene Bertoncini on guitar, with the two performing a duet on Benny Golson's "I Remember Clifford".

Tom Harrell, who also performed with Murphy on Satisfaction Guaranteed and would later appear on The Latin Porter, is on trumpet and flugelhorn.

"The Odd Child" is George Wallington's instrumental tune "Godchild" with original lyrics written by Murphy.

He singles out "Trilogy for Kids", "The Odd Child", "Moody's Mood" and "Autumn Nocturne" as memorable performances.

[4] In his book A Biographical Guide to the Great Jazz and Pop Singers, writing about the Jerome Kern and James Taylor "Long Ago and Far Away" medley, Will Friedwald said, "Murphy gives James Taylor some jazz credibility he might not otherwise have...As usual he is being provocative--he always has some kind of a point to make".