Released seventeen months after he had left the Specialty Records label, Richard had returned to religion and turned his back on the music that made him famous.

Though he would briefly rescind that decision in 1962, and sporadically throughout his career, this album marked the end of his peak period.

In order to make the record more accessible to listeners, over half of the tracks featured an overdubbed female backing group.

Our tickets home were bought on the basis of a two-week tour, but I demanded passage back to the States for the total entourage ten days early.

"[6] The liner notes of the album observed that Little Richard "is at present deeply engrossed in religious activities, thus sacrificing the millions of dollars he could be earning through personal appearances on television, in motion pictures, and in concerts.