As with previous albums, crowd noise overdubs were added on some tracks to simulate a live performance.

It entered the Billboard Top LPs chart on February 20, 1965, and remained for 18 weeks, peaking at No.

[2] The February 27, 1965 issue of Billboard Magazine reviewed the album:[3] The LP was released in the U.S. in mono (WDM 662) and stereo (WDS 662) versions, and also released in Canada (Reo 676) and Taiwan (First FL-1305, orange vinyl, titled Hello!

In 1993 Sundazed and Bear Family reissued the album on CD with bonus tracks "Since You Been Gone", "It's Only The Dog" and "The Wolf Of Manhattan", and without crowd noise overdubs.

Early LP pressings omitted bassist Norm Sundholm from the sleeve notes.