It was produced to follow up on the success of the band's first single The Lonely Bull (El Solo Torro).

There were also a few cover versions of popular songs, a trend which would grow in their next two albums, Volume 2 and South of the Border.

"Struttin' With Maria" was later used as the theme for a TV game show called Personality, hosted by Larry Blyden.

The tune "Acapulco 1922" uses the old song "Oh, You Beautiful Doll" (by Seymour Brown and Nat D. Ayer, 1911) as a starting point, with a mariachi spin.

The mono version of the title track, "The Lonely Bull," can be found on the Herb Alpert compilation Definitive Hits.