It contains the hit single "Do Wah Diddy Diddy", as well as covers of well-known R&B hits such as "Smokestack Lightning" by Howlin' Wolf, "I'm Your Hoochie Coochie Man" by Muddy Waters, and "Down the Road Apiece" by Will Bradley.

1 on the Billboard Hot 100 chart, while the rest reflect on their love of R&B, including cover versions of Howlin' Wolf's "Smokestack Lightning", Muddy Waters' "Got My Mojo Working", and Bo Diddley's "Bring It to Jerome".

In his retrospective review of the release, Richie Unterberger for AllMusic wrote “Manfred Mann's debut full-length U.S. platter was probably their strongest, and indeed one of the stronger British Invasion albums of the very competitive year of 1964.

Standouts were the versions of "Untie Me" and Ike & Tina Turner's "It's Gonna Work Out Fine", as well as the strong pounding Paul Jones original, "Without You.

[2] All of the songs were recorded 17 December 1963 – 22 June 1964 at EMI Studios, London, England:[4] Manfred Mann Production