Sahm's first project was the debut album release of Dallas singer Ed Burleson's My Perfect World.

[3] Sahm often used the pseudonym "Wayne Douglas" as his alter-ego for the album credits in which he performed country music songs.

[3] Sahm covered songs that appeared in previous releases such as "Beautiful Texas Sunshine" and "Cowboy Peyton Place".

[6] It featured appearances by Augie Meyers and former Commander Cody and His Lost Planet Airmen's guitarist Bill Kirchen.

[7] During a vacation trip to New Mexico in November 1999, Sahm started to feel sick as he drove from Texas to his destination.

[8] His condition worsened and Sahm was advised by the staff of the Kachina Lodge Hotel to visit the local emergency room.

The label's CEOs David Katznelson and Bill Bentley then made a deal with the Houston company Wholesale for the national distribution of the record.

A celebration of the album release and Sahm's birthday took place at the Hole in the Wall bar in Austin.

"[17] The Monitor called it a "near-patented Doug Sahm musical feast, a south Texas hippie album that twangs without mercy while two-stepping in tie-dye without apology.

[20] The Austin American-Statesman considered The Return of Wayne Douglas the second best album of 2000, and declared it "a reminder of Sahm's immortal versatility.