These Ties made its debut on the Japan Albums Chart at one hundred and forty-one with 1,320 copies sold.

[1] In these rainforests, Amiel had three weeks of solitude composing, she states "I found a small, secluded hut nestled deep in the valley by a stream.

"[1] Amiel would also drive down the back roads of the rainforests listening to her favorite hip hop records when she felt restless.

[1] Amiel then went to look for a new producer for the album, she ended up in London and was introduced to ex Altered Images band member Stephen Lironi.

[1] Lironi had previously worked other bands such as Space, Black Grape and Hanson, but Amiel states that none of that really mattered to her when she met him.