[2][3] The album's lead single was "Possessive Love", which was co-written by Madonna and Patrick Leonard, but failed to chart.

A second single, "Love Takes No Prisoners," written by Bruce Woolley and Jimmy Scott, was released to similar commercial failure.

The Jimmy O'Neill-penned track "This Is Serious" had previously been submitted to other artists and recorded twice before The Silencers' version on their 1991 album Dance to the Holy Man.

"[12] In The Philadelphia Inquirer of May 29, 1988, a review of the album stated "Martin has built a career as a backup singer for many artists, including Linda Ronstadt and Stevie Nicks.

Martin neatly avoids this trap by permitting the rough edges in her voice to surface and by singing in an intimate, conversational tone.