Produced by Carl Palmer and Robert Berry, it was released in early 1988 by Geffen Records.

The album contains a version of the Byrds' classic song "Eight Miles High" with altered lyrics.

To the Power of Three was met with negative reviews and was a commercial failure, having reached just number 97 in the U.S.

[5] Jason Ankeny wrote to AllMusic a one-sentence review in which he opined that "...To the Power of Three fails to recapture the magic of Keith Emerson and Carl Palmer's past collaborations" and gave the album a 2-out-of-5 star rating.

[3] "Talkin' Bout", the only single released from the album, peaked at number 9 in the Mainstream Rock chart.