The title track was written by John Lennon and Paul McCartney and originally performed by the Beatles on the 1967 album Sgt.

In 2015, the Audio Fidelity Company released a limited reissue of the album in hybrid SACD format as a tribute to Cocker.

He also stated that "[Denny] Cordell's success in fusing a consistently marvelous backing unit out of America's premier studio soul singers and England's most famous rock musicians and delicate egos cannot be exaggerated."

Eder stated that the album "holds up extraordinarily well across four decades, the singer's performance bolstered by some very sharp playing, [...] It's Cocker's voice, a soulful rasp of an instrument [...] that carries this album and makes "Change in Louise", "Feeling Alright", "Just Like a Woman", "I Shall Be Released", and even "Bye Bye Blackbird" into profound listening experiences."

Tracks like "Just Like a Woman," with its soaring gospel organ above a lean textured acoustic and light electric accompaniment, and the guitar-dominated rendition of "Don't Let Me Be Misunderstood" [...] all help make this an exceptional listening experience.