You Are the Music...We're Just the Band was the last Trapeze album recorded by the lineup of Glenn Hughes, Mel Galley and Dave Holland, as Hughes left the band in 1973 to join Deep Purple.

[2] The album was also the band's first not to be produced by John Lodge, and featured a wide range of guest performers, including guitarist B. J. Cole, pianist Rod Argent and saxophonist Jimmy Hastings.

[3] Critical reception for You Are the Music...We're Just the Band was generally positive.

[citation needed] Variety called the album "another hard-rockin' set by Trapeze".

[5] A retrospective review for AllMusic, Richard Foss praises Hughes's vocal performances and the "softer tunes" of the album.