Everyday People were formed in 1990 by vocalist Desi Campbell, bassist Shaun Ward and guitarist Lloyd Richards.

In a 1990 interview, Ward said: "It was the same studio in which the Isley brothers cut all their big records, which made it quite special for us."

After listening to some other guy, who said he hoped we didn't mind if he changed the odd chorus here and there it was great relief!"

On its release, Pete Lewis of Record Mirror described Everyday People as having a "distinctive brand of unrestricted, non-formularised soul music", with the album being of "consistently high quality".

He praised the songs for being "all well structured and rich in melody", the arrangements for being "quite rousing" and "frequently reaching strong climaxes", and Campbell's "flexible, soulful voice".

This said, [they] have gone off on their own tangent coming up with their brand of unaffected gritty, raw R&B with guitars, Hammond organs, live basses, (real) drums, etc firing on all cylinders.

"[13] Peter Kinghorn of the Newcastle Evening Chronicle wrote, "Their soulful approach works best on the brass-punctuated "Make Him Wait", the slow, deliberate "I Guess It Doesn't Matter", Motown-style "Good as Gold", catchy "Place in the Sun" and punchy "Let Someone Love You".

"[14] In North America, Scott Benarde of The Palm Beach Post described the album as a "fusion of pop, soul and R&B" and "one of the sleeper records of the year".

[15] Tom Harrison of The Province stated, "Inevitably comes a return to values once held so dear in soul and R&B circles - great songs, singing and spirit.