In 2013, the album was released on CD by UK-based company Rock Candy Records, with expanded liner notes and photos.
Background and recording
REO Speedwagon lead vocalist/guitarist Kevin Cronin recalled, "After the huge success with Hi Infidelity... everyone was putting pressure on us to get back in the studio as quickly as we could to ensure we made the most of the situation. As I was the main writer, I was the person who had to get the songs done. But I told them I didn’t have enough of a good enough standard ready. I should have really stuck by my guns and refused to be badgered into recording until I was prepared. But in the end I went with the flow, and that was a mistake."[7]
None of the songs from this album have been performed by the band in concert since 1983 except "Stillness of the Night" (which was performed in November, 1984 at LaCrosse, WI), "Every Now and Then" (only played twice on the original tour, but also performed at Clarkston MI in July 1985), "Good Trouble" (which was performed one time each in 1984, 1989, and 1993), and "Keep the Fire Burnin'", which was played as an acoustic version in their two shows at Valencia, Venezuela during the "Live As We Know It Tour '87," was played occasionally after that, and became a fixture in the set again in 2012. "The Key" was part of a five-song medley the band performed during their 2001 tour.
