Recorded with producer Larry Klein (Herbie Hancock, Joni Mitchell and others), the album presents 11 brand new songs penned by Tracy Chapman and backed by top-notch musicians: Dean Parks (B. B. King, Anita Baker), Joe Gore (Tom Waits, P. J. Harvey), Steve Gadd (David Sanborn, Paul Simon), Joey Waronker (R. E. M., Smashing Pumpkins), Larry Goldings (John Mayer, Madeleine Peyroux) and Rob Burger (Norah Jones, Lucinda Williams).