 Like its predecessor "City of Gold", the album was credited to Tom Rapp and Pearls Before Swine, rather than solely in the group's name.By this time, Rapp was usually recording as, in effect, a solo singer-songwriter, supported by his wife Elisabeth and by session musicians.However, the move towards presenting Rapp as a solo artist happened at the same time as the group Pearls Before Swine - which, since its formation in 1965, had never previously appeared live - was beginning its first concert tour in 1971.