For discussion concerning the ambiguity of the Lesser Antillean Iguana (Iguana delicatissima) type specimen, see Breuil (2002) and Pasachnik et al. (2006).
The album was released on Argo Records in November of 1960 and was produced by Phil and Leonard Chess. The original release contained four of James' hits on the Rhythm and Blues Records Chart between 1960 and 1961. It was her first of five studio albums James would release on the Argo label.
Originally recorded on Allen's 1979 album Lubbock (On Everything), the song has been covered by Ricky Nelson, and by Little Feat. In the 1970s Mary McCaslin, noted American folk singer, recorded The Band of Jesse James, written by her performing partner and husband Jim Ringer.