Is This What You Want? reviews. It peaked at number 29 on Canada's "RPM" 100, but failed to achieve commercial success in Britain (where it failed to chart) and America. Following the completion of the White Album, Harrison and Lomax went to Los Angeles to carry out further work on "Is This What You Want?" The sessions there took place at Sound Recorders Studio from 20 October to 11 November. Seven songs were recorded at this time, six of which were used for the album: "Is This What You Want?", "Speak to Me", "Take My Word", "Baby You're a Lover", "How Can You Say Goodbye"
More Than a Lover could be seen as controversial. Tyler's previous hit single "Lost in France" became a European hit single, and was due to be released in the United States when "More Than a Lover" was due for a European release. In December 1976, Tyler informed "Record Mirror" that her follow-up single to "Lost in France" would be "much more gutsy". "The World Starts Tonight" was aimed at a February/March release in 1977, and "More Than a Lover" was released one month ahead of the album. "Record Mirror" described the song as "more meaty" than "Lost in France", but didn't think the song