The songs "Cheap Wine" and "My Baby" were also released as singles. "East" was the first Cold Chisel album to feature tracks written by all members of the band. Opitz said, "One of the key aspects was breaking Don's songwriting monopoly. It gave variation to the record and confidence to the players. Don was comfortable with this changed dynamic, because it meant he no longer had to come up with all the songs." Barnes later said, "They literally had to drag us out of the studio. Each of us was saying, 'Wait. I've got another song.'"