The album was recorded at Abbey Road Studios with the Royal Philharmonic Orchestra, conducted and arranged by Nick Ingman. Other recording studios included Air Lyndhurst and Townhouse Studios, while the London Session Orchestra provided additional strings. Watson worked with various musicians during the recording of the album, including Pino Palladino, Richard Harvey, Nigel Hitchcock, Dominic Miller and John Parricelli. She also had Roger Vignoles as her accompanist in "Sposa son disprezzata", and Marcelo Álvarez as her duet partner in "Tutta La Vita" by Matteo Saggese. Choirs on the album are the London Oratory School Schola and Metro Voices.