Leith wrote or co-wrote a total of nine tracks out of the twelve in the album. Incidentally, the first single and the opening track "22 Steps" was a song he did not write; it was written by Canadian singer-songwriter Andy Stochansky. Another non-original track Leith recorded was a cover of Fleetwood Mac's "Songbird" from their album "Rumours". This song holds special meaning for Leith, as his sister sang this song during his and Eileen's wedding. Leith collaborated with Australian writers in a few songs, including Alex Lloyd who co-wrote with Leith the songs "Beautiful" and "Blew It All Away". They also wrote four other songs which they did not include in the album because they were too alternative. His musical director Paul Gray of Wa Wa Nee co-wrote the track "Alone". He left out his debut single "Night of My Life", originally written for his win on "Idol", because he could not relate to the lyrics in his everyday life, only within the context of the show. Sony BMG added a raw bonus track, the traditional Irish song "Danny Boy" which Leith did a one-take recording of for a fan. Initially, Leith was hesitant to include it in the album because it was so raw.