sentences:  The album was Swindells' first solo album following his departure from Hawkwind, due to an offer that had been made to him by Atco to make this album.It was produced by Swindells himself, after being unable to afford advances offered by Jim Steinman, Jimmy Iovine, and David Bowie.Bowie would later praise the album, along with "Messages" as sounding "pretty good"
  
  When the album was released in late 1980, it received positive reviews but failed to chart in the UK.