 Lake did not carry out the production duties, leaving Emerson to complete the record on his own after his bandmates returned home when recording was complete.The album has been dismissed by the band, who explained it was produced to fulfil a contractual obligation.Sinfield is credited on the majority of the tracks as a lyricist except "Canario", an instrumental based on "Fantasía para un gentilhombre" by Spanish composer Joaquín Rodrigo.