when schmit was asked about why there were less notable musicians compared to his last album, he said "i decided to stay out of the real glamour studios and to keep the clientele down too. i did it on purpose mainly for less distractions. i mean i really knew what i wanted to do on this album and i decided purposely not to use my famous and semi-famous friends just to have it be more of what i can do on my own. and that's really the reason."