After over two years of touring throughout the world, the Hooters picked up new instruments and ideas on their travels, creating an album that was a departure from their past work. "
Johnny B" and "
Satellite" both charted at #61 on the
Billboard Hot 100 when released as singles. "
Karla with a K" came about from simple jamming on the road through
Louisiana. The song itself was inspired by an Irish street singer the band met in New Orleans. The song was released in the UK as a single and charted at #81. Toward the middle of the song "One Way Home," a guitar riff from
the Beatles' "
Taxman" can be heard. Two different earlier recordings of "Fightin' on the Same Side" were released on the band's 1981 debut single and on the band's 1983 debut label album
Amore respectively. The music for "Washington's Day" was written by
Eric Bazilian and
Rob Hyman when they were on tour, while producer
Rick Chertoff and a longtime friend from
Arista Records,
Willie Nile, wrote the lyrics. In late 1987, the Hooters experienced their first major commercial success in
Europe. After heavy airplay in the
United Kingdom, "Satellite" became a
hit single, reaching No. 22, with the band performing on the popular British television show
Top of the Pops on December 3, where they would meet one of their musical idols,
Paul McCartney. The picture for the album cover was taken on a farm on
Long Island, New York. ==Track listing==