 As gay subtexts are often found in Village People songs, some have suggested that themes in this album refer to safer sex due to the emergence of AIDS within the gay community during the 1980s.The album is also notable for the appearance of new lead singer, Ray Stephens, who also played Roy on the children's television show "The Great Space Coaster" during the same period.The cover photo for the album sees the group donning updated versions of their iconic costumes, after having mostly dropped the imagery (on album covers, at least) several years earlier (see "Renaissance").