 Produced by Lorne Entress, Erelli was backed by musicians Duke Levine, Kevin Barry, Jim Lamond, Dave Dick, Joe Barbato, Roger Williams, and Mike Dinallo and guest vocalists, Rani Arbo, Louise Taylor, and Ben Demerath.He later won the Kerrville Folk Festival's New Folk Award in the same year.The following year, Erelli's sophomore recording for Signature Sounds, "Compass & Companion" was released.