ɪt wʌz hɪz fˈɜːst ˈælbəm wɪð nˈuː wˈɛst ɹˈɛkɚdz, ænd ɪt wʌz ˈɔːlsoʊ ðɪ ˈoʊnli ˈælbəm ˌɔn wˌɪtʃ bˈækɪŋ bˈænd ðə ɡˈɑːnɚz ɹᵻsˈiːvd fɹˈʌnt kˈʌvɚ kɹˈɛdɪt ɐlˈɔŋ wɪð hˈaɪət ɔːlðˈoʊ ðə ɡˈɑːnɚz hæd pɹˈiːviəsli bˈækt hˈaɪət ˌɔn nˈaɪntiːnhˈʌndɹɪd ˈeɪɾi ˈeɪt slˈoʊ tˈɜːnɪŋ ænd tˈuː θˈaʊzənd wˈʌn ðə tˈɪki bˈɑːɹ ɪz ˈoʊpən.
It was his first album with New West Records, and it was also the only album on which backing band The Goners received front cover credit along with Hiatt (although The Goners had previously backed Hiatt on 1988's Slow Turning and 2001's The Tiki Bar Is Open).