mˈɛlbə mˈʊɹ wʊd ɡˈɪv kɹˈɛdɪt tə hɜː hˈʌsbənd slˈæʃ mˈænɪdʒɚ tʃˈɑːɹlz hˈʌɡɪnz, hˈuːm ʃiː mˈæɹid ɪn sɛptˈɛmbɚ nˈaɪntiːnhˈʌndɹɪd sˈɛvənti fˈoːɹ, wɪð ɡˌɛɾɪŋ hɜː sˈaɪnd tə bˈʌdɚ ɹˈɛkɚdz ɪn nˈaɪntiːnhˈʌndɹɪd sˈɛvənti fˈaɪv ˈɛndɪŋ ɐ fˈoːɹjˈɪɹ ɹᵻkˈoːɹdɪŋ stˈuːdɪˌoʊ ˈæbsəns , ænd wɪð ɚɹˈeɪndʒɪŋ fɔːɹ vˈɛɾɚɹən sˈoʊl mjˈuːzɪk sˈɔŋɹaɪɾɚ slˈæʃ pɹədˈuːsɚ vˈæn mə kˈɔɪ tə hˈɛlm mˈʊɹz sˈɛkənd bˈʌdə ˈælbəm ɹᵻlˈiːs, wˌɪtʃ ʃiː bɪɡˈæn ɹᵻkˈoːɹdɪŋ ɪn dʒˈænjuːˌɛɹi nˈaɪntiːnhˈʌndɹɪd sˈɛvənti sˈɪks.
Melba Moore would give credit to her husband/manager Charles Huggins, whom she married in September 1974, with getting her signed to Buddah Records in 1975 - ending a four-year recording studio absence - , and with arranging for veteran soul music songwriter/producer Van McCoy to helm Moore's second Buddah album release, which she began recording in January 1976.