ðə ɹᵻkɹˈuːtmənt ʌv mə kˈɔɪ tə hˈɛlm mˈʊɹz ˈælbəm wʌz ᵻsˈɛnʃəli dˈuː tə mə kˈɔɪz səksˈɛs æz ɐ pɹədˈuːsɚɹ ʌv dˈɪskoʊ ɹˈɛkɚdz, ɪt bˌiːɪŋ hˈoʊpt ðˌæɾə dˈɪskoʊ hˈɪt wʊd kənsˈɑːlᵻdˌeɪt ðə sˈʌmwʌt nˈɛbjʊləs səksˈɛs mˈʊɹ hædtə ðæt pˈɔɪnt ɛkspˈiəɹɪənst æz ɐ ɹᵻkˈoːɹdɪŋ ˈɑːɹɾɪst: mˈɛlbə mˈʊɹ kwˈoʊt:"aɪ dʒˈʌst kˌʊdənt ɪɡnˈoːɹ ðə ˈɪmpækt ðæt dˈɪskoʊ wʌz hˌævɪŋ ˌɔn mjˈuːzɪk".
The recruitment of McCoy to helm Moore's album was essentially due to McCoy's success as a producer of disco records, it being hoped that a disco hit would consolidate the somewhat nebulous success Moore had to that point experienced as a recording artist: (Melba Moore quote:)"I just couldn't ignore the [impact] that disco was having on music".