This album, a hybrid best-of/singles/remix record, was put together by
Family
to promote a planned U.S. tour. When the tour was cancelled, the album was released in the U.K. in March, 1971. Songs from the first three albums are included, along with four non-album singles. Special treatment was given to
"Hung up Down,"
"Observations from a Hill,"
"Weaver's Answer"
and
"Hometown; "
instrumental tracks were re-recorded for these numbers, due to the band's dissatisfaction with the original mixes. The album was an unusual mid-career release, and it filled the gap between the stylistically opposed
Anyway
Fearless
. ~ Patrick Little