It was the band's first album following the departure of Linda McRae, to whom the final song "The Hammer and the Bell" is dedicated. It was also the band's most directly folk-influenced album in many years, as "Canadian Skye", "Rites of Man", "Circus" and "The Hammer and the Bell" are all arranged partly around traditional Celticjigs and reels. This was once one of the band's trademarks, but one they had virtually abandoned on their 1990s albums.
For the album's supporting tour, Tobin Frank joined the band as a "special guest". He retained that billing for several years, but is now[when?] officially a member of the band.
Although the album was well received by critics, it was not widely promoted by the label, and sold poorly compared to the band's other 1990s efforts. It did not produce any hits for the band, although "Soldier's Boy" did receive limited airplay on Canadian radio.
Following this album, Spirit of the West were dropped from their record label. They moved to an independent label for their subsequent albums. Warner released a greatest hits compilation by the band, Hit Parade, in 1999, but the band did not release an album of new material until Star Trails in 2004.
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