"I've Got to Have You" and "I'd Rather Be Sorry" had both previously been hits for other artists; they appear here by Kristofferson for the first time.The couple’s first album, "Full Moon", had been a chart topping success, going gold and receiving a Grammy for Best Country Vocal Performance by a Duo or Group for the track "From the Bottle to the Bottom.” However, Kristofferson’s commercial stock had dropped with 1974’s "Spooky Lady Sideshow", and "Breakaway" would not be as successful as the pair’s debut LP, making the country Top 5 but just scraping the bottom of the Billboard Top 100.