 This time they made it a going concern, signing a three-album deal with ABC Records, of which this album was the first of their contract.As on their debut album, most of the instrumental backing was provided by the group of session musicians known as The Section.This quartet consisting of keyboardist Craig Doerge, guitarist Danny Kortchmar, bassist Leland Sklar, and drummer Russell Kunkel, along with multi-instrumentalist David Lindley and bassist Tim Drummond, would be dubbed by Crosby as 'The Mighty Jitters' and provide support for the duo both on stage and in the studio for the remainder of the decade.