 Tomas Mureika of AllMusic calls this album one of Canada's most underrated new wave debut releases.Four singles were released from this album, not including a dance mix of "Love Games" which was a club hit in England.According to a 2000 e-mail exchange with keyboardist Drew Arnott, Worlds Away was performed with Yamaha CS-80, Roland Jupiter-8, and Mellotron M400 synthesizers.