Unverifiable material may be challenged plus removed. The book script a new growth in Vangelis' music, employing a somewhat more popular arrangement. Following Mask (1984) plus Invisible Connections (1985) there was a brief pause of album work, throughout which Vangelis enthused his creative base from London to Greece, plus was involved in theatre labor. Infrequently, although, a number of of the album's tracks contradict sequencer employ. According to the cover, Straight was to be the primary of a sequence of albums the length of the similar concepts.

For no obvious reason, present is no additional talk about of this on next albums (e. g. The City, 1990). Operatic lyrics on 6 are by Markella Hatziano.

The mumblings of a youthful child on 9 are most likely from a highly processed Vangelis say and the male narrative on 12 is from Casey Young, a Los Angeles studio musician.