These songs are in the style of social protest, similar to early recordings by Bob Dylan. They reveal a style from Collins different than her later, better-known releases. In "Tim Evans", written by Ewan MacColl (Grammy award-winning writer in 1972 of "The First Time Ever I Saw Your Face"), she sings of a man wrongfully convicted and hung for the killing of a woman and child: "Go down, you murderer, go down," whose exoneration comes only after having been hanged. Her alto vocals on lively songs like "O Daddy Be Gay" contrast with the social message material. In 2001 the album was re-released on CD with Collins' second album, The Golden Apples of the Sun (1962).
