This album was originally titled The Woodlanders after the novel by Thomas Hardy. Virginia had worked on a possible musical based on the book and some of the songs on this album were an offshoot of that original idea.

The CD booklet featured a biography in Japanese and the lyrics to the songs both in Japanese and English.

The title of the album, and the words to the song Had I The Heavens, is taken from the poem He Wishes For The Cloths Of Heaven by WB Yeats.

Over The Edge Of The World was co-written with Kate St John (originally one-third of The Ravishing Beauties).

A Long Long Year was one of the few songs that had originally been inspired by The Woodlanders musical project.

I Know A Tune We Could Sing features vocals by Virginia's daughter Florence.

This album features musicians Roy Dodds, Simon Edwards and Graham Henderson who were also part of the band Fairground Attraction.

Virginia has not ruled put the idea of a musical: "The Woodlanders I still would like to record as an album intially and then who knows what may follow.."