A choir and a 22-piece string section appear on the album.[ 5]
Record Collector wrote that frontman Bruce Soord's songs "aren’t mere entertainments; they’re demanding pieces, both muscular and intricate, concerned with conflicts and dislocation, charting personal battles drawn out on large canvases."[ 1] The Bristol Post deemed the album "hugely impressive."[ 6]
All tracks are written by Bruce Soord.
Title 1. "Burning Pieces" 4:11 2. "Warm Seas" 3:57 3. "Last Man Standing" 5:11 4. "All the Wars" 3:46 5. "Build a World" 3:57 6. "Give It Back" 7:01 7. "Someone Pull Me Out" 4:00 8. "One More Step Away" 3:10 9. "Reaching Out" 9:49 Total length: 45:08
Bonus tracks (2018 reissue) Title 10. "You Don't Look So Innocent" 3:55 11. "What Are You Saying?" 4:28 12. "Warm Seas (Acoustic)" 4:11 13. "All the Wars (Acoustic)" 3:49 14. "Last Man Standing (Acoustic)" 4:32 15. "Someone Pull Me Out (Acoustic)" 4:05 16. "Burning Pieces (Acoustic)" 3:12 17. "Reaching Out (Acoustic)" 4:50 Total length: 33:02
More Wars (Bonus Acoustic Disc) Title 1. "Warm Seas" 4:11 2. "All the Wars" 3:49 3. "Last Man Standing" 4:32 4. "Every Last Moment" 2:35 5. "One More Step Away" 3:01 6. "Someone Pull Me Out" 4:05 7. "Burning Pieces" 3:12 8. "Reaching Out" 4:50 9. "Light Up Your Eyes" 4:07 Total length: 34:22
Bruce Soord: vocals, guitar, composer
Steve Kitch: keyboards, mixing
Jon Sykes: bass guitar, vocals
Keith Harrison: drums, vocals
Arranged by The Pineapple Thief
Written by Bruce Soord
Recorded by Mark Bowyer
Mixed (& Additional Production) by Mark Bowyer and Steve Kitch