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Unable to raise a major record deal and with low finances, Born Sandy Devotional was recorded in London in August 1985 with Gil Norton producing ( worked with Echo & the Bunnymen ), and was released in March 1986.

According to Ian McFarlane, Australian rock music historian, " was full of some of the most lonely, spacious songs ever written, and it remains one of the best Australian albums of the 1980s.

" In 2007, the album was featured by SBS Television on the Great Australian Albums series.

The band issued two versions of the " Wide Open Road " single — both a 7 " and a 12 " version.

Born Sandy Devotional reached # 27 on the UK albums chart, and " Wide Open Road " peaked at No. 26 on the UK singles charts but only reached No. 64 on the Australian Kent Music Report Singles Chart.