Lover Man by the Archie Shepp Quartet featuring Annette Lowman was originally released in 1989. For this release tenor saxophonist Shepp was joined by pianist Dave Burrell, bassist Herman Wright, drummer Stephen McCraven and vocals by Annette Lowman. It's a diverse album with the title track featuring Lowman's warm vocals and Shepp's tenor in the background., the band's jazzy swings version of Duke Ellington's  "Squeeze Me"  and 8 other pieces.

This expanded edition of Lover Man includes two tracks "Margy Pargy" and "Tribute To Bessie Smith" which were previously only available on CD.