With a self-described “smoky folkie” sound, Barber was nominated for two 2008 JUNO Awards and took home multiple East Coast Music Awards for her previous releases For All Time (2006) and Oh Heart (2004). Her appearance with Symphony Nova Scotia as part of their Pop Series inspired Barber to explore the classic sounds of the 40’s and 50’s.

Exclaim said, ”...a Blossom Dearie-like Barber croons romantic tunes in a classic style, sweeping through songs inspired by the likes of Patsy Cline and Ella Fitzgerald. Disarmingly sweet but not forced, one would have to be frigid to resist her earnest homage to the standards of yesteryear.” The Coast said, “Chances is chock full of sweeping orchestral arrangements (provided by a 10-piece string section) and Barber's trademark romanticism.”