Trini López scored 13 chart singles through 1968, including "Lemon Tree" (1965) which was based on the Brazilian folk song 'Meu limão, meu limoeiro' (1937).
Trini López had just performed at the Basin Street East, a notable nightclub of the 1960s in New York City, located in the Shelton Towers Hotel. Previously, he had recorded 'Live at the Basin St. East' in 1964.