This 1975 album was the last San Sebastian Strings album, bringing to a fond, friendly end the incredible run of artistic and commercial success enjoyed by the Rod McKuen-Anita Kerr partnership. It"s one of the hardest "Strings albums to find, so this release on CD will make a lot of fans happy; includes "Declaration/Atlas; With Love; Tearing Down Walls; Close/Tell Me How the Wind Blows; The Prize; Boxing Lessons; The Runner; Cycles; School/The Distance to Monterey; Towards Security/The Meaning of Gifts", and "The Initiation".