Marc Cohn's association with The Blind Boys of Alabama goes back a few years, as he previously penned songs for the group's 2017 album Almost Home. Work to Do marks their first full-fledged, and in Cohn's estimation, inevitable collaboration. Work to Do features seven performances from the PBS Concert series The Kate, including standards such as Amazing Grace (set to the tune of House of the Rising Sun) and Cohn favourites including Walking in Memphis, Silver Thunderbird and Ghost Train.