The song "Return To Me" plays twice throughout this episode. First by Dean Martin, the second time by Bob Dylan. The Bob Dylan version was recorded specifically for this episode.
This marks the first of four episodes in the eight-year-long series for which Timothy Van Patten would receive an Emmy nomination for his directing.
Tony tells Dr. Melfi that Gloria reminds him of a princess in a Spanish painting, a "Goyim." He means to refer to Goya, a Spanish painter.
The aria "Sposa son disprezzata," which plays during the opening scene, was also played during the closing scene and credits of the prior episode, Pine Barrens.