Compiled from over eight hours of material, Love Is Overtaking Me reaches back further to Russells first compositions from the early 70s, the most rare and, at the same time, arguably the most accessible part, comprising 21 demos and home recordings of unreleased pop, folk, and country songs selected by Audikas Steve Knutson, Ernie Brooks, and Russells companion, Tom Lee. A number of the songs here feature prominently in the film Wild Combination: A Portrait of Arthur Russell.