Mardin died in the summer of 2006, and in his absence, Jones recorded Not Too Late at the home studio she shares with her collaborator, bassist and boyfriend Lee Alexander.

• 马尔丁死于2006年夏天，在他缺席的情况下，道琼斯记录还为时不晚在家庭工作室，她同她的合作者，贝斯手和男友李亚历山大。