review, Q magazine called Of the Heart, of the Soul and of the Cross a beautiful, unconventional album that expanded the creative possibilities of hip hop and featured songs that "had little or nothing to do with the 'hood, but everything to do with Utopia". AllMusic's Steve Huey said that the album was a "startling reimagination" of hip hop's possibilities, even though it was not "embraced by the entire hip hop community." He felt that it still sounds radically innovative as proof that pop, R&B, and hip hop styles could be merged for creative rather than commercial purposes. In The Encyclopedia of Popular Music, Colin Larkin wrote that the album showed P.M. Dawn growing "out of the De La Soul comparisons that had previously plagued them" and becoming "one of the most concise, creative forces in rap/dance." Alex Remington of The Huffington Post said that it was "definitely a rap album, albeit one unlike anything released in the years to come ... Heard today, the album sounds like a time capsule from a more expansive era, and it stands the test of time." In 1999, Ned Raggett of Freaky Trigger ranked it at number 28 in a list of the best albums of the 1990s. Track listing All songs written by Attrell Cordes, except where noted. Sample credits "Intro" contains a sample of "Imp's Welcome" performed by Chick Corea. "Paper Doll" contains a sample of "Angola, Louisiana" performed by Gil Scott-Heron & Brian Jackson. This was not noted in the album's liner notes at the time of the album's pressing. "To Serenade a Rainbow" contains a sample of "Child of the Earth" performed by Hugh Masekela and a sample of "Din Daa Daa" performed by George Kranz. "Comatose" contains a sample of "Thankful and Thoughtful" performed by Sly and the Family Stone and a sample of "I Walk on Guilded Splinters" performed by Dr. John. "A Watcher's Point of View (Don't 'Cha Think)" contains a sample of "Feelin' Down Farther" performed by The Doobie Brothers. "Even After I Die" contains a sample of "Garden of the Moon" performed by Dennis Coffey. "Set Adrift on Memory Bliss" contains a sample of "True" performed by Spandau Ballet. "If I Wuz U" contains a sample of "Pocket Calculator" performed by Kraftwerk. Personnel Credits are adapted from the album's liner notes. Cally – art direction Andy Earl – photography Scott Harding – engineering Frankie