West Side Story, he's depraved on account of he's deprived. This doesn't speak too well of white critics, obviously, but it also doesn't take away his raps, his rips, or his muscleman groove." Spin stated that it "can't sustain an album with just reverb and a cowbell. Even if it is killer reverb and a way funky cowbell." The NME placed Saturday Night! – The Album at number 20 on their list of the top albums of 1987. The single "Saturday Night" was also listed at number 28 on their list of Top 50 tracks of the year. David Hinckley of the New York Daily News gave the album a three star rating, stating that "while everything doesn't match [the title track "Saturday Night"]" there's plenty here to establish him as a solid rap citizen." declaring that the artist "may take the most consistently unsparing look at the streets since "The Message". James Brown gave the album a three star rating in Sounds, stating that "Musically, Saturday Night has all the makings of a rough and ready street LP but it falls far short of the calibre of Public Enemy's records." Brown continued that Schooly D would "rather rant on about bitches, guns and mutha******s, as loud and sneering as possible, than use alliteration, wit or onomatopoeia to spice his rhymes. He'd rather whine like a man who's just put his finger through the toilet paper than put any sense of feeling or emotion into his delivery." Spin Alternative Record Guide (1995) gave the original release an eight out of ten and the Jive re-release a nine out of ten. The review concluded that Jive's release was superior as it included "some of Schoolly's best cuts ("Housing the Joint," "Park-side 5-2")" AllMusic gave the album a four star rating, finding it better than Weaver's previous album Schooly D due to "higher production values and more direct songs." Track listing All songs are written and produced by Schooly D (J.B. Weaver Jr.).Original Schooly-D Records releaseSide A "We Get Ill" – 4:06 "Do It Do It" – 2:56 "Dedication to All B-Boys" – 4:02 "We Get Paid" – 2:58Side B "B-Boy Rhyme and Riddle" – 5:06 "Saturday Night" – 5:26 "It's Crack" – 5:30 Track listing adapted from Saturday Night! – The Album back cover and vinyl sticker. Jive Records re-releaseSide A "Housing the Joint" – 5:06 "We Get Ill" – 4:06