that sound that is unique to one specific artist like Travis Tritt and Garth Brooks did." The EP's second single, "Who Are You When I'm Not Looking", was originally recorded by Joe Nichols on his album Real Things. "Draggin' the River" was originally intended as a solo for a male artist, but Shelton's then-fiance, Miranda Lambert, suggested recording the song together as a duet. Shelton noted that he and Lambert had rarely recorded together, in part because they wanted to avoid "cheesy love duets", but called their collaboration on this song "meant to be" and said, "if there was ever a song that was a perfect lyric for us and our personalities, it was 'Dragging the River'." Lambert co-wrote the song "Suffocating" with Hillary Scott of Lady Antebellum. They felt that the song was more suitable for a male artist, and Shelton had them promise that he could be the one to record it. He initially planned to include the song on his preceding EP, Hillybilly Bone. Scott performs harmonies on the track. Critical reception Upon its release, All About Tonight received generally positive reviews from most music critics. At Metacritic, which assigns a normalized rating out of 100 to reviews from mainstream critics, the album received an average score of 71, based on 5 reviews, which indicates "generally favorable reviews". Jon Caramanica with The New York Times said that the release is "a variety-pack of country styles" and said he sounded "flirty and convincing" on the release. Thom Jurek with Allmusic gave it a three star rating, saying "Shelton does two things, and he does them extremely well: rowdy, rocking contemporary tunes about raising hell and making romantic mischief, and singing (mostly) believable ballads". Gary Graff with Billboard gave it a favorable review, saying "the singer's latest set, All About Tonight, is a satisfying sprint without fat or filler but packs plenty of fun." Bill Friskics-Warren with The Washington Post gave it a favorable review, saying "Shelton's latest "six pak" harks back to a time when Nashville rebels could be rowdy and real at the same time". Matt Popkin with American Songwriter gave it a 2½ star rating, comparing it to a comedy series saying "Blake Shelton’s All About Tonight is what I imagine being in the studio audience for an average sitcom would be like [...] And yes, you’re aware that somebody worked very hard on these jokes,