week, the album sold 30,000 copies in the United States, dropping to number ten on the Billboard 200 chart. The album held the top spot on the Christian Albums chart for four consecutive weeks following its release and for ten non-consecutive weeks from December 2011 to November 2012. By February 2012, the album had sold 601,000 copies in the United States, according to Nielsen SoundScan. Following the band's appearance at the 2012 Parachute Music Festival in New Zealand, Come to the Well debuted at number eight on the New Zealand Albums Chart. The album's second single, "Jesus, Friend of Sinners", was released to Christian radio on March 3, 2012. As of March 2014, the album has sold 779,000 copies. Critical reception and accolades Come to the Well received mostly positive reviews from music critics. James Christopher Monger of Allmusic gave the album three-and-a-half out of four stars, praising the album's opening songs but critiquing the album's "mid-section" for having songs that "feel a bit tacked on". Tom Frigoli of Alpha Omega News gave the album a grade of an A, praising the album for containing "everything they’ve come to love and more with several radio-friendly songs." Jonathan Faulkner of Alt Rock Live gave the album a seven out of ten stars, commenting that the album "is defiantly a step in the right" direction. Grace S. Aspinwall of CCM Magazine gave the album four out of five stars, praising the overall quality of the album and commending the band for "staying true to themselves". Robert Ham of Christianity Today gave the album three out of five stars, critiquing the album for "sticking to the well-trodden road of modern worship". Tom Lennie of Cross Rhythms gave Come to the Well nine out of ten stars, praising the album's music and lyrics for being "impacting" and "making for much more than just an enjoyable listen". Jonathan Andre of Indie Vision Music gave the album three out of five stars, calling it a "thought-provoking album, about how society wants the temporary fix". Caldwell of Jesus Freak Hideout gave the album four out of five stars, describing it as "skillfully walk[ing] the thin tightrope act of balancing a heart for ministry and discipleship with a broadly appealing (if sometimes too broadly appealing) pop rock soundtrack". Schexnayder of Jesus Freak Hideout gave a second staff opinion rating of three-stars-out-of-five, and wrote that "Come To The Well