 Bill Milkowski of "JazzTimes" noted "On his third album as a leader, bassist Christian McBride reveals more shades of his musical makeup than he's allowed to slip through in the past.Along with his renowned upright chops-typically solid and swinging in the great tradition of Ray Brown-the Philly phenom also reveals himself to be a Bootsy-influenced funkster, Jamerson-inspired groovemeister, and Jacoesque fretless electric soloist.All this, plus his first stab at lyric writing, makes A Family Affair McBride's most diverse and widely appealing project to date."