▁Best ▁R & B ▁Album ▁at ▁the ▁ 5 8 th ▁Ann ual ▁Gram my ▁Awards . ▁ ▁Crit ical ▁reception ▁ ▁Award ing ▁the ▁album ▁four ▁stars ▁at ▁All Music , ▁Andy ▁K ell man ▁states , ▁" al most ▁every ▁selection ▁has ▁a ▁distingu ishing ▁detail ▁or ▁two , ▁whether ▁it ' s ▁a ▁s ly ▁nod ▁to ▁a ▁classic ▁hip - h op ▁artist , ▁an ▁unexpected ▁place ▁Day ▁takes ▁her ▁dynamic ▁voice , ▁or ▁some ▁clever ▁expression ▁of ▁heart ache ." ▁Steven ▁J . ▁Hor ow itz , ▁giving ▁the ▁album ▁three ▁and ▁a ▁half ▁stars ▁for ▁Billboard , ▁writes , ▁" she ▁shouldn ' t ▁be ▁dismiss ed ▁as ▁a ▁carbon ▁copy ▁[ of ▁Amy ▁W ine house ] ▁– ▁the ▁LP , ▁inspired ▁by ▁an ▁eight - year ▁relationship ' s ▁end , ▁is ▁too ▁genu in ely ▁intention ed ▁and ▁r ife ▁with ▁regret . ▁It ' s ▁hard ▁not ▁to ▁sympath ize ▁when ▁she ▁bem o ans ". ▁Review ing ▁the ▁album ▁from ▁The ▁Boston ▁Glo be , ▁Ken ▁Cap ob ian co ▁describes , ▁" This ▁confident , ▁sty lish ▁pop ▁R & B ▁record ▁us h ers ▁in ▁a ▁s oph istic ated ▁vocal ist ▁who ▁faith fully ▁reflect s ▁past ▁influ ences ▁while ▁remaining ▁contemporary ▁and ▁relevant ." ▁Camil le ▁August in , ▁who ▁pens ▁a ▁review ▁of ▁the ▁album ▁for ▁V ibe , ▁says , ▁" The ▁beauty ▁in ▁And ra ' s ▁art ▁is ▁that ▁the ▁message ▁applies ▁to ▁all