my ▁R ag usa ▁grad ed ▁the ▁album ▁to ▁be ▁an ▁A - ▁and ▁said ▁that ▁O wen ' s ▁voice ▁was ▁"[ e ] ff ort less ▁and ▁easy ", ▁and ▁that ▁its ▁them es ▁seemed ▁like ▁an ▁art istic ▁evolution ▁from ▁the ▁previous ▁album . ▁Don na ▁Block ▁of ▁Got ▁Country ▁Online ▁gave ▁it ▁a ▁perfect ▁five ▁star ▁rating , ▁and ▁called ▁this ▁album ▁" pre cious ", ▁which ▁fans ▁and ▁listen ers ▁al ike ▁should ▁own ▁this ▁album . ▁At ▁USA ▁Today , ▁Brian ▁Mans field ▁r ated ▁it ▁a ▁three ▁out ▁of ▁four ▁stars , ▁and ▁felt ▁that ▁after ▁the ▁first ▁three ▁songs ▁that ▁the ▁album ▁goes ▁south ▁somewhat , ▁which ▁he ▁noted ▁that ▁the ▁hits ▁are ▁likely ▁to ▁be ▁the ▁" party ▁songs "; ▁however , ▁he ▁aff ir med ▁that ▁" the ▁others ▁separate ▁him ▁from ▁the ▁pack ." ▁ ▁However , ▁the ▁album ▁got ▁some ▁mixed ▁to ▁unf avor able ▁reviews ▁from ▁Rol ling ▁Stone , ▁Country ▁Standard ▁Time ▁and ▁Music ▁Is ▁My ▁O xygen ▁Week ly . ▁At ▁Rol ling ▁Stone , ▁Ch uck ▁Edd y ▁r ated ▁the ▁release ▁three ▁stars ▁out ▁of ▁five , ▁and ▁noted ▁that ▁the ▁listener ▁should ▁" dr ink ▁up " ▁to ▁this ▁good ▁album . ▁Jeff rey ▁B . ▁Rem z ▁of ▁Country ▁Standard ▁Time ▁was ▁less ▁favor able , ▁saying ▁that ▁" O wen ▁s ings ▁well ▁enough , ▁although ▁not ▁especially ▁distinct ive ▁on ▁materials ▁that ▁is ▁not ▁the ▁most ▁exc iting . ▁Part ies ,