— over ▁the ▁" mon uments ▁to ▁ass id uous ▁good ▁taste " ▁in ▁" When ▁I ▁S aw ▁You " ▁and ▁" I ▁Am ▁Free ", ▁which ▁he ▁p anned ▁as ▁over wr ought ▁ball ads . ▁T ucker ▁non eth eless ▁called ▁the ▁album ▁Care y ' s ▁best ▁since ▁her ▁ 1 9 9 0 ▁self - t itled ▁debut . ▁ ▁In ▁a ▁ret ros pective ▁review ▁for ▁All Music , ▁Stephen ▁Thomas ▁Er le w ine ▁called ▁Day d ream ▁Care y ' s ▁" best ▁record ▁to ▁date , ▁featuring ▁a ▁consist ently ▁strong ▁selection ▁of ▁songs ▁and ▁a ▁remark ably ▁imp ass ioned ▁performance ▁by ▁Care y ." ▁In ▁Er le w ine ' s ▁opinion , ▁the ▁album ▁appe aled ▁to ▁both ▁urban ▁R & B ▁and ▁adult ▁contemporary ▁aud ien ces ▁while ▁showing ▁that ▁" C are y ▁continues ▁to ▁perfect ▁her ▁craft , ▁and ▁that ▁she ▁has ▁earned ▁her ▁status ▁as ▁an ▁R & B / pop ▁div a ." ▁In ▁The ▁Rol ling ▁Stone ▁Album ▁Guide ▁( 2 0 0 4 ), ▁Ar ion ▁Ber ger ▁said ▁the ▁album ▁" ad her es ▁to ▁the ▁classic ▁radio - friend ly ▁div a ▁format , ▁altern ating ▁between ▁fr is ky ▁dance ▁t unes ▁and ▁o vers c aled ▁ball ads ". ▁He ▁highlight ed ▁the ▁songs ▁contributed ▁by ▁Af anas ie ff ▁while ▁l ament ing ▁Care y ' s ▁cover ▁of ▁" Open ▁Ar ms ". ▁In ▁July ▁ 2 0