▁number ▁fifteen ▁on ▁the ▁Top ▁R & B / H ip - H op ▁Albums ▁chart ▁and ▁number ▁eight y - five ▁on ▁the ▁Billboard ▁ 2 0 0 . ▁ ▁Re ception ▁ ▁Crit ical ▁ ▁The ▁K iss ▁received ▁positive ▁reviews ▁from ▁critics . ▁Alex ▁Hend erson ▁of ▁All music ▁pra ised ▁the ▁" v ocal ▁power " ▁of ▁the ▁group , ▁comment ing ▁that ▁they ▁could ▁" hold ▁their ▁own ▁against ▁most ▁of ▁urban ▁contemporary ' s ▁sec ular ▁female ▁vocal ▁groups ". ▁Hend erson ▁also ▁compared ▁The ▁K iss , ▁mus ically , ▁to ▁the ▁works ▁of ▁" sec ular ▁female ▁vocal ▁groups " ▁such ▁as ▁" Dest iny ' s ▁Child , ▁Brown stone , ▁En ▁Vog ue " ▁and ▁" T LC ", ▁in ▁that ▁it ▁" is ▁urban ▁contemporary / neo - s oul ▁with ▁hip - h op ▁elements ", ▁but ▁was ▁keen ▁to ▁stress ▁that ▁" it ▁does ▁combine ▁an ▁urban ▁contemporary / neo - s oul ▁gro ove ▁with ▁a ▁g ospel ▁message ". ▁Hend erson ▁also ▁comm ended ▁" the ▁express ive ▁sing ers " ▁for ▁not ▁being ▁" in - your - face " ▁or ▁" div is ive " ▁about ▁explaining ▁" why ▁Christian ity ▁works ▁for ▁them ", ▁going ▁on ▁to ▁describe ▁The ▁K iss ▁as ▁" a ▁ple asing ▁example ▁of ▁how ▁Christian - orient ed ▁lyr ics ▁can ▁be ▁relevant ▁to ▁ 2 1 st ▁century ▁R & B ". ▁Anne ▁Adams ▁of ▁Cross ▁Rh yth ms