▁together ▁some ▁elements ▁of ▁jazz ▁with ▁Chicago ▁bl ues ▁and ▁Texas ▁bl ues , ▁the ▁album ▁was ▁largely ▁crit ically ▁well ▁received ▁and ▁is ▁regarded ▁as ▁important ▁within ▁his ▁disc ography . ▁Among ▁the ▁album ' s ▁tracks ▁is ▁a ▁re - rec ording ▁of ▁his ▁ 1 9 6 7 ▁signature ▁song , ▁" Some body ▁Lo an ▁Me ▁a ▁D ime ". ▁It ▁has ▁been ▁re iss ued ▁multiple ▁times ▁in ▁the ▁United ▁States ▁and ▁Japan , ▁including ▁with ▁bonus ▁tracks . ▁ ▁Crit ical ▁reception ▁ ▁The ▁album ▁overall ▁received ▁good ▁reception ▁by ▁critics ▁and ▁is ▁described ▁by ▁the ▁ 1 9 9 3 ▁The ▁Big ▁Book ▁of ▁Blues ▁as ▁" ess ential ▁listening ." ▁All Music ▁in ▁its ▁review ▁character ized ▁the ▁album ▁as ▁" one ▁of ▁the ▁most ▁subt ly ▁satisfying ▁electric ▁bl ues ▁albums ▁of ▁the ▁' 7 0 s ". ▁New ▁York ▁based ▁W G MC ▁blue ▁radio ▁host ▁Jeff ▁Harris ▁describes ▁the ▁album ▁as ▁" one ▁of ▁the ▁era ’ s ▁true ▁master pie ces ", ▁Robinson ' s ▁" p inn acle ". ▁▁ ▁Village ▁Vo ice ▁Robert ▁Christ g au ▁offers ▁some ▁diss ent ; ▁though ▁he ▁grad ed ▁the ▁album ▁a ▁B + ▁overall , ▁indicated ▁that ▁Robinson ' s ▁voice ▁( though ▁well ▁util ized ) ▁lack ed ▁power , ▁his ▁songs ▁lack ed ▁hook s ▁( as ide ▁from ▁" G otta ▁W ake ▁Up ") ▁and ▁his ▁music ▁was ▁" sty lish ▁and ▁thought ful " ▁but ▁rest rained