▁of ▁ten ▁and ▁stated ▁that ▁" The ▁album ' s ▁second ▁half ▁is ▁still ▁w oe fully ▁lack ing , ▁one ▁big ▁mess ▁of ▁b ored om ▁and ▁monot ony ." ▁V ibe ▁gave ▁it ▁two - and - a - half ▁stars ▁out ▁of ▁five ▁and ▁called ▁it ▁" fr ustr ating ly ▁une ven ". ▁The ▁Independent ▁gave ▁it ▁two ▁stars ▁out ▁of ▁five ▁and ▁stated , ▁" It ' s ▁hard ▁not ▁to ▁feel ▁under wh el med ▁by ▁this ▁follow - up ▁to ▁Leg end ' s ▁major - label ▁debut ▁Get ▁L ift ed , ▁which ▁secured ▁three ▁million ▁sales ▁through ▁a ▁jud icious ▁bl end ▁of ▁his ▁g ospel ▁roots ▁and ▁hip - h op ▁t ies . ▁The ▁l unge ▁for ▁the ▁main stream ▁is ▁too ▁pron ounced , ▁and ▁probably ▁ill - ad vised , ▁in asm uch ▁as ▁it ▁places ▁him ▁in ▁direct ▁comparison ▁with ▁more ▁express ive , ▁ade pt ▁sing ers ." ▁ ▁Com mer cial ▁performance ▁Once ▁Again ▁deb uted ▁at ▁number ▁ ▁three ▁on ▁the ▁US ▁Billboard ▁ 2 0 0 ▁behind ▁the ▁sound track ▁to ▁Disney ' s ▁Hann ah ▁Mont ana ▁and ▁My ▁Chem ical ▁Rom ance ' s ▁The ▁Black ▁Par ade , ▁s elling ▁ 2 3 1 , 0 0 0 ▁copies ▁in ▁its ▁first ▁week . ▁It ▁serves ▁as ▁John ▁Leg end ' s ▁second ▁top - ten ▁album ▁in ▁the ▁United ▁States . ▁The ▁album ▁dropped ▁to ▁the ▁number ▁four ▁in ▁its ▁second