According to Santopietro the album "consists of an extraordinarily effective blend of bossa nova and slightly swinging jazz vocals, and succeeds in creating an unbroken mood of romance and regret." Writer Stan Cornyn wrote that Sinatra sang so softly on the album that it was comparable to the time that he suffered from a vocal hemorrhage in 1950.
AccorDINg tO saNtOPieTro the album "CONSIsts Of an ExTraOrdiNArily EffEctIVe blenD oF bosSa NoVA anD slIGHTly sWinGing jazZ vOcals, aNd succeeDs iN cReating an unbRoKEn mOoD Of rOMAnCe aNd regREt." wRitEr stan cOrnyN WRotE tHAT SinATRA sanG So SOftlY oN tHE album tHAt iT was comparAbLe to the time that he suffered froM a voCal hemoRrhaGe in 1950.