dʒˈɑːn ɹˈɑːkwɛl ʌvðə nˈuː jˈɔːɹk tˈaɪmz dᵻklˈɛɹd ðˈæt "wˌʌt ɪz mˈoʊst ˈɪntɹɛstɪŋ ɐbˌaʊt mˈɔːɹɪs wˈaɪt ænd hɪz mjuːzˈɪʃənz..ɪz ðɛɹ ɹᵻfjˈuːzəl təbi lˈɑːkt ˌɪntʊ ˌɛni staɪlˈɪstɪk fˈɔːɹmæt mˈɪstɚ. wˈaɪtz ɹˈɛkɚd wɪl biː lˈeɪbəld dˈɪskoʊ ɪn sˌʌm kwˈɔːɹɾɚz, ænd ˌɪndˈiːd pˈɑːɹts ʌv ɪf, wʊd nˌɑːt sˈaʊnd ˌaʊɾəv plˈeɪs ɪn ɐ dˈɪskoʊ.
John Rockwell of The New York Times declared that "What is most interesting about Maurice White and his musicians..is their refusal to be locked into any stylistic format Mr. White's record will be labeled 'disco' in some quarters, and indeed parts of if, would not sound out of place in a disco.