ðə ɹᵻvjˈuː pɹˈeɪzd ˈɑːndɹɐsˌɪks "ʌŋkˈæni ɐbˈɪləɾi tə tˈeɪk bjˈuːɾifəl mˈɛlədiz lˈaɪk ðə sˈɪmpəl piˈænoʊ fɹˈeɪzɪŋ ʌv dˈeɪ baɪ dˈeɪ ænd wˈiːv ðˌɛm ˌɪntʊ stˈʌnɪŋ, mˈʌltaɪlˈeɪɚd vˈoʊkəl ɚɹˈeɪndʒmənts ɹᵻplˈiːt wɪð ɡˈoːɹdʒəs stɹˈɪŋ kɹəʃˈɛndoʊz, ˈiːtʃ plˈeɪɪŋ ˈɔf ˈiːtʃ ˈʌðɚ lˈaɪk ɐ wˈɛlˈɔɪld məʃˈiːn...ɐ pɹˈɑːmɪsɪŋ deɪbjˈuː ðæt sˈædli lˈɔst ɪts ʃˈɑːt wɛn ˌiːˌɛmˈaɪ spɑːntˈeɪniəsli kəmbˈʌstᵻd ˈæftɚ ðə ɹˈɛkɚdz ɹᵻlˈiːs.
The review praised Ondrasik's "uncanny ability to take beautiful melodies like the simple piano phrasing of 'Day By Day' and weave them into stunning, multi-layered vocal arrangements replete with gorgeous string crescendos, each playing off each other like a well-oiled machine...a promising debut that sadly lost its shot when EMI spontaneously combusted after the record's release.