bˈɪlboːɹd kɹˈɪɾɪk tʃˈʌk tˈeɪlɚ kˈɔːld ðɪ ˈælbəm "ɐ mɐdʒˈɛstɪk fˈɑːloʊˌʌp ænd ðə bˈɛst blˈuːˈaɪd sˈoʊl ðɪs sˈaɪd ʌv mˈoʊtaʊn."
Billboard critic Chuck Taylor called the album "a majestic follow-up and the best blue-eyed soul this side of Motown."