ɹˈɪtʃɚd wˈɪljəmz fɔːɹ mˈɛlədi mˈeɪkɚ nˈaɪntiːnhˈʌndɹɪd sˈɛvənti, sˈɛd "lˈʌv ðə wˈʌn jʊɹ wɪð ænd sˈɪt joːɹsˈɛlf dˌaʊn ɑːɹ bˈoʊθ kˈʌmftəbəl ænd smˈuːðhˈɑːɹmənˌaɪzd sˈɔŋz, wˌɪtʃ kˌʊdɐv kˈʌm fɹʌm dˌeɪʒɑː vˈuː.
Richard Williams for Melody Maker 1970, said "'Love the One You're With' and 'Sit Yourself Down' are both comfortable and smooth-harmonised songs, which could have come from Déjà vu. '