əpˌɑːn ɹᵻlˈiːs, ðɪ ˈælbəm ɹᵻsˈiːvd ɐ nˈʌmbɚɹ ʌv pˈɑːzᵻtˌɪv ɹᵻvjˈuːz, wˌɪtʃ hˈɛlpt ɪt ɹˈiːtʃ ðə hˈaɪɪst pəzˈɪʃən ɔnðə jˈuː.ˈɛs. ˈɑːɹ ænd bˈiː tʃˈɑːɹts, ʌv ˌɛni ʌv tˈuː ʃˈɔːɹts ˈælbəmz, æt ðə tˈaɪm.
Upon release, the album received a number of positive reviews, which helped it reach the highest position on the U.S. R&B charts, of any of Too Short's albums, at the time.