kɹˈɪɾɪk ɹˈɑːbɚt kɹˈɪstɡaʊ ɡˈeɪv ðɪ ˈælbəm ɐ sˈiː plˈʌs ɹˈeɪɾɪŋ, kˈɑːmɛntɪŋ: "aɪ nˈoʊ pˈæt dˈaɪ nˈɪzɪˌoʊ ɪz bˈiːɾəlsk, bˌʌt ɪz ðæt wˌaɪ hiː ɹˈaɪts tʃˈɪɹfəlsˈaʊndɪŋ lˈʌv sˈɔŋz ðæt tˈɜːn ˈaʊt təbi kˈaɪnd ʌv mˈiːn wɛn juː pˈeɪ ɐtˈɛnʃən?"
Critic Robert Christgau gave the album a C+ rating, commenting: "I know Pat DiNizio is Beatlesque, but is that why he writes cheerful-sounding love songs that turn out to be kind of mean when you pay attention?"