ɹˈɑːbɚt kɹˈɪstɡaʊ ɡˈeɪv ðɪ ˈælbəm ɐ sˈiː plˈʌs ænd kɹˈɪɾɪsˌaɪzd stɹˈeɪsændz vˈoʊkəlz"mˈoʊst əv ðə tˈaɪm ʃiː ˌoʊvɚsˈɪŋz"ænd ðˈæt "wˌɛn ʃiː dɹˈæmɐtˌaɪzᵻz ɐ sˈoʊp lˈaɪk "lˈaɪf stˈoːɹi," ðə mɪsmˈætʃ ɪz ɹɪdˈɪkjʊləs".
Robert Christgau gave the album a C+ and criticized Streisand's vocals ("most of the time she oversings") and that "when she dramatizes a soap like "Life Story," the mismatch is ridiculous".