Simon Warner of PopMatters hailed the album's "ear-catching repertoire" and noted Spirit "would confirm E,W&F as a world talent, yet its shiny production and its impeccable vocal layering lacks the surprises that Open Our Eyes'' provides."
sˈaɪmən wˈɔːɹnɚɹ ʌv pˈɑːp mˈæɾɚz hˈeɪld ðɪ ˈælbəmz "ˈɪɹkˈætʃɪŋ ɹˈɛpɚtwˌɑːɹ" ænd nˈoʊɾᵻd spˈɪɹɪt "wʊd kənfˈɜːm ˈiː,dˈʌbəljˌuː ænd ˈɛf æz ɐ wˈɜːld tˈælənt, jˈɛt ɪts ʃˈaɪni pɹədˈʌkʃən ænd ɪts ɪmpˈɛkəbəl vˈoʊkəl lˈeɪɚɹɪŋ lˈæks ðə sɚpɹˈaɪzᵻz ðæt ˈoʊpən ˌaʊɚɹ ˈaɪz pɹəvˈaɪdz."