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.
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.