Reviewing her 1978 self-titled LP, Robert Christgau wrote in Christgau's Record Guide: Rock Albums of the Seventies (1981): "Thanks to (co-producer) Berry Gordy and the miracle of modern multitracking, Bonnie makes like the Marvelettes of your dreams for an entire side.
ɹᵻvjˈuːɪŋ hɜː nˈaɪntiːnhˈʌndɹɪd sˈɛvənti ˈeɪt sˈɛlftˈaɪɾəld ˌɛlpˈiː, ɹˈɑːbɚt kɹˈɪstɡaʊ ɹˈoʊt ɪn kɹˈɪstɡaʊz ɹˈɛkɚd ɡˈaɪd: ɹˈɑːk ˈælbəmz ʌvðə sˈɛvəntiz nˈaɪntiːnhˈʌndɹɪd ˈeɪɾi wˈʌn: "θˈæŋks tʊ kˈoʊpɹədˈuːsɚ bˈɛɹi ɡˈoːɹdi ænd ðə mˈɪɹəkəl ʌv mˈɑːdɚn mˈʌltitɹˌækɪŋ, bˈɑːni mˌeɪks lˈaɪk ðə mˌɑːɹvɪlˈɛts ʌv jʊɹ dɹˈiːmz fɚɹən ɛntˈaɪɚ sˈaɪd.