Richard Williams for Melody Maker 1970, said "'Love the One You're With' and 'Sit Yourself Down' are both comfortable and smooth-harmonised songs, which could have come from Déjà vu. '
ɹˈɪtʃɚd wˈɪljəmz fɔːɹ mˈɛlədi mˈeɪkɚ nˈaɪntiːnhˈʌndɹɪd sˈɛvənti, sˈɛd "lˈʌv ðə wˈʌn jʊɹ wɪð ænd sˈɪt joːɹsˈɛlf dˌaʊn ɑːɹ bˈoʊθ kˈʌmftəbəl ænd smˈuːðhˈɑːɹmənˌaɪzd sˈɔŋz, wˌɪtʃ kˌʊdɐv kˈʌm fɹʌm dˌeɪʒɑː vˈuː.