Critic Robert Christgau gave the album a C+ rating, commenting: "I know Pat DiNizio is Beatlesque, but is that why he writes cheerful-sounding love songs that turn out to be kind of mean when you pay attention?"
kɹˈɪɾɪk ɹˈɑːbɚt kɹˈɪstɡaʊ ɡˈeɪv ðɪ ˈælbəm ɐ sˈiː plˈʌs ɹˈeɪɾɪŋ, kˈɑːmɛntɪŋ: "aɪ nˈoʊ pˈæt dˈaɪ nˈɪzɪˌoʊ ɪz bˈiːɾəlsk, bˌʌt ɪz ðæt wˌaɪ hiː ɹˈaɪts tʃˈɪɹfəlsˈaʊndɪŋ lˈʌv sˈɔŋz ðæt tˈɜːn ˈaʊt təbi kˈaɪnd ʌv mˈiːn wɛn juː pˈeɪ ɐtˈɛnʃən?"