[6] Distributed by NRG Records, a label operated by Gatton's mother, the album sold more than 10,000 copies in its first nine months of release.

[3] The Washington Post wrote that Gatton "occasionally alludes to the styles of Cliff Gallup, Scotty Moore, James Burton and Chuck Berry, and emphasizes the country side of the rockabilly equation with pedal steel guitar licks and lots of Telecaster twang.

"[5] The Edmonton Journal determined that "Gatton's slide work on 'The Way I Walk' would leave any blues guitarist wide-eyed... His uncanny ability to maintain total clarity at what seemed like reckless speeds is a constant source of amazement.

"[15] The Boston Herald stated that Gatton "starts slowly but within a few numbers is ripping through his white-hot repertoire of slide tricks, rhythm acrobatics and double- and triple-time solo excursions...

"[11] AllMusic wrote that, "in keeping with Gordon's '50s and '60s stance, up-tempo early rock & roll is the game here, with Gatton supplying the finger-popping coloration that the music demands...