Combining elements of funk, disco and electronica, the release of the album represented the peak of international commercial success for Jamiroquai,[according to whom?

The sleeve art of A Funk Odyssey is the first Jamiroquai album not to prominently feature the “buffalo man” logo on its cover.

"[7] He described the fourth single, "Corner of the Earth", as a "spiritual song" that "speaks for anyone who's in a place or a moment where they're happy.

"[citation needed] A.D. Amorosi of The Indianapolis Star wrote that "'Corner of the Earth', with its swirling strings and sunlit happiness, may be Kay's finest moment, matching organic ambience with pure emotion.

"[13] Tom Moon said that the album recalls the band's interest in "the swooping strings and thumping beats" from Earth Wind & Fire and later disco music, but concludes that "Kay never merely appropriates those devices… he goes back to the future, by Juxtaposing old-school guitars against sizzling house beats.