[12] Compared to the debut, frontman Malford Milligan's work on the album was influenced more by soul music than by the blues.

[13] The St. Louis Post-Dispatch called the album "a broad and colorful pallet of soulful laments ('Don't Make Me Cry'), hard-driving rockers ('Bitter Rain'), and bluesy ballads ('Blind Side').

"[15] The Sun Sentinel labeled "Don't Make Me Cry" "a slow burn of desert rat guitar and lazy back-beat drums.

"[19] The Austin American-Statesman concluded that, "though A Piece of Your Soul doesn't hold up well to critical analysis, with such well-worn titles as 'Solid Ground', 'Blind Side' and 'Luck Runs Out' providing a road map to the commonplace, there's no denying how good it sounds.

"[20] AllMusic deemed it "a gritty Texas blues record, but it's delivered with enough rock & roll savvy to crossover into the mainstream.