[12] A retrospective review by The Guardian lauded the album, saying, "Maurice White began his career as a drummer, and his band can sound like one enormous kit, where every crash and beat has its funky place" and "the whole shebang is punctuated beautifully by Milton Nascimento's Brazilian Rhyme.

"[17] Joe McEwen of Rolling Stone found that "As on past Earth, Wind and Fire records, All 'n All is filled with leaded brotherhood platitudes, Star Trek sci-fi and stiffly poetic love songs.

[13] With a four out of five star rating, Barry Cain of Record Mirror praised the album saying, "the spirit of Maurice White reigns supreme...the singer, writer, and producer casts his giant bird like shadow across every note, every peerless piece of slickery, every eye - blinking device.

"[20] John Rockwell of The New York Times proclaimed that "All 'n All shows Maurice White and his cohorts pushing their music ever more in a febrile jazz-rock direction.

There are parallels, here, to white rock groups like Queen and Yes, but the very sophistication and single-mindedness of Earth, Wind and Fire's vision sets it apart from the bulk of rock-and-roll.

"[21] Monroe Anderson of the Chicago Tribune wrote that "the soul group's latest album release, All 'N All (Columbia), is a rare blend of poetry, passion, and artistic progression."

Anderson added that "All 'N All is a nice indication that EW&F is trying to expose its fans to other forms of American music and take them across international and cultural borders.