He had as the major influences in his career his personal manager Arnold Mills and record producer, Snuff Garrett.

[4] It was more successful in The UK, where it spent for 14 weeks on the album chart there peaking at No.

[6] William Ruhlmann of AllMusic said that "it captures him thoroughly in his Buddy Holly mode, and the effect is extremely haunting.

"[7] Billboard selected the album for a "Spotlight Album" review, stating that it featured "A potent line-up of hit tunes by the hit-maker that spells sales in all sort of location"[11] Record Mirror raved, "Bobby is right back at the top of the pop tree and looks set for a long time to come.

"[8] Hunter Nigel of Disc wrote in his review that "Take Good Care of My Baby and Someday, which he does with the Crickets come off best".