The album debuted at number 34 on the Billboard 200 in mid-February, the highest chart position achieved by Griffin in her career.

Bonus track "Moon Song" was covered by Griffin's close friend Emmylou Harris on her 2008 album All I Intended to Be.

Pittsburgh Post-Gazette said the song "Heavenly Day" gives "Griffin a chance to let that fine voice soar.

"[12] According to Entertainment Weekly Griffin "effortlessly slow-burns her way through an evocation of good times.

[14] Griffin won Album of the Year and Artist of the Year award at the 2007 Americana Music Honors & Awards ceremony and is one of only three female artists to win the latter (with Griffin being the second after Loretta Lynn in 2005 and Gillian Welch following in 2012).