Containing two songs that achieved generous radio airplay ("Two Tickets to Paradise" and "Baby Hold On"), the album peaked at number 37 on the charts, establishing Money as a successful artist.

This album features Money on vocals, Jimmy Lyon on guitar, saxophone player Tom Scott, and former Steve Miller Band members, bassist Lonnie Turner and drummer Gary Mallaber.

"[5] AllMusic's Mark Allan, on the other hand, found it "long on craft but not without inspiration" and observed "deservedly shot radio-ready tunes" in "Two Tickets to Paradise" and "Baby Hold On", while highlighting "Wanna Be a Rock 'n' Roll Star" as the album's "spirited" highlight that "spells out the game plan" of Money and his collaborators.

'Baby, Hold On' and 'Two Tickets to Paradise' (both from the debut) came as a godsend to meat-and-potatoes rockers — and radio programmers — who felt vaguely threatened by the encroaching onslaught of punk and disco.

"[4] Billboard gave a positive results and noted "He stands perhaps a lighter, but still gutsy voiced [Bruce Springsteen performance].