[4] Ann Peebles covered the title track on her 1992 album, Full Time Love.

"[16] OffBeat considered Fear No Evil "one of the great soul discs of recent years.

"[17] The Chicago Tribune wrote that it "crackles with funky, Memphis soul arrangements, gospel-blues vocals ... and, most of all, Ward's distinctive guitar playing.

"[12] Robert Christgau considered Ward to be "a better-than-average writer, a hooky arranger, and a sneaky soloist you remember for the wobbly sound of his Magnatone amp alone.

"[14] The New York Times determined that "the percussive urgency of '60s soul and '70s funk ... fuels Robert Ward's superb Fear No Evil.