Thom Jurek of AllMusic wrote: "On Glamoured, Wilson composed half the album, and her songs are as provocative and deserve the same weight of grace critically afforded her covers.

Recording again in her native Mississippi, Wilson works her magic over interwoven guitars and tribal drums on vivid originals and covers, including a ribald take on Bob Dylan's 'Lay Lady Lay'.

But it is with live performance that she has made her mark in the jazz world; there, she becomes an improviser non pareil, at once echoing the giants who came before her and suggesting an individual ethic oddly and idiosyncratically beautiful.

"[3] A reviewer of NPR added: "On her latest album, Glamoured, Wilson applies her rich, husky voice to a variety of musical genres.

"[11] A reviewer of Dusty Groove noted: "Don't let the title put you off, because Cassandra Wilson's sounding as soulful as ever – with none of the fluff that you might think from an album called "Glamoured"!