[4] The album contains live and studio tracks, performed by Richman with just his guitar and voice, with occasional percussion.

[6] The songs are mostly about relationships, with Richman writing in the liner notes that his musical style and methods remain unchanged.

[10] Trouser Press wrote: "In a pensive frame of mind for much of the record, Richman reconsiders past times with new-found gravity.

"[19] Entertainment Weekly called the album "one of his most clear-eyed and least coy records... It’s chock-full of simplistic—but not simpleminded—songs about puzzling relationships.

[20] The Deseret News deemed Richman "the new wave Mister Rogers of folk.