[8] Ken Capobianco of The Boston Globe noted that "El DeBarge's third solo flight adds a heavier funk accent to his usual R&B.

[5] Greg Simms of the Dayton Daily News gave a four out of five stars rating and exclaimed "On an album produced by El DeBarge and Maurice White, the former has teamed up with a group of splendid musicians to create an absolute masterpiece."

"[4] With a 3.5 out of 5 stars rating Don Mayhew of the Fresno Bee found that "This seems awfully derivative upon first listen, but further exploration reveals an intricate 19-track synthesis of old-school horns and guitars woven together with new jack swing percussion and sound bites".

But before long you surrender to the sheer wash of sound--meshes of high-pitched church voices; audacious "interludes" of electric wah-wah funk, piano-boogie jazz and liquid salsa; extravagant strings dousing sax solos.

"[7] Lynn Dean Ford of the Indianapolis Star said "Still this disc, co-produced by Earth, Wind & Fire's Maurice White, comes highly recommended as a decent slice of retro funk and soul with some poignant social messages".