[1] It was recorded in Memphis with producers Jerry Wexler, Tom Dowd and Arif Mardin.

[2] The album was not commercially successful, charting for two weeks on the Billboard Top LPs with a peak position of 196,[3] but critics have generally appraised it favorably.

[5] AllMusic's Joe Viglione later said Jackie generally plays in the "adult contemporary folk" genre and, while Wexler, Mardin, and Dowd keep DeShannon in a relatively restrained musical space, "her voice is in great shape, and the music is created with loving care, making for a satisfying chapter in the singer's impressive body of work.

"[2] Herald & Review entertainment editor Tim Cain deemed the record "perfect" and argued that DeShannon has been "tragically underrated".

In an accompanying essay, Gavin Edwards said Atlantic's repeated attempt to "take an accomplished pop chanteuse and let her make a lush Southern soul album" may not have had the commercial impact of Dusty in Memphis, "but it was almost as stunning.