The album itself made the US country survey following its release and received critical reception from Cash Box magazine.

[4] In Jan's autobiography, she claimed that her Decca producer Owen Bradley found it difficult to individualize her recording style.

[6] Jan Howard Sings Evil on Your Mind was produced solely by Owen Bradley[6] and consisted of 12 tracks.

[1] According to Jan, seven more songs were made into a demo format before ultimately being recorded and put into the album's track listing.

[5] The project's liner notes explain that a mixture of ballads and uptempo songs were included to fit a wide array of listening audiences.

[6] The project was given a positive critical response from Cash Box magazine in July 1966, calling two of its tracks ("Take Good Care of Him" and "Put It Off Until Tomorrow") "grooves" that will help audiences "be out in force" to buy it.

They also wrote, "Hearty and full-flavored are the artist’s stylings here, set to a heap of items that have already proven their sales ability.