Billboard selected it as one of their "Recommended LPs for Jazz," ,[4] and said, "Hartman swings into this album, then mellows into his usual clear, smooth vocal style.... Strong string and horn sections compliment this album."

The review listed "Starting Now," "Suzanne," "Onery Little Critter," and "Hello Mrs. Jones" as "Best Cuts."

This Musicor release ... doesn't really do Hartman justice, although he is in excellent voice."

[5] Dave Nathan at AllMusic reviewed the 1996 reissue, titled The Many Moods of Johnny Hartman, writing: "Hartman tries, but even his talent cannot save this material... [He] is reduced to warbling (literally) a set of inane tunes composed by Gene Novello... Not only are the songs mundane, but the arrangements are cloying and the performances, with the exception of Hartman's voice, uninspired and gimmicky."

Nathan does offer a positive comment: "The one track which is a cut above the others is a catchy 'I've Only Myself to Blame,' which features some very good alto by an unidentified player.