The album received generally positive reviews from music critics, who described its country stylings as a return to form for Rimes.

A cover of the Willie Nelson song made famous by Patsy Cline, "Crazy", was released exclusively in the United Kingdom, where it reached the top forty of the UK Singles Chart.

Several reviewers described the album as a return to form for Rimes, resembling the country sound of her major label debut Blue (1996) more so than her previous records.

[2] In contrast, Shirley Jinkins of the Fort Worth Star-Telegram felt that LeAnn Rimes showcased that she had some "emotional maturity to go along with that perfect voice" at age 17.

Randy Lewis described it as "a sassy number that fits her age and temperament to a T" while Beth Johnson called it "contagiously youthful".