[1] Naked consists largely of newly mixed versions of the Let It Be tracks while omitting the excerpts of incidental studio chatter and most of Spector's embellishments.

[3] On "The Long and Winding Road", the Naked producers used the final take, recorded five days after the rough run-through Spector had selected for the original album.

[10][11] The special featured: a 50-minute documentary of the original Get Back/Let It Be sessions, including interviews with all four Beatles;[citation needed] an uninterrupted broadcast of the new Let It Be... Naked album;[10] and a 20-minute roundtable discussion hosted by Pat O'Brien.

[10][11] The roundtable discussion featured analysis from musicians Sheryl Crow,[11] J.C. Chasez,[citation needed] Billy Joel,[11] and Fred Durst,[11] record producers Alan Parsons[citation needed] and Jimmy Iovine,[11] music critic David Fricke,[11] journalist Geraldo Rivera[11] and Breakfast with the Beatles host Chris Carter.

[1] Producer Rick Rubin said he had "mixed feelings"; although excited about a new Beatles release and especially the sound of "Two of Us", he expressed admiration for the original Phil Spector production that Let It Be... Naked stripped out, especially on "The Long and Winding Road".

[18] Adam Sweeting of The Guardian commented: "Technically, they've done a fine job ... it may be intriguing to hear a version of 'Across the Universe' featuring only Lennon and some echo effects, but the new mix merely emphasises the song's droning vapidity.

[16] Salon's Thomas Bartlett lamented that Let It Be... Naked "stripped the original album of both John's sense of humour and Phil Spector's wacky, and at least slightly tongue-in-cheek, grandiosity".