This album marks his debut on the artist-owned-and-operated Dead Reckoning Records, which he co-founded in 1994 with fellow musicians Kieran Kane, Mike Henderson, Tammy Rogers, and Harry Stinson.

"[1] Jana Pendragon of Country Standard Time concludes her review by saying, "A special highlight is the fast-paced and provocative "One Way Rider," written with Kostas and the title cut, which ends the disc on a high, bluesy note.

"[3] John Kenyon of Pop Matters writes of Welch and this album, "He formed the Dead Reckoning label in 1995 with like-minded fence-straddlers Kieran Kane, Tammy Rogers, and Harry Stinson.

"[6] Rick Ellis of All Your Screens writes of the title track on this album, "There are a lot of great Kevin Welch songs to fall in love with and there isn't a better place to start than "Life Down Here On Earth.

Despite his newfound label independence, this new disc doesn't really offer any changes from previous works - meaning it's his usual great collection of well-written songs, surrounded by extremely skilled sidemen.