[8][9] Some songs were demoed in a hotel room in Cleveland; Alexander had been working as a bus driver in the city.

[13] The Chicago Tribune called the album "one of the finest examples of [the country soul] sound to appear since the Muscle Shoals heyday.

"[14] The Orlando Sentinel wrote: "On the heartbroken yet resilient 'All the Time', Alexander makes 'do-doodaly-doo' sound like the saddest syllables in the world—next to his words: 'If they took apart my heart/ just to see what they could see/ well they'd see misery/ where you keep hurting me'.

"[11] The Globe and Mail deemed it "a wistful, graceful take on classic soul that shows off Alexander's skills both as a songwriter and as a singer.

"[17] The Los Angeles Times noted that "his voice isn't always as taut as when he was younger but it still carries the uncommon sense of melancholy that characterized his early records.