"[2] Ted Drozdowski of Rolling Stone characterized the album's sound as "clear, unhurried and certain".

[4] In ranking the album for its greatest-all-time list, the magazine noted the bass riffs and the off-beat drumming.

[7] In his 2008 book, Tom Moon wrote: "the key characteristic is restraint.

The rhythm is built on a loose-tight axis, with some elements (usually Zigaboo Modeliste's snappish drumming) pushing forward and other forces (the carefully articulated guitar lines of Leo Nocentelli or spare jabs from Art Neville's B3 organ) pulling back.

"[8] All tracks are written by Art Neville, Ziggy Modeliste, Leo Nocentelli and George Porter, Jr., except as notedCredits adapted from AllMusic.