The album was released on January 28, 1980, by EMI Records.

Cash Box said that the single "Just Can't Wait" has "earthy old wave rock guitar riffing, with a souped up synthesized farfisa organ sound.

"[6] Record World called it "certified boogie music with a hook that will grab summer listeners.

"[7] Classic Rock History critic Brian Kachejian named "Just Can't Wait" as the band's 7th best song, stating that "The song’s Farfisa organ lick was very symbolic of the sound of the early 1980s, when all styles of music were merging into a new wave-type sound.

"[8] All songs written by Peter Wolf and Seth Justman, except where noted.