[1][2][3][4] Love Will Find a Way, which features vocalist Phyllis Hyman, was Sanders' first release on Arista, and represented a turn toward more commercial music.

[5] According to writer Tom Terrell, the album "became a quiet storm classic, sold pretty well, revived Hyman's career and positioned Pharoah as heir-apparent to Grover Washington Jr.'s throne.

"[6] In an interview, however, Sanders stated that he resisted being pigeonholed, commenting "No, I ain't gonna be that way, it's either me or else.

[7] A writer for Billboard called the album "a soothing, mood setting collection of instrumentally oriented cuts.

"[10] The Ottawa Citizen concluded that "the idea behind the album is a gentle one, a relief from the bitterness and tension so dominant in much of avant garde and free jazz, but Sanders doesn't sound at home here.