[6] It began as "a bit of a lark", a "reggae-tinged" number called "Scotch on the Rocks" for Bécaud's drink of choice.

[7] Billboard critic Vicki Pipkin called "Love on the Rocks" a "powerful ballad in true Diamond style.

"[11] Neil Diamond biographer Laura Jackson describes the lyrics as taking "a sometimes cynical look at a man who is trapped in a relationship and is disillusioned with life.

[13] Pittsburgh Press music editor Carl Apone claimed that Diamond was at his best in The Jazz Singer in the songs "Hello Again" and "Love on the Rocks.

Soon after the release of the Diamond recording, "Love on the Rocks" was covered by Millie Jackson on her 1981 album Just a Lil' Bit Country, and Gladys Knight performed the number on the Tom Jones show, a rendition released on the album Great Solo Performances by Guest Artists from the Tom Jones Show, Vol.