[1][2] It was recorded as a duo, with the pair hiring a drummer and bassist for the supporting tour.

[4] The Washington Post wrote that "there are some lovely tunes here ... but sometimes the thing's just too priggishly ethereal for its own good.

"[7] The Chicago Tribune determined that, "without becoming maudlin or sentimental, [Mark] Mulcahy's fragile tenor invests the past with pathos, the mundane with joy.

"[6] The Los Angeles Times opined that the band "plays soft-pedal sounds suited for introspective neo-folkies living on double espressos and tattered copies of Camus.

"[8] Released on vinyl, CD, and cassette, the 10 song LP Me and Mr. Ray was issued under Rough Trade Records.