[1][2] It was his first album for Blind Pig Records, although the label would reissue some of Young's earlier work.

[6] Due to recurring health issues involving a pinched nerve, he worked on the album over the course of 11 years.

"[12] OffBeat determined that "Young knows how to use backup-singing women and horn-playing men without turning them into mere gimmicks.

"[14] The Chicago Tribune said that "Young still sings mightily, blending soul grooves into his West Side-styled blues.

"[15] The Sonoma West Times & News deemed the album "a blues set of surpassing warmth and dignity.