[12] Drummer Alice de Buhr's off key[13][14] lead vocal performance on "Solid Gold" was, according to Fanny's official website, recorded while drunk.

[18] Charles Shaar Murray of the New Musical Express called the album "truly excellent", writing that Todd Rundgren's production "has made all the difference."

"[14] Music critic Robert Christgau's one line review said, "In which [former producer] Richard Perry bows to Todd Rundgren, June Millington aims for the balls and shoots some guy through the knee, and Alice de Buhr sings (off key) (best thing here).

"[13] Lindsay Planer, writing retrospectively for AllMusic, called Mothers Pride one of Fanny's "most ambitious efforts" where the band blend "anthem-esque rock with increasingly introspective ballads."

"[19] Reviewing the 2016 CD reissue, Tony Peters of the Icon Fetch website wrote, "Rundgren chose to scale back the hard rock of their previous album, Fanny Hill, in favor of emphasizing song structure and harmonies.