The album was supported by two singles: "Mr. Scarface" and "A Minute to Pray and a Second to Die".

The album peaked at number 51 on the Billboard 200, on November 9, 1991.

On April 23, 1993, the album was certified gold by the Recording Industry Association of America (RIAA).

Trouser Press noted that "Mr. Scarface Is Back substitutes humor for horror, and sprinkles liberal amounts of blowhard self-aggrandizement.

"[7] Robert Christgau praised the track "I'm Dead".