[1] Gary Tippet of the Sunday Age gave it 3 stars[2] and Peter Lalor of the Daily Telegraph gave it 7/10 although he noted that most of the Australian country outfits on the album "seem to bland out with their attempt at authentic outings".
[3] Keith Glass writing in the Sunday Herald Sun says "but what could have been a dodgy concept is mainly highly entertaining.
"[4] The Age's Mike Daly calls it "a splendid tribute by some diverse performers.
[6] It was reported that Slim Dusty enjoyed the album saying "I've had a lot of tributes over the years but that's a very touching one.
[8] The album's lead single was "Cunnamulla Feller" performed by The Screaming Jets.