Receiving good to mixed reviews the album was first released in both Mono and Stereo LP formats in August 1966.

In its place Smash Records compiled The Sun Ain't Gonna Shine Anymore as the group's second album.

[citation needed] Richie Unterberger writing for Allmusic recommends the album for serious fans only as the majority of the best tracks are on the compilation After the Lights Go Out.

"Like some other pop/rock LPs of its time, it suffered from an apparent strategy to appeal to a wider demographic than those that typically bought pop/rock records, adding a cover of Louis Armstrong's "Just for a Thrill," the moldy standard "Old Folks," and the pedestrian white-boy soul workout on Curtis Mayfield's "People Get Ready.

"[5] Unterberger is also positive regarding "In My Room" which he describes as "dramatic"[5] and "No Sad Songs for Me" which he calls "melodramatic"[5] and "the best tune that doesn't show up on the After the Lights Go Out compilation".