Bombastic production builds from soft to earth-shaking in the blink of an eye, and Taylor matches the arrangement with a performance that might shatter a glass or two.

"[2] Mike Joyce from The Washington Post stated that one listen to ballads like "Send Me a Lover", "with stirring choruses, modulations, and melismatic twists, is enough to convince you that Dayne knows the ins and outs of the idiom.

[12] Dion's recording, with heavily revised verses and slightly altered chorus lyrics, was offered to various benefit collections, mostly for women's causes.

"Send Me a Lover" was played on the adult contemporary radio since September 1996,[13] as an album cut from The Power of Peace, without an official single release.

[17] Larry Flick from Billboard wrote, "Here's a wonderful song that Dion has contributed to The Power of Peace, a fine 13-track compilation designed to raise money for CARE.