[6] On many tracks Davis adopted the persona of "Samuel Skunkmello", a thief and lazy teller of tales.

[9] The Gazette wrote that "Davis is one of the finest contemporary practitioners of traditional blues and old-time musical styles.

"[9] DownBeat determined that the power of the music "rests in its awareness of the poise and dignity that characterized his ancestors in ungenerous white America and the pointed feelings it forces on his creative imagination.

"[10] The Irish Times said that "the styles vary, but country blues is obviously where he lays his hat and the album fairly jumps with lively examples.

"[13] The Province opined that "'The Chocolate Man' sounds like vintage Mississippi John Hurt, while 'Blues in the Midnight Hour' could be a Norah Jones hit.