[7] As on other albums, Brown avoided songs in the Mississippi Delta blues style, considering them too loud and too negative.

[8] The album title refers in part to Brown's refusal to stick to certain musical genres despite pressures from record labels.

[11] The Chicago Tribune praised Brown's "one-of-a-kind technique: unrelentingly swinging, punctuated by playful, almost human-sounding cries and accents.

"[12] The St. Petersburg Times concluded that "Standing My Ground offers ample evidence that Brown is a true American original who would be a major star in a society blind to barriers of both race and musical genres.

"[21] The Washington Post labeled Standing My Ground "a wonderfully effortless, eclectic and inspired piece of work.