[4][5] According to Billboard contributor Ed Harrison, the harmony vocals by Venetta Fields, Clydie King and Sherlie Matthews give the song an R&B flavor.

[6] Credits are adapted from the liner notes of Seger's 1994 Greatest Hits compilation.

[7] The Silver Bullet Band Additional musicians Billboard contributor Ed Harrison regarded "Still the Same" as the most "striking" song on Stranger in Town.

[4] Cash Box said that "the sit-up beat, acoustic guitar work and starkly melodic piano passages have a driving presence.

"[9] Record World described it as "a melancholy, mid-tempo rocker in the introspective style that helped Seger connect up with a large audience.