It reached number 7 on the Billboard Pop Albums chart.

The lead-off single was "Desert Pete" b/w "Ballad of the Thresher".

[1] Preview copies of the album that were sent to radio stations and music critics contained the track "Woody's Song."

"[2] Allmusic critic Bruce Eder thought the album was a "rushed recording" due to the success of "Reverend Mr. Black".

He wrote: "The major problem with the album is that too many of the songs here sound like they're stuck at (or shouldn't have gotten past) the demo stage"[3]