Stone expressed her reluctance towards the album's release in an August 2011 interview with The San Francisco Examiner, stating, "They [EMI] are not allowed to do that—I do have a say, and I have to approve all the songs that they use, all the artwork, and especially the title.

"[2] AllMusic critic Stephen Thomas Erlewine stated, "If this doesn't dig deep, it nevertheless hits all the highlights [...] drawing a picture of the decade when Stone was always on the cusp of stardom yet never quite truly there.

As introductions go, it's a solid one, capturing her potential and promise, alternating between singles frustrating and fun.

"[3] In a mixed review, Victor Valdivia of PopMatters noted that the album has "all of the songs she's most known for assembled in a package that's meant to cement her status as a major artist.

What the collection actually does, however, is underline the contradictions that have always made Stone's work so difficult to embrace.