The band desired to leave behind the American expression of the previous album and cease the use of "synthetic instruments".

[5] The album did not chart in the Norwegian VG-lista, unlike Fra Lippo Lippi's previous output Songs and Light and Shade.

Norway's largest newspaper VG gave a dice throw of 4, stating that the album was more accessible than the previous record, but had inferior melodies to Songs.

[9] Aftenposten also wrote a favorable review, praising the variation, with some songs having international hit potential and others being "sophisticated" pop.

[10] Several other critics underlined that Fra Lippo Lippi had returned to form since their previous output.