The songs reflect the then-popular soul and Motown musical styles; no tracks were written by Richard.

At the time, Richard had wished Okeh would not release this album, as it favored horns over rhythm.

In 2007, Record Collector gave the album four stars, and cited it as "quite possibly the best long player he ever made.

"[6] In a review of the entire Okeh recordings, Rolling Stone stated that "Richard's hair-raising vocals on the Motown staple 'Money' effectively claim the song as his own.

"[7] i-News reviewed the album for a 2016 vinyl release, giving it four stars and stating that Richard "was still blessed with an immaculate voice and threw himself wholeheartedly some great contemporary sounding tracks.