[9] Steve Berlin contributed a tenor sax solo to "Mama Didn't Raise No Fool".

[10] The San Diego Union-Tribune wrote that "Walker's music swings with a smooth rhythm that lends itself well to his polished vocals and linear guitar solos.

"[15] The Washington Post called the album "a taut, funky record steeped in '60s soul and highlighted by some stirring vocals that occasionally recall Otis Redding.

Yet between sharp tempos and worldly-wise material, he overcomes the boredom factor built into that time-worn endeavor.

"[12] The Chicago Tribune labeled Walker "an impressive lyric writer [who] has created wry and wise songs gloriously free of the usual blues cliches.