"A Lover's Holiday" is marked as a playful opener, while "It's a Girl's Affair" and "Angel in My Pocket" are highlighted as "sassy and passionate," respectively.
[6] Robert Christgau writing at the time, summarises the album as "New and true and gay" and "having the complete bag of disco tricks."
Ed Hogan, writing for AllMusic, described "The Glow of Love" as a startling introduction to Vandross' dazzling singing style.
[8] Henderson remarks that "the laid-back title song which Vandross sang on became a quiet storm radio favorite and demonstrates that not everything Change recorded was aimed at the dancefloor.
"[6] Background Vocals - Jocelyn Brown, Krystal Davis, Yvonne Lewis, Dennis Collins, Zach Saunders, Luther Vandross