Things Happen That Way

Production was handled by Shane Theriot and Dr. John himself, except for the song "I Walk on Guilded Splinters", which was produced with Lukas Nelson & Promise of the Real.

[1] James McNair of Mojo wrote: "with Willie, his son Lukas's band and Neville helping out elsewhere, there is audiable love in the room.

Three final, reflective and intimately presented Rebennack originals shine, but best of all, perhaps, is his take on The Traveling Wilburys' End Of The Line".

[4] AllMusic's Thom Jurek found the album "solid, fun, and a bit sad, but a fitting, heartfelt sign-off from an American treasure.

[3] Sharon O'Connell of Uncut called it "an exemplar of his style, nor (clearly) is it a late-career blooming, but it is a richly resonant farewell from a maverick veteran".