[1] It includes the singles "Won't You Be Mine", "Down by the River", and "Tougher Than Love", the first two of which reached the top 10 on the Billboard Canada Country airplay chart.

[7] It debuted at number 47 on the Canada Country chart dated October 15, 2016, and has so far reached a peak position of 11.

[8] Mike Bell of the Calgary Herald wrote that the record is "very much a complete and well-crafted album," despite comprising only six songs.

He also said that, while the collection is "stylistically... all over the map," it is tied together by "Wills's steady voice and likable personality.

"[9] Tougher Than Love was nominated for Album of the Year at the 2016 Canadian Country Music Association Awards.