[10][8] "Upset Man" was written by the band's bass player, James "Pookie" Young.

[12] The Chicago Tribune called much of Williams's music "one-dimensional contemporary blues," but acknowledged that McKinley "mercifully brightens the shuffle-heavy grooves.

"[14] The St. Petersburg Times said that "the band can really dig into a stomping groove, accented by Ed's slide guitar, greasy as a just-lubricated truck axle.

"[16] The Washington Post concluded that the Imperials "sound like every other baby-boomer, blues 'n' boogie bar band in the land.

"[17] The Houston Chronicle determined that Williams "has a seriousness of purpose that, combined with his intuitive understanding and exuberant attack, make this one of the most listenable 'classic' blues albums of recent years.