[3] An entry in the Encyclopedia of Classic Rock describes the song as "forecast[ing] his career direction by crossing over onto Billboard's Adult Contemporary chart".

[4] Stephen Thomas Erlewine of Allmusic wrote in a review of Against the Wind that "the record really starts to kick into high gear with 'You'll Accomp'ny Me,' a ballad the equal of anything on its two predecessors.

[7] Cash Box called it a "genteel mid-tempo romance," stating that "drum and woodblock set the rhythm, but piano and swelling organ provide the passion.

French-Canadian Folk singer Anna McGarrigle wrote a French-language version of the song titled "Tu Vas M'Accompaneger".

[17] Christine Albert included a version of the song where she altered between Bob Seger's original lyrics and Anna McGarrigle's French translation on her album Texafrance in 2008.