Reception
Writing for Allmusic, Stephen Thomas Erlewine gave the album a star rating of four out of five. He described the album as a sign of Lynne's reinvention of herself as a "tough and sexy singer", comparing her to Bonnie Raitt and Sheryl Crow. He praised Bill Bottrell's production of the album and said that Lynne "finally sounds comfortable in her writing and voice", and that with this album, she has "finally her groove".
Rolling Stone's Parke Puterbaugh gave the album three and a half stars out of a possible five. He said that the album had more jazz and soul about it than country, but that it had "a genuine evocation of country". He said that the tracks " you ... rather than bowling you over". He praised Lynne's harmonies, calling them "nothing less than righteous."
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