Release and Reception
| Professional ratings | |
|---|---|
| Review scores | |
| Source | Rating |
| Broadside | Favorable |
| Allmusic | |
The single "One in a Row" was released with the non-album flipside "San Antonio Rose", on October 1, 1966. "One in a Row" reached number 19 on Billboard's Hot Country Singles. The single "Make Way For a Better Man" was released as the flipside on the non-album track "The Party's Over" in February 1967. Upon its release, the album entered the chart on May 6, at number 45 on Billboard's Hot Country Albums. By July, The release peaked at number nine.
Broadside favored the album, noting that the recording consisted mainly on cover versions, including only one Nelson original. The publication attributed the release to be "thought towards establishing Willie's (Nelson) reputation as a performer, independently of his talent as a songwriter". Allmusic rated the album with two-and-a-half stars out of five.
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