Critical Reception
| Professional ratings | |
|---|---|
| Review scores | |
| Source | Rating |
| Allmusic | |
| Amazon.com | |
| Robert Christgau | C+ |
| Sputnikmusic | |
The reviews of Dan Heilman & Bil Carpenter of Allmusic said "Good songs collected by New Kids mastermind Maurice Starr highlight this smash, including I'll Be Loving You (Forever), You Got It (The Right Stuff), Please Don't Go Girl, and the title track. Tight, warm, even soulful harmony on the ballads."
Robert Christgau, Dean of American Critics, gave a grade of C+ to the album. He stated that
"At five million and counting, this isn't the rank offense its demographic tilt would lead you to expect-auteur Maurice Starr has positioned two exceedingly cute up-tempo hits atop two overly balladic sides. Really, why shouldn't a black svengali mastermind the safe white R&B ripoff for once? Funkier than the Osmonds or Milli Vanilli. As hip as New Edition."Sputnikmusic defined the album as a "classic" as it represents an iconic album because of what "boy-band" music should sound like, and defined that music for acts like 'N Sync, Backstreet Boys, 98 Degrees, Take That, etc. for years to come. Thus, they gave a perfect rating of five.
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