Critical Reception
Critical reception was mixed to positive. Allmusic commented that the album was "more fun than anything released by Britney Spears or Jessica Simpson, and a lot fresher, too.". At Metacritic, the album received an average score of 57, based on 17 reviews, indicating "mixed or average reviews.
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