The song received positive reviews from the majority of the
music critics. Ron Wynn of
AllMusic named it a highlight from the album, writing that "Braxton's husky, enticing voice sounds hypnotic on the dismayed track." Daryl Easlea of
BBC Music praised that it "showed how well an accomplished production team could perform when married with a superior vocalist."
Larry Flick from
Billboard magazine said, "Braxton cleanly proves herself as a future diva on this slow and rhythmic urban
ballad". He added, "The cool thing about Toni is that she's clearly not afraid to get vocally raw and raspy, even when the instrumentation is as smooth as it is here. That kind of edge places this already delicious jam head-and-shoulders above the ever-crowded competitive ranks." Mitchell May of
Chicago Tribune was very positive, writing that on the track, "the ache in her voice is all too real." Dave Sholin from the
Gavin Report described it as "another L.A., Babyface and Daryl Simmons masterpiece by an artist with a great future". Connie Johnson of
Los Angeles Times praised Braxton for "going to town on the
soul-infused track." Pan-European magazine
Music & Media named it "without doubt one of the best soul ballads of 1993". Ralph Tee from
Music Week's
RM Dance Update remarked that she "steps out with a vocal
Whitney would be proud of on a stylish, medium-paced two stepper that grows on you." Another
RM editor,
James Hamilton, named it a "superb sultry slinky jogger" in his weekly dance column. A reviewer from
People Magazine called its intro "coiling, almost eerie", "bolstered by her full-throated alto." John McAlley of
Rolling Stone was extremely positive, writing that, "Another Sad Love Song – with its dynamic vocal, gargantuan hook and clever song-with-in-a-song lyric – surely ranks with '
End of the Road', '
I'm Your Baby Tonight' and '
Every Little Step' as one of
LaFace's greatest triumphs." McAlley also wrote the song "reinforces Braxton's lovelorn persona, as do several other midtempo ballads that L.A., Babyface and Daryl Simmons have front-loaded into Toni Braxton." "Another Sad Love Song" became Braxton's first song to receive a
Grammy Award nomination in 1994, for the category "
Best R&B Vocal Performance, Female", ultimately winning the award. ==Chart performance==