The
Sun-Sentinel wrote: "Turning his slightly jaded eye toward salsa, merengue and the most broken Spanish ever spoken, Buster brings on the bongos and dancing girls."
Tulsa World thought that "his voice is giving out, but his spicy reverie will always flip skirts up."
AllMusic wrote that "the Latin-tinged ''Buster's Spanish Rocketship'' is a minor triumph, demonstrating that David Johansen has an ear for material and a self-deprecating sense of humor that keeps Poindexter enjoyable." ==Track listing==