Thom Jurek of
AllMusic said that the album showed "The emotion and deep atmospherics of the tunes here reflect Foster's sophistication, but also Orbison's willingness to develop himself as a singer and as a persona. Orbison wrote or co-wrote four tracks this time out, but the song choices are impeccable."
Billboard in its Spotlight of the Week album reviews stated that the album "features another standout group of tracks."
Cashbox believed Orbison "has a huge following and this new effort is sure to bring the fans out in droves."
Variety said that "Orbison swings out nicely on the pop tunes presented, some of which are from the recent disclick songalog."
Record Mirror mentions that the album "features a Consistent chart success with ballads, [and] even during the current beat craze." Hunter Nigel of
Disc enjoyed the album "soft symptomatic treatment of "My Prayer" ==Track listing==