James Hamilton of Record Mirror presented the album as being "as vigorously voiced and unsubtle as you'd expect". According to a reviewer of British magazine Music Week, the album proves Astley to be "a respectable if so far unexceptional writer", but concluded that the tone of the whole album is given by SAW's team.
According to Record Mirror, James Hamilton praised Astley's vocals and songwriting style, describing him as "as bold and uncomplicated as one would anticipate". However, a Music Week reviewer found Astley to be a solid but unremarkable writer, while noting that the album's tone was largely set by SAW.