Bolton goes on to call "Momma's Waiting" a close cousin of Merle Haggard's "Mama Tried" and states the album features songs that are much more pop slanted -on the whole- than any of Rogers' previous albums, but the album's best tracks still have an over-riding country sound.
Bolton considers "Momma's Waiting" a close relative of Merle Haggard's "Mama Tried," and asserts that the album features songs with a more pop-oriented sound than any of Rogers' previous albums, but its best tracks still retain an overriding country feel.