In his book The Words and Music of Carole King, James Perone says the song "works well enough for King, but the style of the song and the arrangement" - Perone calls the arrangement "Philadelphia soul influenced" - "are such that it doesn't have the impact of some of King's later compositions that were designed around her physical and rhetorical voice."
According to James Perone in his book "The Words and Music of Carole King," while the song works for Carole King, its style and arrangement are not as impactful as some of her later songs which were crafted to highlight her vocal presence. Perone describes the arrangement as "Philadelphia soul influenced."