"Der Spiegel" called the songs "professionally arranged ready-made goods". In their review of the "Special Winter" reissue of the album, the editorial department of German television network ProSieben wrote: "Even the reissue of "Elle'ments" can't hide the fact that the rest of the girls' repertoire lacks the quality of their singles 'Daylight In Your Eyes', 'Rivers of Joy' and 'There Must Be an Angel'. Without a recognizable style of their own, without a recognizable line of their own, "Elle'ments" offers a collection of well-made pop songs, which unfortunately all too often fall back on tried, tested and well-known knitting patterns." As with Dobler, the staff compared the material to Britney Spears, the Spice Girls and Toni Braxton and concluded: "If you don't mind the No Angels' lack of independence, "Elle'ments" undoubtedly offers a nice best-of-pop album [...] But if you look for authenticity and uniqueness, you are knocking at the wrong door."