 "Entertainment Weekly" also listed the album as the eight best of 2005.Ralph Novak of "People Magazine" gave the album three stars in his review and praised "Twenty Years and Two Husbands Ago".Josh Tyrangiel of "Time Magazine" gave the album a favorable review and praised "Waiting for the Sun to Shine" and said it provides "a much needed reminder that country, more than any other musical genre, still has the potential to offer instant intimacy.