"Rolling Stone" writer Jody Rosen dubbed "The Lady Killer" "one of the most engrossing records of 2010".In a mixed review, Jon Caramanica of "The New York Times" found Green to be "reduced to an accent piece [...] purposefully restrained", stating "Green's vocals are buried low in the mix, mere decoration for the arrangements and textures [...] crisp, lovely and certainly well rehearsed".