 's intentions of turning street-corner harmonies into dance-floor grooves, nothing on their debut — not their four fine voices, glossy production, or titillating youthful smut — sounds honest".In his consumer guide for "The Village Voice", critic Robert Christgau gave it a one-star honorable mention (), indicating "a worthy effort consumers attuned to its overriding aesthetic or individual vision may well like".In a retrospective review of the album, AllMusic editor Alex Henderson gave "C.M.B."