 It also was a top forty hit in seven other countries.Reviewer James Brubaker states that Wilco "shine[s] on a handful of the songs" on "Sky Blue Sky", such as the "light, and straightforward" songs.While he calls the album "great traditional rock and folk album at times", he states that "once you get past the handful of masterful and lovely performances ... the rest of the record comes off at times as dull, and forced."