 Critical praise was indeed widespread for this album, though some reviewers were put off by it.Noel Coppage, in "Stereo Review", called it "undistinguished" and added, "I gather...this album is merely Simon's way of keeping his hand in while Garfunkel makes movies...I'm now wondering if Garfunkel's arranging work doesn't include sending Simon back to rewrite some of his songs before recording them.