 Nick Stevenson from "Mixmag" asserted that the album was "more like a collection of B-sides from "Off the Wall" than a follow-up to "Invincible"".Michael Arceneaux from "Ebony" said "the upcoming project 'from' the late singer sounds like a recipe for legacy tarnishing".Elysa Gardner of "USA Today" said that the producers on the album "ensure that Jackson's enduring strengths as a singer are represented, layering in modern electronic textures without overwhelming the distinctly slinky, shivery vocals or overall structure of the tunes."