 63 on the US "Billboard" 200.It was supported with promotional videos of "Ram" and "Beginnings".AllMusic's retrospective review deemed "Beginnings" an artistic failure, summarizing that "The playing is strong throughout, but towards what end is the mystery -- none of the songs are particularly memorable, nor is the production[...] and Howe is such a weak singer that he'd have been better off[...] sticking to instrumentals."