★★★★★
Conlee sounds the way Merle Haggard would if Merle sang through his nose and didn't like jazz. He may even deserve his billing, "The Common Man"--apparently he still works a farm and drives to Nashville in a pickup. The sole romantic ballad here drips with contrition--like most country artists he's more at home with sin than with grace...
- www.robertchristgau.com
2009-03-20
★★★★★
John Conlee is a benefactor of country music's complete lack of pretension -- he's one of the most average-looking stars in the entertainment industry and never made a chart hit until his thirties...
- music.aol.com
2008-08-28
★★★★★
John Conlee established himself as a major country artist with a long string of hits for MCA before moving to Columbia Records in 1986. Despite being a the King Midas of country singers -- everything he sings turns to gold -- his hits began to fall off, and American Faces' "Domestic Life" was his last Top Ten hit. That song, with its saxophone riffing and lyrics addressing typical Conlee concerns like everyday living and dreaming, is a worthy addition to his inventory of hits...
- music.aol.com
2008-08-28
★★★★★
Nine of the ten cuts in this package came from Tree Publishing, meaning that Conlee and producer Bud Logan limited themselves unnecessarily. But Conlee is extremely convincing on "Only Oklahoma Away" and "What's Forever For," not to mention the mysterious "Miss Emily's Picture."
- music.aol.com
2008-08-28