A reviewer for AllMusic stated: "Her interpretive skills and emotional commitment to the material are such that she can even take on a familiar standard like 'A Child Is Born' and make it her own. It's gratifying to see a major jazz label allowing Lincoln's musical vision to flourish and grow."[3]
The authors of The Penguin Guide to Jazz Recordings wrote: "Vocally and musically, the material is too dense, almost as if she is trying to recapture the contours of the old Candid sessions, but not recognizing that modern recording and production will tend to swamp arrangements like this."[5]
Track listing
All tracks are written by Abbey Lincoln, unless otherwise noted
^Holtje, Steve; Lee, Nancy Ann (1998). MusicHound: The Essential Album Guide. Schirmer. p. 710.
^ abCook, Richard; Morton, Brian (2004). The Penguin Guide to Jazz on CD. Penguin Books. p. 998.
^Swenson, John, ed. (1999). The Rolling Stone Jazz & Blues Album Guide. Random House. p. 426.
^Larkin, Colin, ed. (2004). The Virgin Encyclopedia of Jazz. Virgin Books. p. 538.
^Devil's Got Your Tongue (liner notes). Abbey Lincoln. Verve. 1992. 314 513 574-2.{{cite AV media notes}}: CS1 maint: others in cite AV media (notes) (link)
