The single, The Very Thought of You, was Nelson's last US top-forty single for five years, peaking at No. 26.[2] On the BillboardEasy Listening chart, the song reached No. 11,[3] No. 19 on the Cashbox singles chart.[4], while it peaked at No. 65 in Australia.
The album debuted on the Cashbox albums chart in the issue dated August 15, of that year, and remained on the chart for 6 weeks, peaking at number 72.[5]
The album was released on compact disc by Ace Records on December 9, 1997 as tracks 1 through 12 on a pairing of two albums on one CD with tracks 13 through 24 consisting of Nelson's 1964 album, Spotlight on Rick[6]
Richie Unterberger of AllMusic said that "Passable, mostly midtempo pop/rock that did little to either embarrass the singer or raise the listener's temperature. There are obscure songs by Mann-Weil ("I Don't Wanna Love You") and Charlie Rich ("Just a Little Bit Sweet"), but it all sounds like pleasant throwaway filler, the best cut being his cover of the great lost Drifters-like tune "I Wonder" (a small hit for the Pentagons in 1961).[1]
Billboard called it "easygoin' ballads with plenty of teen-sence romantic, and stated That "The beat is gentle and His delivery is in relaxed dual track."[10]
Cashbox called it "his strongest LP’s" and stated that it" spotlights the songster in a variety of moods and tempos as he warmly reads such goodies".[11]
Record Mirror called it "late night listening" and stated that "It contains a number of pop standards well performed in a quiet sort of way"[8]
Joe Selvin described the album as "a lifeless event".[12]
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