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"In this period Dion had fully evolved from a rock & roll star into a more mature singer/songwriter. His records during this time were inconsistent in quality and widely varying in style, from the acoustic folk-rock of 1970s "Sit Down Old Friend" to the strange Phil Spector-(over?-)produced sessions of 1975. It gives listeners a reasonable look at what he was up to in these years, when he was no longer a commercial force, but was very much reaching out toward different avenues of self-expression. The fine voice is still totally intact, but the songs (much of them self-penned) are sometimes given to unarresting mildness, and some are too-blatantly James Taylor-like tunes. Amidst of it is a good share of worthy material, like his famous autobiographical drug addiction-inspired "Your Own Back Yard"; the solo acoustic "I Don't Believe My Race Is Run"; the tastefully orchestrated "It All Fits Together"; and the Spector-produced cover of Gerry Goffin and Carole King's "Only You Know"." (R. Unterberger, Allmusic)