The album peaked at No. 18 on the R&B albums chart. It also reached No. 78 on the Billboard 200. The album features the singles "Am I Losing You", which peaked at No. 6 on the Hot Soul Singles chart, and "Everybody Has a Dream", which reached No. 65 on the same chart.
The Globe and Mail wrote that "the Manhattans are the dying man's O'Jays, content to copy the form of gospel rhythm and blues without offering a fraction of the content."
Gerald Alston & the Manhattans -- Winnie "Blue" Lovett, Ernest Bivins and Kenny Kelly -- are mellow as Moet on this sophisticated soul showcase. Remakes of "Then You Can Tell Me Goodbye" and "Tomorrow" sound like originals; they stamped their imprint on the two pop classics so definitively you forget about other versions. The eloquent "Am I Losing You" is an understated and heart-rending ballad. The chugger "Movin'" is the only uptempo number, while "Everybody Has a Dream is a motivational piece. Alston sings like a Baptist preacher on the Dr. Martin Luther King-inspired message song. Despite Blue's depressing spoken intro, "Goodbye Is the Saddest Word" is not as depressing as the title or Blue's opening suggests -- it has a buoyant midtempo beat and a happy-go-lucky feel.
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