Critical reception

Kris Teo of Sunday Mail wrote "The material will never be confused with thinking man's country since it punches all the predictable thematic buttons. On this solid 14-track smoking-gun compilation, he celebrates the trials and tribulations of the common man." Jason Birchmeier of AllMusic gave the album four and a half stars and wrote, "you won't find a better one-disc summary of his prime." Walter Allread of Country Standard Time

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gave the album a favorable review.

Chart performance

During the week of June 27, 1998, the album sold over 35,000 units.

Weekly charts

Chart (1998)	Peak position
U.S. Billboard Top Country Albums	9
U.S. Billboard 200	41
Canadian RPM Country Albums	18

Certifications

Country	Certification
United States Recording Industry Association of America The Recording Industry Association of America is a trade organization that represents the recording industry distributors in the United States...	Gold