Down Beat (p.73) - 4.5 stars out of 5 - "[A] 12-song inquiry into blues spirituality....BIRTHRIGHT is one those rare albums of solo voice and guitar in the blues canon that remains consistently involving from beginning to end."
JazzTimes (p.116) - "[With] haunted and hypnotizing lyrics delivered from a set of ragged and raw vocal cords..."
Living Blues (pp.40-41) - "It's refreshing to find an artist in any genre - especially the blues - who actually takes seriously matters of the soul and human condition."
Mojo (Publisher) (p.60) - Ranked #7 in Mojo's "Top Ten Blues Albums Of 2005."
Mojo (Publisher) (p.114) - 4 stars out of 5 - "Thick as molasses, aromatic as cigar smoke, Ulmer's voice has an eerie beauty..."
Personnel: James Blood Ulmer (vocals, guitar, flute).
Recording information: Gigantic Studios, New York, NY.