Rolling Stone (12/26/02, p.112) - Included in Rolling Stone's "50 Best Albums of 2002"
Rolling Stone (8/8/02, p.80) - 4 stars out of 5 - "...A long-overdue gem from one of rock & roll's finest voices....There's not a bum track on [this] album of many highlights..."
Entertainment Weekly (8/2/02, p.73) - "...An intentionally understated yet inviting album befitting her subdued reentry..." - Rating: B+
Q (10/02, p.117) - 4 stars out of 5 - "...A set of songs so cockle-warmingly familiar you're left scanning the credits to see who did them the first time..."
Uncut (10/02, p.122) - 3 stars out of 5 - "A return that is as warmly welcome as it is wholly unexpected."
Mojo (Publisher) (1/03, p.77) - Ranked #32 in Mojo's "Best Albums of 2002"
Mojo (Publisher) (8/02, p.104) - "...LATE showcases her passionate and bittersweet voice in a stripped-down atmosphere..."
Personnel includes: Linda Thompson (vocals); Kate Rusby (acoustic guitar, background vocals); John Doyle, Teddy Thompson (acoustic guitar); Jerry Donahue (electric guitar); John McCusker (cittern); Richard Greene (fiddle); Ruth Gottlieb, Howard Gott (violin); Robert Spriggs (viola); Sarah Wilson (cello); Van Dyke Parks (accordion); Andy Cutting (diatonic accordion); Peter Adams (keyboards); Geraint Watkins (Hammond B-3 organ); Danny Thompson (double bass, arco bass); Mike Rivard (electric bass); Rori McFarlane (fretless electric bass); Dave Mattacks, Chris Cutler (drums); Rufus Wainwright, Martha Wainright, Teddy Thompson, Kate Rusby (background vocals).