Entertainment Weekly (9/20/96, p.83) - "Awright! Proof that 20 years after his cultural apogee, America's highwayman can still inspire great music..."
- Rating: A
Q (12/96, p.164) - 3 Stars (out of 5) - "...this is wonderful, if somewhat repetitive stuff....Best heard blasting down the M1 late at night with caffeine coursing through your veins towards the end of six days on the road."
Option (1-2/97, p.103) - "...a first-rate album. These are solid tunes with a unified theme....do yourself a favor and track down RIG ROCK DELUXE."
Producers include: Buck Owens, Kelly Willis, Eric "Roscoe" Ambel.
Includes liner notes by Holly George-Warren and Jeremy Tepper.