AllMusic wrote that "when Starr reallyturns up the funk and emphasizes keyboards and synthesizers, Flaming Starr predicts the synth-funk/electro-hop era; that is especially true on "Moving on Up" and the infectious "Dance to the Funky Groove"." The Boston Globe declared that "Side 1... contains almost no excess - its songs make their point, grab a place in the listener's memory, and end."