For the faithful, at least, "Room Service" still delivers." Stephen Thomas Erlewine from AllMusic gave the record two out of five stars, saying the album "evaporated" after listening to it, as no songs were memorable, and because Adams was playing it "safe" with this record, no songs were bad nor good, just "pleasant and professional". He did, however, conclude that long-time Adams' fans would enjoy it but also ask the question; "why he even bothers to record new albums if he doesn't have anything new to say?" British music magazine "Uncut" gave it a rating of 2 out of 10—although while noting the album's "inherently conservative nature", ending the review with, ""Room Service" is still a better record than you might imagine." "Entertainment Weekly" gave the album a C−, writing that Adams was still releasing material which "cuts like a butter knife", a reference to his earlier single, "Cuts Like a Knife" from 1983. Nancy Miller, the reviewer, considered "Not Romeo, Not Juliet" to be "hokey" and "Nowhere Fast" as a "bland power ballad". "Room Service" was Adams first studio album to be released in six years, since "On a Day Like Today" in 1998. In the US, it was released in the Spring of 2005 and achieved total sales of 44,000 units, the album debuted and peaked at number hundred-and-thirty-four on the "Billboard" 200 on the charts issue date of May 28, 2005. "Room Service" is Adams lowest charting album in the United States, and his second album to peak within the top two hundreds, the first being "You Want It You Got It" in 1982. The album would fall off the chart the following week. In his home country, Canada, the album peaked at number two on October 9, 2004, and remained on the country's chart for two weeks. Despite staying on the Canadian Albums Chart for a short while, it was certified platinum by the Canadian Recording Industry Association (CRIA). "Room Service" also debuted at number one on the European Albums Chart. In the United Kingdom the album debuted at its peak position, number four, and fell off the charts six weeks later on November 6, 2004. The album was certified silver for sales of over 60,000 units on September 24 by the British Phonographic Industry, just four days after its release in the UK.