In July 1966, "Billboard" gave the record a positive response, highlighting the song quality and several tracks. "A beautiful collection of sad, wistful songs of love on the outs, including her current hit – 'Before the Ring on Your Finger Turns Green'," staff writers commented. In later years, the album was given a rating of 3.5 out of 5 stars from Allmusic. Reviewer, Greg Adams noted the album's theme of despair by commenting on the record's album cover. "Dottie West is visibly suffering on the cover of her 1966 album "Suffer Time". Not only is she wearing a pained expression -- she appears to be on the verge of jumping off a bridge," he wrote. Adams disliked only one "Mommy, Can I Still Call Him Daddy", but explained how further songs aided in its appeal. "The album quickly improves, however, and wrings the tears out of a platter's worth of weepers about dead and dying love," Adams commented. All credits are adapted from the liner notes of "Suffer Time". Musical personnel  Technical personnel