Critical reception

CM Wilcox of The 9513 gave the album 3.5 stars out of 5. He referred to the material on the album as "consistent" but states that the album takes few chances. He writes, "it’s just very good, expertly-sung contemporary country that manages to satisfy even as it refuses to challenge convention or try anything especially new–such music certainly has its place."

Album

Chart (2008)	Peak position
U.S. Top Country Albums	7
U.S. Billboard 200 Billboard 200 The Billboard 200 is a ranking of the 200 highest-selling music albums and EPs in the United States, published weekly by Billboard magazine. It is frequently used to convey the popularity of an artist or groups of artists...	34

Singles

Year	Single	Peak chart positions
		US Country Hot Country Songs Hot Country Songs is a chart published weekly by Billboard magazine in the United States.This 60-position chart lists the most popular country music songs, calculated weekly mostly by airplay and occasionally commercial sales...	US Billboard Hot 100 The Billboard Hot 100 is the United States music industry standard singles popularity chart issued weekly by Billboard magazine. Chart rankings are based on radio play and sales; the tracking-week for sales begins on Monday and ends on Sunday, while the radio play tracking-week runs from Wednesday...	CAN Canadian Hot 100 The Canadian Hot 100 is a music singles popularity chart issued weekly by Billboard magazine which ranks songs in Canada. The chart debuted in the Billboard issue dated June 16, 2007 and was made available for the first time via their online services on June 7, 2007...
2008	"She Wouldn't Be Gone She Wouldn't Be Gone "She Wouldn't Be Gone" is the title of a song written by Jennifer Adan and Corey Batten, and recorded by American singer Blake Shelton. It is his fourteenth single, and the first release from his fifth studio album, Startin' Fires, which was released on November 18, 2008... "	1	43	70
2009	"I'll Just Hold On I'll Just Hold On "I'll Just Hold On" is the title of a country music song written by Ben Hayslip, Troy Olsen, and Bryant Simpson. It was recorded by American singer Blake Shelton on his fifth studio album, Startin' Fires... "	8	76	—
"—" denotes releases that did not chart

Release history

Region	Date
United States United States The United States of America is a federal constitutional republic comprising fifty states and a federal district...	November 18, 2008