“The record company’s ability to mount this type of community empowerment venture, while functioning essentially as a component of CBS's black music department, is an interesting contrast to the more traditional style of corporate control of lyrical content … The title song … implores listeners to participate in a physical clean up effort ‘because the ghetto is our home’. The titles of several of the other songs on the album convey the album’s broader thrust including, ‘Now Is the Time to Do It’, ‘Year of Decision’, ‘New Day, New World Comin’’, and ‘Save the Children’.” James A. Stewart: Message in the Music: Political Commentary in Black Popular Music from Rhythm and Blues to Early Hip Hop. In: Journal of African American History, vol. 90, 3, S. 196–225, 213–214. JSTOR:20063998
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„Our mother was extremely special,“ Kenny Gamble said. „She was the kindest person in our lives. More importantly, she was the inspiration for everything I have done in life, including creating the wonderful music that others have enjoyed around the world. As the matriarch of the family, she was a spiritual person who devoted her life as one of Jehovah’s Witnesses. Her kindness and peacefulness will never be forgotten.“ John F. Morrison: „Ruby Gamble, 96, mother of musician Kenneth Gamble“. Philly.com, 16. März 2012.