Reception
| Professional ratings | |
|---|---|
| Review scores | |
| Source | Rating |
| Allmusic | |
| Robert Christgau | B+ |
| City Pages | (favorable) |
| The Independent | |
| RapReviews | (7.5/10) |
| Rhapsody | (favorable) |
| Rolling Stone | |
| The Source | |
| Spin | (8/10) |
| Sputnikmusic | |
Although One Day... was better received by record buyers than the rapper's previous album, it was criticized by some longtime Common fans, mainly for its slightly more conventional production. Despite receiving generally favorable criticism, the album was a Billboard flop, like his previous album, Resurrection, which only sold 2,000 copies. One Day It'll All Make Sense only sold 250,000 copies. Some felt that producer No I.D.'s scaled down contribution was a factor in this. After the release of One Day..., Common would relocate to New York and begin working with the Soulquarians for his next studio effort, Like Water for Chocolate.
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