"There a few notable differences that set Years apart from most John Anderson albums. The album feels more like a singer-songwriter album with country accents than many of Anderson's flat-out country records, which often contained songs not written by Anderson. Years is also missing the flat-out funny songs and rock 'n' roll tunes that usually pop up once or twice on Anderson albums. However, these differences do nothing to detract from the depth and poignancy of Years. John Anderson delivers albums at his own measured pace these days, so we may not hear another studio effort for a while. But Years will sustain country music fans until John Anderson rolls into a studio once again"