At the end of the day genres and labels are insignificant when it comes to a man like Jackie Wilson.

Most purchases from business sellers are protected by the Consumer Contract Regulations 2013 which give you the right to cancel the purchase within 14 days after the day you receive the item. These songs are good fun, though they aren’t as revelatory or forward-thinking as ‘Body Party’ or the rest of 2013's Ciara, the best album she's made. Nolan Feeney of Time noted that "'Jackie' rivals 2013's self-titled quasi-comeback as Ciara's most consistent and self-assured record to date.Writing for Rolling Stone in August 1972, Stephen Holden said, "I've always liked Jackie DeShannon's singing — a gently throat-catching but never maudlin style — though on record after record her talent seemed too often to be thrown away on inferior songs with shlock arrangements. I Bet" was released as the official lead single from the album on January 26, 2015, in the United States.

In August 2014, Ciara posted on her Instagram account a photo of herself and American record producer Dr. Every song is needed, though I felt like ["I Bet"] really stood out because of the timing, with how I wanted to tell my story with my music. The singer also commented about the difference between Jackie and her other albums, stating: "I am so much more expressive and confident than I have ever been in my life.

She went on to premiere video snippets for the album's other tracks, "Give Me Love" and "One Woman Army (Intro)" in the following days. Lullaby" was labelled a "dance-friendly," [23] "old-school bass track," [24] that uses a metaphor "that's unbecoming of a new mom to put her new man to bed tonight. All Good" was named a " disco-lite" and bubblegum pop song, [23] [24] while "Only One" was considered a pop ballad. Idolator's Christina Lee echoed the same sentiment, stating: "Instead of expanding on how her life has changed, though, Jackie finds Ciara settling into her comfort zone.

In an accompanying essay, Gavin Edwards said Atlantic's repeated attempt to "take an accomplished pop chanteuse and let her make a lush Southern soul album" may not have had the commercial impact of Dusty in Memphis, "but it was almost as stunning.

In an interview for L'Uomo Vogue, Ciara revealed about the album: "It will be an authentic album, real.