"Dean Phelps walks the road of faith, and that faith informs his music and shines through it, but you'll never feel like he's preaching or trying to convince you to think a certain way. Phelps is an artist who simply is himself, and that sense of self shines through in his music." (Read entire review.)
"Dean Phelps plays his music in and around Indiana, but with the release of his third album, I can see no reason why Phelps' music couldn't be played at world wide venues, as this is one of the most beautiful and peaceful sounding albums I have heard in some time." (Read entire review.) (Visit the Maverick web site.)
"Dean Phelps naturally blends the sweet sound of Folk music with acoustical overture that will make you want to listen to Dean's music all day long." (Read the review and interview.)
"Dean Phelps has an inviting voice that draws you into his music and his guitar playing is crisp, clean, and drives the songs where they need to go." (Read the review.)
Jim Canales, host of The Acoustic Revival on WWSP 90FM, included If You Come Up Empty in his Best of 2009 programs.