The AllMusic reviewer summed it up nicely when he described the album as a no-holds-barred frontal assault on cultural and aesthetic propriety.
Hughesy's assessment: With fifty years worth of hindsight, the Velvets' second album might not seem quite so shocking, but mileages will continue to vary between listeners from track to track. Still, undeniably Significant.
Track listing: White Light/White Heat; The Gift; Lady Godiva's Operation; Here She Comes Now; I Heard Her Call My Name; Sister Ray
45th Anniversary Deluxe Edition disc one bonus tracks (stereo versions): I Heard Her Call My Name (Alternate Take); Guess I'm Falling In Love (Instrumental Version, new mix); Temptation Inside Your Heart (Original Mix); Stephanie Says (Original Mix); Hey Mr. Rain (Version One, new mix), Hey Mr. Rain (Version Two); Beginning to See the Light (Previously Unreleased Early Version)
45th Anniversary Deluxe Edition disc two (mono versions): White Light/White Heat; The Gift; Lady Godiva's Operation; Here She Comes Now; I Heard Her Call My Name; Sister Ray; White Light/White Heat (Mono Single Mix); Here She Comes Now (Mono Single Mix); The Gift (Vocal Version); The Gift (Instrumental Version)
45th Anniversary Deluxe Edition disc three: Live at the Gymnasium, New York City, 30 April 1967: Booker T; I'm Not a Young Man Anymore; Guess I'm Falling in Love; I'm Waiting for My Man; Run Run Run; Sister Ray; The Gift
Highlights: White Light/White Heat; Here She Comes Now; I Heard Her Call My Name;
Worthwhile: Guess I'm Falling In Love; Temptation Inside Your Heart; Stephanie Says; Hey Mr. Rain; Beginning to See the Light
Solid: Booker T; I'm Not a Young Man Anymore;
Approach with caution: The Gift; Lady Godiva's Operation; Sister Ray