A driving drum and the strum of an acoustic guitar sets the mood for this well-rounded single. It bursts into action with hefty vocals and a catchy chorus with a dash of orchestral sounding strings to keep it flowing along. Although a basic rock formula has been followed there are unusual touches in the lyrics and arrangement that give "Where Angels Cry" a newish sound. (Paige Kilponen, No.1, June 28, 1986)
Tracie Young used to be just "Tracie", a young thing nurtured into teenage semi-stardom by the benevolent "uncle" Paul Weller, but here she is with a much lower (and much improved) voice, singing a pretty reasonable, sprightly chartbound type "number". Not bad, not bad. (Duncan Wright, Smash Hits, June 18, 1986)
