Nik Kershaw - Human Racing (MCA)

You shouldn't be embarrassed by your fans - ever. Surely it's better to be David Cassidy than Billy Joel. This is pure cocktail party music, uncannily like Mr Joel (who, it must be said, wrote "Say Goodbye To Hollywood", which I love). Still I suppose it is a good career move. (Bobby Bluebell, Smash Hits, August 30, 1984)

This is really bizarre. I understand that Kershaw is inordinately popular these days in spite of the dull, workmanlike nature of his 'art'. I understand that this is the title track from his LP. I understand that it was obviously time for a ballad after his three boppety-bop hits, to show that he's a mature, sensitive guy and not just a scream object.
What I don't understand is why the heck he sings the whole number in a fake Stevie Wonder voice! Excellent impersonation though - [Mike] Yarwood look out. This boy is a real all-rounder. (Sunie, No 1, September 1, 1984)