Hooray! He's back. And with a "new sound" too. This is the first single off his forthcoming third LP which is often the point where pop stars go off the rails a bit, but not Howard. He's returned with a harder, slightly electro-ish "sound", and one of the best songs he's ever written; a big sweeping melody and a rhythm that thumps along happily. Really very good. (William Shaw, Smash Hits, September 24, 1986)
Another chap who's had a bit of time off recently but the rest doesn't seem to have done Howie much good. The programmed synths, brassy sounds and falsetto chorus vocals are still there but unlike uplifting ditties such as "Like To Get To Know You Well", the result this time round is rather limp and a bit depressing. 2/5 (Andrew Panos, No 1, September 27, 1986)
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