Joe's Night And Day was one of the revelations of last year, a pure distillation of black and white sophistication. This, the theme from the up-and-coming Mike's Murder movie, continues to explore Joe's fascination with wee small hours pop jazz. Jackson makes the most of his vocal strengths and leaves plenty of space for his fine group to toughen up the rhythm. Bound to break through in America again where Joe is now a celebrity. (Max Bell, No 1, August 13, 1983)
Much as I admire Joe's technique, craftsmanship and piano playing, I rarely like his records. Somehow they seem smugly cynical and this is no exception, with his voice too mid-Atlantic and the arrangement too contrived for success. (Johnny Black, Smash Hits, August 18, 1983)
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