Tracie - (I Love You) When You Sleep (Respond)

Tracie has a nice voice but still not much clue about using it. Here she skips untroubled through an Elvis Costello song (written for her) when some of that much talked about (and much devalued) Soul is called for. If the record company really are delaying the album for a hit then they're in for a long wait. (Ian Cranna, Smash Hits, May 24, 1984)

As Tracie's last single "Soul's On Fire" turned out to be a bit of a damp squib, this is quite an important release for the Chelmsford singer. There should be no problem getting this one into the charts though - it's a gentle, simple, almost lullaby-like song penned by Elvis Costello. Her voice has improved greatly over the past year, and the tremulous quality is used to great effect in a way that puts me in mind of Mary Hopkins. Ah, those were the days. (Karen Swayne, No 1, May 26, 1984)