UB40 - All I Want To Do (DEP International)

Mein Gott! Never have UB40 sounded so forceful! Without losing sight of the fact that it's the tune that counts, they've cranked up the clattering drums and encased the reggae in a big, bold, brassy arrangement that nothing short of a Sherman tank will stop. You even get the lyrics on the sleeve so you can make out what Ali "I sang that without moving my lips" Campbell is slurring on about (i.e. escaping the drudgery of work for an island in the sun with the loved one). Perfectly splendid stuff and Runner Up Single Of The Fortnight. (Ian Cranna, Smash Hits, September 10, 1986)

If they wallowed, UB40's tales of life's sweet injustices would be unbearable. Instead they splash on the water-colours and you come out wondering what you were fussing about. "All I Want To Do" is as chirrupy as the robin at the end of Perkins' garden. 4/5 (Paul Simper, No 1, September 20, 1986)

This is real Max Bygraves' reggae, singalongadreadlock. Strange band UB40, they either move me close to tears with the emotion in their singles, or leave me untouched. This waxing, which seems to have been rushed out while the taste of "Sing Our Own Song" still lingers, falls into the latter category. Just another track I'm afraid. (Robin Smith, Record Mirror, September 20, 1986)