Alison Moyet - All Cried Out (CBS)

A lady whose undoubted vocal talent will help her outlast the more short-lived careers of other less gifted artists. My Radio 1 colleague Andy Peebles would rather wrestle with five hundred whirling dervishes than lose his copy of this record. Big hit, natural voice. No cosmetics needed. (DJ Mike Read, Smash Hits, October 11, 1984)

"All Cried Out" is the best of a poor bunch of solo singles. Over a smoothly winding Imagination type backing (Swain and Jolley produce) Alf offers a perfunctory plea of passion that says more about her vocal coach than her state of mind. (Jim Reid, Record Mirror, October 6, 1984)

In no way am I the first to rave about this exquisite voice, nor, I suspect, shall I be the last. But I wouldn't let the voice distract me from the song. "Love Resurrection" was magnificent, perhaps the best song of 1984 ("Two Tribes" just scrapes best single) - and "All Cried Out" follows up that epic with ease. Alison Moyet not only has a great voice, she's also some songwriter. And the best may yet be to come. (Paul Bursche, No 1, October 6, 1984)