David Bowie - When The Wind Blows (Virgin)

Taken from the forthcoming film soundtrack of When The Wind Blows (which also features Hugh Cornwell, Paul Hardcastle, Genesis and Squeeze) Bowie's vocal performance is at his usual high peak. Why he should suddenly get the urge to sing on every available soundtrack remains a bit of a mystery to me though. But then again, this is pleasant enough, although not exactly what you might call potential chart material. Be interesting to see how it fares. (Anna Martin, No 1, November 1, 1986)

"Bowie" has become very accessible over the past few years, hasn't he? It seems that nowadays he'll do a duo with any doddery old pop star or write a soundtrack for or "star" in more or less any old film that comes along. I wonder if people still see him as a "style guru" and search through his lyrics for hidden meanings? Probably not. But having said that, "When The Wind Blows", from the soundtrack of an excellent animated film about a nuclear war which is based on the book of the same name, is rather grand and has a nice "classical" feel to it. Well! (Simon Mills, Smash Hits, October 22, 1986)