how well was the album received?
It reached the record charts in the Netherlands, Sweden, and New Zealand and was well received by contemporary critics
Rhythm Killers
 It reached the record charts in the Netherlands, Sweden, and New Zealand, where it reached its highest overall position at number 12 and charted for eight weeks. In the United Kingdom, it spent five weeks on the albums chart, peaking at number 35. It did not chart in the United States. The album's lead single, "Boops (Here to Go)", reached number 22 on the US "Billboard" Dance Club Play Singles. It was a hit in the UK, where it charted for 11 weeks and reached number 12 on the UK Singles Chart. The song was later sampled on Robbie Williams' 2006 song "Rudebox". "Fire", the second single, peaked at number 14 in New Zealand, where it charted for nine weeks. It also peaked at number 60 and charted for four weeks in the UK.

"Rhythm Killers" was well received by contemporary critics.
what is rhythm killers? An album by Jamaican musical duo Sly and Robbie what is the musical style? Predominantly funk and dance-oriented but it also features hip hop, hard rock, worldbeat and downtown music what form is the former? A rhythmic, danceable form of music with a mixture of soul, jazz, and rhythm and blues (R&B)
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Rhythm Killers [SEP] Release and reception
The song was later sampled on Robbie Williams' 2006 song "Rudebox". "Fire", the second single, peaked at number 14 in New Zealand, where it charted for nine weeks. It also peaked at number 60 and charted for four weeks in the UK. "Rhythm Killers" was well received by contemporary critics. In a review for "The Philadelphia Inquirer", Ken Tucker remarked that having mastered reggae, Sly and Robbie proved they could perform funk music just as well. Steve Hochman from the "Los Angeles Times" hailed it as one of 1987's best records from any genre because of how Sly and Robbie drew on the funk's past 20 years, "from Sly & the Family Stone through George Clinton, along the way throwing in reggae, rap and even a bit of Rossini." In "Rolling Stone", Gavin Edwards called it "a thirty-five-minute dance party full of surprises and strange noises", writing that it "sounds like the Great Missing DJ Set—albeit one played by live musicians with perfect telepathy." "i-D" magazine's Simon Witter said it was the most entertaining and exceptionally conceived dance album of the year, while Garland from "Stereo Review" called it one of the best dance records in some time because the duo's creative yet accessible urban dance music showed how to combine the best parts of older music with contemporary recording techniques.