Balancing these opinions was Mark Hooper of "The Rough Guide to Rock" who wrote that the album is "every bit as accomplished as its predecessor". Kellman's review praises the production work of Stephen Hague and calls the album "a defining Euro-dance record of the latter half of the '80s". Walter credits Cole's "rickety–tickety synthesizers" and "tingly keyboards" along with Somerville's "squeals" and "whoops" as strengths of the album but bemoans the lack of cohesion of the album's side two compared to its first half. UK  US