In 1999, a new version of "Apparently Nothin'" was released with Anderson and British acid jazz and funk group The Brand New Heavies, peaking at number 32 in the UK.

[5] Martin Johnson from Chicago Reader felt her "piercing vocals" were igniting the track, naming it "perhaps the best bit of pop social commentary so far this decade.

"[8] Pan-European magazine Music & Media said that Anderson's lead vocals are "pure soul delight", as illustrated on "Apparently Nothin'".

[9] Davydd Chong from Music Week's RM Dance Update called it a "mind-numbingly brilliant track", "uplifting, inspirational and funky".

"[12] Another editor, Stephen Dalton, said that "the Disciples are mixin' that '60s soul-funk sound with tough, clean, bang-up-to-date production and creatin' modern R&B in the process.

[14] Phil Cheeseman from Record Mirror wrote, "All very mid-Eighties warehouse jams this kind of low-slung funk, but there's something very sexy about this and Carleen Anderson's vocal is superb, suggesting that the Disciples could be on to something here.

[18] In 1994, the magazine featured the track in their list of "Top ten vibin' modern soul-jazz masterstrokes that every 'face' should own", writing, "The day Talkin' Loud came good.

A spindly funky thing, it married a deep-seated sense of black history with impeccable pop suss, and provided the launchpad for the slightly less-than-spectacular solo career of Carleen Anderson.

"[20] Josh Strauss from The Guardian wrote in 2013, "My memory of this song is sitting in very long car journeys to Cumbria or the south of France with only my Game Boy and my stepdad's cassette tapes for entertainment.

Whilst some tapes compelled me to plug in my headphones and focus on the endlessly repetitive, but strangely hypnotic theme tune from Tetris, "Apparently Nothin'" always got me jumping up and down in the back seat and drumming on the driver's headrest; much to the annoyance of my parents.