Catch as Catch Can (album)

But the sound was unique to the single; the rest of the album continued the electronic theme that was introduced on Select.

In later years, this release became a much sought-after item among Kim Wilde fans, who often paid more than $100 to get their hands on a copy.

Jessi McGuire of Record Mirror found that the album contained "something for everyone" and praised Ricky Wilde for "showing a constantly changing style" in his songwriting, while comparing Kim's "young and snotty" voice to Michael Jackson's on songs such as the "hot and funky" "Back Street Joe".

[3] McGuire was less receptive to the song "Sparks", which was described as coming "dangerously close to sounding like good old Cliff (National Pop Institution) Richard himself".

[3] In a negative review, Josephine Hocking of Smash Hits described Wilde's voice as "pretty-but-slight" and panned the album's songs as "a mass of uninspired synth patterns and plodding arrangements.