He complimented the singer as "a gifted, dynamic and quite flexible vocalist who evens lifts some of the Heavies' mediocre material out of the darkness.

"[4] Another editor, Gil L. Robertson IV, named it a "standout track" from the Excursions: Remixes & Rare Grooves album.

[7] Chuck Campbell from Knoxville News Sentinel remarked that on the "hook-oriented" track, "the rich-voiced Davenport is the centerpiece around which bandmates Simon Bartholomew, Andrew Levy and Jan Kincaid swirl inviting music".

[9] Ralph Tee from Music Week's RM Dance Update felt the group "are back in fine form on this extremely appealing new two step soul shuffler.

The group's only version is naturally of acoustic orientation, with real drumming, keyboards and horns gelling very nicely on this soulful outing".