"You Little Thief" also became a top 10 hit in the UK Singles Chart, reaching No.

[5] The album was produced by Dave Stewart of the Eurythmics who Sharkey had met in an elevator seven years previously.

"[6] Spin said, "Feargal Sharkey features a few great songs, though none of them were composed by Sharkey and Stewart: The three stand-out tracks were written by Chrissie Hynde, Bobby Womack, and Maria McKee of Lone Justice.

"[6] Armond White said, "Packaging a singer this odd requires a certain degree of Top-40 costuming, and Stewart is the Bob Mackie of producers.

His familiar, eager imitation of any known style slips unavoidably into parody.