BBC Radio 1 disc jockey Chris Goldfinger picked "Night Nurse" as one of his favourites in 1996, adding, "Gregory has a unique voice and singing style.

[9] Gene Armstrong from Arizona Daily Star described the cover as "a hip-hop interpration", "with heady strings striating the percolating reggae riddims.

[11] Larry Flick from Billboard wrote that he "presents a great rendition of Gregory Isaacs' gem [...], the first single from Sly & Robbie's latest set, Friends."

He added, "Still steeped in Isaacs' vivid lyrical imagery (the track still plays like a classic love story that never made it to the screen), the song will be opened up to newer, younger audiences by Hucknall's pop influence.

"[12] Pan-European magazine Music & Media commented, "Although the production is very much a state of the art high tech job, they have managed to retain the rootsy feel that made the original so great in the first place.