The Metro song "Criminal World", co-written by Godwin, was banned by the BBC on its initial release in 1977 due to bisexual overtones.
[1] Six years later, David Bowie covered "Criminal World" on his best-selling album, Let's Dance.
[3] In 1982, Godwin's "Images of Heaven"[4] became a "cult favorite on New Wave radio stations".
[6] Godwin's 1983 solo studio album, Correspondence[5] was issued by Polydor Records.
In 1998, a number of his songs from his time with the band Metro, his early 1980s solo work, and a couple of new songs were released on CD titled Images of Heaven: The Best of Peter Godwin, released on Oglio Records.