[3] Speaking to International Musician and Recording World magazine in 1988, Ware said of Teddy Bear, Duke & Psycho: "This is the album that should have been made between Penthouse and Pavement and The Luxury Gap.

"[4] Comparing the album's greater use of synthesisers and sampling than the more organic Pleasure One (1986), Ware commented: "We decided that our strength lay in synthetic manipulation.

[5] Upon release, Music & Media commented: "After the lacklustre performance of their previous LP, Heaven 17 seem to have recovered some of the joie de vivre that made them so popular.

[The album is] a professional, sturdy collection of songs that mix funk and white soul with slick production work and the deep relaxed and very English vocals of Glenn Gregory.

[11] Dale Winnitowy of the Canadian Surrey Leader commented: "Full bodied production ties together glamorous soul and plenty of funky rumble-tumble rhythms.