Heaven 17 - Come Live With Me (Virgin)

George [Michael]: Some people said that Carol Kenyon's singing was only reason that "Temptation" got to Number Two. I would agree with them. This is not as original and it's really a return to the "clever" Heaven 17. Andrew [Ridgley]: Even more of a dirge than "Temptation". They've definitely gone way downhill since Penthouse And Pavement. That was energetic and lively; this is dross. (Wham!, Smash Hits, June 23, 1983)

What an extraordinary choice of single, After the sublime "Temptation" this begging letter from an older man to a younger girl seems far too reflective and lyrically top-heavy to strike a common chord. The B-side, a re-recorded "Let's All Make A Bomb", still sounds good. (Max Bell, No 1, June 18, 1983)

Despite the last hit, despite all the talk, here at last is the single that proves that Glenn and the boys aren't really in the big League at all. It's a fine idea (as usual) but one that gets lost entirely with some incredibly clumsy phrasing and unnecessary frippery. A miss is as good as a smile and Heaven 17 make me laugh. (John Shearlaw, Record Mirror, June 18, 1983)

Heaven 17 - Let Me Go (Virgin)

Clever and well-crafted as one might expect, and utterly unmemorable. A briefcase in the hand is considerably less attractive than a heart worn on the sleeve. More profitable too, these days - ask Boy George. (Sunie, Record Mirror, October 23, 1982)

On first play this doesn't get through, giving the impression that someone's read a book about dance music and decided to give it a whirl. But after a while a subtle insistence is revealed (this is beginning to sound like the very book), at its most potent on the twelve inch version where the interplay between Glenn Gregory's grave baritone and a nifty bass line starts to strike sparks. (Please ignore the above pretentious rubbish and give it a listen.) (David Hepworth, Smash Hits, October 28, 1982)