Rick James - Hard To Get (Motown)

Mr James is a funk person who dresses like a Heavy Metalleer. This thumps along fairly monotonously while Ricky decides to pursue a member of the opposite sex. Whoever the young lady unfortunate enough to be the object of his infections is, I for one hope she gets away. (Dave Rimmer, Smash Hits, September 16, 1982)

If you're proud to be British you'll forget this so-called "star" who means as much here as a soggy chip...and 'Hard To Get' has as much impact. Weak voice, weak song and pathetic image, leave him to the Yanks. (Simon Hills, Record Mirror, September 18, 1982)