THE POLICE

The Police | Every little Thing She Does Is Magic | A&M | 1981

A-Side: Every Little Thing She Does Is Magic
B-Side: Flexible Strategies

Record label: A&M AMS 8174
Producer: Hugh Padgham & The Police

Released: 16/10/81
Purchased: 01/02/82

The Police | Every little Thing She Does Is Magic | A&M | 1981 | The bare-chested philosopher and his blond bookends follow up the dismal “Invisible Sun” with a calypso-ish effort, catchy enough but still falling well short of “Walking On The Moon” quality. A monster hit no doubt, but it doesn’t live up to the promise of it’s title, which sounds exactly like an old Motown line. (Record Mirror, 24/10/81)

Knew it was too good to last. With “Invisible Sun” I found myself stopping to listen to The Police for the first time – the first suggestion of depth and mystery. Here, though, everything’s back to boring old normal: all clatter, clatter and eeyo-oh-woh. God but it grates. (NME, 24/10/81)

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