Critical Reception
| Professional ratings | |
|---|---|
| Review scores | |
| Source | Rating |
| Allmusic | (Original) |
| Allmusic | (Reissue) |
| Blue Coupe | (Positive) |
| Entertainment.ie | |
Read My Lips received mixed reviews upon release. Toby Manning, writing for Q magazine, singled out "Take Me Home" and "Move This Mountain" as the album's highlights, but, overall, he thought that the record failed to live up to the standard set by the previous collaboration with Spiller. He also found that the album's music and the distinctive pronunciation of Ellis-Bextor's vocal delivery did not work to complimentary effect; "This former indie poppet explained away her leap into clubbing's sweaty embrace through Number 1 hit Groovejet's use of guitars. Strange then that Bextor has opted for an album of synthetic dance fluff. While the silky disco of Cher oldie "Take Me Home" is perfect for her, the vulgar thump of "Everything Falls Into Place" is deeply awkward. A voice that pronounces dance as "daahnce" simply doesn't belong in such clunking company."
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