Is This What You Want? superstar backing musicians, saying, "they're always talkin' about who's on the album and not the album itself." Writing in "ZigZag" in July 1974, Andy Childs advised the magazine's readers: "it's worth its weight in gold, so if it's absent from your collection, add it to your shopping list of second-hand records." Greenfield and Childs both recognised Harrison's "Sour Milk Sea" as a highlight of the album. Richie Unterberger of AllMusic offers a less favourable opinion of "Is This What You Want?", describing Lomax as "a passable but unarresting singer and songwriter". Unterberger identifies the best moments as the "Beatlesque" songs
Suffer the Children (song) picture sleeve. Featuring the same formats and track listings as the original 1981 release, the single was moderately successful, barely missing the UK Top 50. No music video was produced for the song. All three original single variations of "Suffer the Children" (plus "Wino") remained unreleased on compact disc until the 30th anniversary reissue of "The Hurting" in 2013. 7": Mercury / IDEA1 (United Kingdom) 12": Mercury / IDEA12 (United Kingdom) Having often cited Tears for Fears as an influence in interviews, British synthpop act La Roux incorporated "Suffer the Children" into their mix compilation "Sidetracked" in 2010. Suffer the