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One Good Reason verified that Paul Carrack was a much better musician surrounded 
by others than he was by himself. Carrack's presence with Roxy Music, Squeeze, 
Nick Lowe, and Mike + the Mechanics was easily felt, and his beginnings with 
the '70s band Ace gave him his first crack at singing lead, which spawned their 
biggest hit, "How Long," in 1975. One Good Reason from 1987 reveals Carrack's 
songwriting prowess more than it does his ability to perform. The album's highlight, 
the number nine hit "Don't Shed a Tear," is bolstered by its subtle, laid-back 
groove with a start-and-stop tempo which comes across as unique to a certain 
extent, but from this point on, Carrack's songs seem to fade into a light-pop mist. 
"One Good Reason" managed to crack the Top 30 as the album's follow-up, but 
lacks the charisma of its predecessor. The songs are well-written lyrically, 
but they're dispensed rather halfheartedly from a musical standpoint, with 
Tim Renwick's guitar playing accentuating things from time to time. It's apparent 
in tracks like "Fire With Fire" and "Give Me a Chance" that Paul Carrack has reached 
the point of pop pedestrianism -- on this album, anyway... ( www.allmusic.com )