Up All Night was appreciated for its combination of melodic song craft and catchy , pop-oriented material , and received flattering reviews .
The album received generally favourable reviews from contemporary music critics , many of whom appreciated the album 's combination of melodic song craft and catchy , pop-oriented material that , while slickly produced , avoided the commercial cynicism and adult contemporary posturing of some of their '80s and '90s forebears .
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