 Stephen Holden of The New York Times said that the album was " refreshing " , and that Collins was " adept " at setting a suspenseful or menacing mood . Holden described " Only You Know and I Know " as an " angry love song " that had some sampling of " Motown " style music mixed in . " In ' One More Night ' , Mr. Collins 's recent number @-@ one hit , a ticking snare drum injects a whisper of lurking fear into a song that suggests a sweeter , tenderer reprise of ' Against All Odds ' " , says Holden . Holden concluded by saying " On the surface , No Jacket Required , is an album bursting with soulful hooks and bright peppy tunes . But beneath its shiny exterior , Mr. Collins 's drums and his voice carry on a disjunctive , enigmatic dialogue between heart and mind , obsession and repression . " 
