Village Voice critic Robert Christgau felt "Radios in Motion", "Statue of Liberty" and "This Is Pop" were aimed squarely at the American market, and that Partridge failed on the latter because "radio programmers resent anyone telling them their business." Conversely, he opined that Colin Moulding's songs were "aimed at bored Yes fans, which is why he missed—the lad doesn't know that Yes fans like being bored."
White Music achieved modest success, charting in the Top 40 on the UK album charts, although its singles failed to chart.
Track listing
- CD issues prior to 2001 placed the bonus tracks between the original sides one and two of the album.
- Original release information for bonus tracks sourced from Chalkhills and Children (1992), by Chris Twomey, except where noted.
Personnel
XTC
- Andy Partridge – guitar, harmonica, vocals
- Colin Moulding – bass guitar, vocals
- Barry Andrews – piano, organ
- Terry Chambers – drums
Technical
- John Leckie – producer, engineer
- Alan "Jaffa" Douglas – tape operator
- Dennis Morris – photography