Editing Can't Help Falling in Love (section)

===Critical reception===
In his review, Rovi Staff from [[AllMusic]] noted that "carried by the hit 'Can't Help Falling in Love', ''Promises and Lies'' finishes UB40's transition from a reggae band to an [[Adult contemporary music|adult-contemporary]] band that plays [[Reggae fusion|reggae-pop]]."<ref name="allmusic"/> Another AllMusic editor, David Jeffries, said the song represents "the ultra-slick, easy to swallow side of the band".<ref>{{cite web|first= David |last= Jeffries |title= UB40 – ''Greatest Hits'' |publisher= [[AllMusic]] |access-date= November 9, 2020 |url= https://www.allmusic.com/album/greatest-hits-mw0000797355}}</ref> [[Larry Flick]] from ''[[Billboard (magazine)|Billboard]]'' magazine wrote, "U.K. [[dancehall]] stars indulge in Elvis Presley memories on this first single from the soundtrack to [[Sharon Stone]]'s new movie, ''Sliver''." He added that it "has a pillowy, midtempo pace that dabbles in island beats and radio-conscious [[funk]]. Brassy horns are a jolting, though ultimately pleasing, element in the arrangement. A fun respite from usual top 40 fare."<ref name="larryflick"/>

Marisa Fox from ''[[Entertainment Weekly]]'' said the song is "this album's equivalent" of their earlier version of [[Neil Diamond]]'s "[[Red Red Wine]]", noting that the band "revitalize" it. She also noted that "they try some snappy new production tricks", like the "full-blown orchestrations" on the song, adding that "those kinds of enhancements only make the blend that much more infectious."<ref>{{cite magazine|first= Marisa |last= Fox |title= Promises and Lies |magazine= [[Entertainment Weekly]] |date= July 30, 1993 |access-date= November 11, 2020 |url= https://ew.com/article/1993/07/30/promises-and-lies/}}</ref> In his weekly UK chart commentary, [[James Masterton]] wrote that "this was a hit almost before it had even been released."<ref>{{cite web|last=Masterton|first=James|title=Week Ending May 22nd 1993|url=https://chart-watch.uk/archives/1993/week-ending-may-22nd-1993|website=Chart Watch UK|date=May 16, 1993|accessdate=September 11, 2021|author-link=James Masterton}}</ref> Pan-European magazine ''[[Music & Media]]'' complimented it as a "reggae remake that sounds like the sun will never stop shining."<ref>{{cite magazine|url=https://worldradiohistory.com/UK/Music-and-Media/90s/1993/MM-1993-05-22.pdf|title=New Releases: Singles|magazine=[[Music & Media]]|volume=10|issue=21|date=May 22, 1993|page=19|accessdate=October 24, 2021}}</ref> Alan Jones from ''[[Music Week]]'' described it as a "predictable ramble through the Elvis Presley/[[Andy Williams]]/[[The Stylistics|Stylistics]] perennial".<ref>{{cite magazine|first= Alan |last= Jones |title= Market Preview: Mainstream - Singles |magazine= Music Week |date= May 15, 1993 |page= 10 |access-date= March 26, 2021 |url= https://worldradiohistory.com/UK/Music-Week/1993/Music-Week-1993-05-15.pdf}}</ref> ''[[People (magazine)|People]]'' magazine called it a "Rasta-Lite" version.<ref>{{cite magazine|url= https://people.com/archive/picks-and-pans-review-promises-and-lies-vol-40-no-11/ |title= Picks and Pans Review: Promises and Lies |magazine= [[People (magazine)|People]] |date= September 13, 1993 |access-date= November 13, 2020}}</ref>