„ it had more heart, ambition, and nerve,“; „he aimed for more ambitious lyrics, themes, sounds, and productions“ Stephen Thomas Erlewine: Paul McCartney: Flowers in the Dirt. Review. allmusic.com.
„welcome, if not wholly fantastic, return from the ‚fabbest‘ of the Fab Four.“ David Silverman: Paul Is Back – Well, Almost. In: Chicago Tribune, 11. Juni 189.
Anthony DeCurtis: Paul McCartney: Flowers in the Dirt. In: Rolling Stone, 29. Juni 1989 (online).
„that two master songwriters are at work, drawing on their complementary strengths and operating at the peak of their powers.“ Anthony DeCurtis: Paul McCartney: Flowers in the Dirt. In: Rolling Stone, 29. Juni 1989 (online).
