In 2007, The Guardian included Breaking Point in their list of "1000 Albums to Hear Before You Die," with the caption: "Central Line, like their Brit-soul compatriots Hi-Tension and Light of the World, were trying to make slick synth-funk in the vein of Herbie Hancock or Quincy Jones, but anthems such as 'Walking Into Sunshine' constantly betray their Englishness, with a pleasingly punky, clunky brand of funk and a raw dub sensibility." In 2014, the newspaper included "Walking Into Sunshine" in its list "Britfunk: 10 of the best", with contributor Lester calling it "a new high in terms of a British version of American post-disco slickness" and highlighting its "sonic immaculacy and gorgeous escapist yearning." In a review for Uncut of Central Line's The Collection (2003), Marcello Carlin said that "Walking Into Sunshine" earned the band "immortality" and wrote that the compilation made "noticeable how much better" the material from Breaking Point was to the group's later work, describing "That's No Way to Treat My Love" and "Don't Tell Me" as "US funk-rivalling highlights."
