Why was Sheena Easton criticized?

 
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From there, however, EastonÕs career went into a brief decline. Never especially favored by music critics, Easton was blasted for her duet with country singer Kenny Rogers, a remake of rocker Bob SegerÕs ÒWeÕve Got Tonight.Ó Connelly, for instance, labeled her interpretation Òshrieking and insensitiveÓ ; it was, however, a popular success. And she had other hits, including ÒWhen He Shines,Ó and ÒYou Could Have Been With Me.Ó But in the mid-1980s, Easton decided to toughen her image and try for Òa harder sound,Ó as Connelly put it. She had difficulty, though, finding the right material, she confided to Connelly. ÒIt was like getting blood outof a stoneÉ. The great rock songs would go straight to [rock singer] Pat Benatar.Ó ...

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