So Close is the debut album by Britishsoul–dance singer Dina Carroll, released in January 1993 on the A&M label.[5] The album made its chart debut at #2 and remained in the top 20 of the UK Albums Chart for six months.[6] It was shortlisted for the 1993 Mercury Prize. It ended 1993 as the fourth-best-selling album of the year in the United Kingdom, and its success continued into 1994 as it remained in the top 20 for another three months and again rose to a peak of #2. It eventually sold 1.5 million copies and was the highest selling debut album by a British female singer in UK chart history, a record it held until 2001 when it was overtaken by Dido's No Angel.
Among the session musicians on the album are the Blues Brothers' horn section, Mariah Carey's bass player Anthony Jackson and Cissy Houston's New Hope Baptist Choir. On the album release, Music & Media wrote, "Here we have a real soul singer, as sophisticated and sensual as Lisa Stansfield, who fits both the trendy club scene as well as the plush surroundings of chic nightclubbing."[7]
Three tracks from So Close ("Ain't No Man", "Special Kind of Love" and "So Close") had already been Top 20 hits in the UK Singles Chart during 1992, before the album was released in January 1993. "This Time" and "Express" also became Top 30 hits after the release of the album; then towards the end of 1993 the ballad "Don't Be a Stranger" was released as a single and turned out to be the album's biggest seller, reaching #3 on the UK Singles Chart.
Track listingedit
All tracks composed by Dina Carroll and Nigel Lowis unless stated.
^ abJones, Alan (23 January 1993). "Market Preview: Mainstream - Albums — Pick of the Week" (PDF). Music Week. p. 25. Retrieved 29 January 2023. set of mediocre R&B songs.
^McCann, Ian (30 January 1993). "Long Play". NME. p. 31. Retrieved 4 May 2023.
^"Top 100 Albums 1993" (PDF). Music Week. 15 January 1994. p. 25. Retrieved 21 May 2022 – via World Radio History.
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This article needs additional citations for verification Please help improve this article by adding citations to reliable sources Unsourced material may be challenged and removed Find sources So Close album news newspapers books scholar JSTOR March 2010 Learn how and when to remove this template message So Close is the debut album by British soul dance singer Dina Carroll released in January 1993 on the A amp M label 5 The album made its chart debut at 2 and remained in the top 20 of the UK Albums Chart for six months 6 It was shortlisted for the 1993 Mercury Prize It ended 1993 as the fourth best selling album of the year in the United Kingdom and its success continued into 1994 as it remained in the top 20 for another three months and again rose to a peak of 2 It eventually sold 1 5 million copies and was the highest selling debut album by a British female singer in UK chart history a record it held until 2001 when it was overtaken by Dido s No Angel So CloseStudio album by Dina CarrollReleased18 January 1993GenreJazz pop 1 dance 2 R amp B 3 Length53 47LabelA amp MProducerNigel LowisDina Carroll chronologySo Close 1993 Only Human 1996 Singles from So Close Ain t No Man Released 29 June 1992 Special Kind of Love Released 28 September 1992 So Close Released 23 November 1992 This Time Released 15 February 1993 Express Released 3 May 1993 Don t Be a Stranger Released 4 October 1993Professional ratingsReview scoresSourceRatingAllMusic 1 Encyclopedia of Popular Music 2 Music Week 3 NME5 10 4 Among the session musicians on the album are the Blues Brothers horn section Mariah Carey s bass player Anthony Jackson and Cissy Houston s New Hope Baptist Choir On the album release Music amp Media wrote Here we have a real soul singer as sophisticated and sensual as Lisa Stansfield who fits both the trendy club scene as well as the plush surroundings of chic nightclubbing 7 Contents 1 Singles 2 Track listing 3 Personnel 3 1 Weekly charts 4 Year end charts 5 ReferencesSingles editThree tracks from So Close Ain t No Man Special Kind of Love and So Close had already been Top 20 hits in the UK Singles Chart during 1992 before the album was released in January 1993 This Time and Express also became Top 30 hits after the release of the album then towards the end of 1993 the ballad Don t Be a Stranger was released as a single and turned out to be the album s biggest seller reaching 3 on the UK Singles Chart Track listing editAll tracks composed by Dina Carroll and Nigel Lowis unless stated Special Kind of Love David Cole Robert Clivilles 4 42 Hold On 4 51 This Time 5 21 Falling 3 33 So Close 4 54 Ain t No Man 3 54 Express 4 34 Heaven Sent 3 46 You ll Never Know 5 56 Don t Be a Stranger Coral Gordon Geoff Gurd 4 22 Why Did I Let You Go 3 29 If I Knew You Then 4 18Personnel editArranged by strings Nigel Lowis tracks 3 9 Design Jeremy Pearce Drum programming CJ Mackintosh tracks 4 6 to 8 Nigel Lowis tracks 3 10 Engineer producer additional production Steve Boyer tracks 3 8 Guitar Nigel Lowis tracks 4 6 7 Keyboards Nigel Lowis tracks 3 4 6 7 10 Leader strings David Nadien tracks 3 8 Mixed by CJ Mackintosh tracks 2 4 6 7 9 Nigel Lowis tracks 2 4 to 7 9 10 Mixed by Assistant Howie B tracks 6 7 9 Niall Flynn tracks 4 7 10 11 Performer all instruments CJ Mackintosh tracks 2 9 Nigel Lowis tracks 2 5 9 Photography by Simon Fowler 2 Producer CJ Mackintosh tracks 2 9 Nigel Lowis tracks 2 to 12 Saxophone Jimmy Gallagher tracks 2 9 Written by Dina Carroll tracks 2 to 9 Nigel Lowis tracks 2 to 9 Weekly charts edit Chart 1993 94 PeakpositionDutch Albums Album Top 100 8 19German Albums Offizielle Top 100 9 69Scottish Albums OCC 10 10UK Albums OCC 11 2Year end charts edit1993 year end chart performance for So Close Chart 1993 RankUK Albums OCC 12 3References edit a b Sharon Mawer So Close at AllMusic Retrieved 10 March 2022 a b Larkin Colin 2006 The Encyclopedia of Popular Music Omnibus Press p 211 quote upbeat dance album So Close by British R amp B and dance diva Dina Carroll a b Jones Alan 23 January 1993 Market Preview Mainstream Albums Pick of the Week PDF Music Week p 25 Retrieved 29 January 2023 set of mediocre R amp B songs McCann Ian 30 January 1993 Long Play NME p 31 Retrieved 4 May 2023 Dina Carroll So Close Official Charts Company Official Charts Company Retrieved 17 March 2010 A amp M Tries To Break Carroll With First Album PDF Music amp Media 13 February 1993 p 10 Retrieved 21 February 2020 Dutchcharts nl Dina Carroll So Close in Dutch Hung Medien Retrieved 5 May 2021 Longplay Chartverfolgung at Musicline in German Musicline de Phononet GmbH Retrieved 5 May 2021 Official Scottish Albums Chart Top 100 Official Charts Company Retrieved 5 May 2021 Official Albums Chart Top 100 Official Charts Company Retrieved 5 May 2021 Top 100 Albums 1993 PDF Music Week 15 January 1994 p 25 Retrieved 21 May 2022 via World Radio History Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title So Close album amp oldid 1216122738, wikipedia, 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