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So Close (Dina Carroll song)

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"So Close"
Single by Dina Carroll
from the album So Close
Released1992
Genre
Length3:53
Label
  • A&M
  • 1st Avenue Records
Songwriter(s)
  • Dina Carroll
  • Nigel Lowis
Producer(s)Nigel Lowis
Dina Carroll singles chronology
"Special Kind of Love"
(1992)
"So Close"
(1992)
"This Time"
(1993)
Music video
"So Close" on YouTube

"So Close" is a 1992 song by UK artist Dina Carroll. It is a ballad and was released as the third single from her album by the same name. Nigel Lowis produced the song and it peaked at number 20 in the UK Singles Chart. The music video sees Carroll performing in Apollo Theatre. It was directed by German feature film director and producer Marcus Nispel.[1]

Critical reception

Larry Flick from Billboard described the song as a "plush ballad". He wrote that Carroll's "rich and appealing alto is cushioned by soft keyboard lines and warm backing harmonies."[2] Pop Rescue said that Carroll's vocals "are so rich and warm whilst it gently plods along, but you can just tell that she’s building up to something wonderful in the chorus – and her vocals really don’t let you down."[3]

Track listing

12" single, UK (1992)
No.TitleLength
1."So Close" 
2."Why Did I Let You Go?" 
3."Ain't No Man" (Brothers in Rhythm Remix) 
4."Special Kind of Love" (A Kinda Love Mix) 
CD single, UK (1992)
No.TitleLength
1."So Close" (Radio Mix)3:53
2."Why Did I Let You Go?" (EP Edit)3:28
3."Ain't No Man"7:08
4."Special Kind of Love" (A Kinda Love Mix)6:40

Chart performance

Weekly charts

Chart (1992–93) Peak
position
Canada (RPM) 57
UK Singles (OCC)[4] 20
US Billboard Hot 100 95

References

  1. ^ "Dina Carroll: So Close (1992)". IMDb. Retrieved 3 February 2020.
  2. ^ "Single Reviews: New & Noteworthy" (PDF). Billboard. 9 January 1993. p. 72. Retrieved 3 February 2020.
  3. ^ "REVIEW: "SO CLOSE" BY DINA CARROLL (CD, 1993)". Pop Rescue. 19 June 2015. Retrieved 4 April 2020.
  4. ^ "Dina Carroll: Artist Chart History". Official Charts Company. Retrieved 3 February 2020.