Closer than Close (album)

Closer than Close is the fourth album by American singer Rosie Gaines, released on June 13, 1995. The album's title track was remixed and released as a single in 1997, reaching number four on the UK Singles Chart. "I Want U" was also released as a single, reaching number 70 in the UK.[5] Prince provides backing vocals on the track "My Tender Heart".

Closer than Close
Studio album by
Rosie Gaines
ReleasedJune 13, 1995
Recorded1995
Length65:41 (U.S. version)
LabelMotown Records
ProducerRosie Gaines, Francis Jules
Rosie Gaines chronology
Try Me
(1994)		 Closer than Close
(1995)		 Arrival
(1997)
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic
Cash Box(mixed)[1]
Entertainment WeeklyB+[2]
Music Week[3]
Muzik[4]

Track listing

All tracks composed by Rosie Gaines, Francis Jules and Dana Bailey; except where indicated

American edition
  1. "I Want U (Inner City Blue)" (Earth Mama Version) (Prince, Rosie Gaines) – 6:34
  2. "Are You Ready" – 5:49
  3. "Closer than Close" – 5:09
  4. "Googaga" – 3:55
  5. "Turn Your Lights Down Low" (Bob Marley) – 4:29
  6. "My Tender Heart" (Prince, Rosie Gaines) – 5:10
  7. "I Almost Lost You" – 2:37
  8. "Slowman" – 5:33
  9. "Can You Handle It" – 5:13
  10. "Concrete Jungle" (Bob Marley) – 7:48
  11. "Get the Ghetto off Your Mind" – 5:52
  12. "December 25th" – 3:56
  13. "I Want U" (Purple Version) – 3:36
  • Notes: Tracks 4-7 and 11 are reworked versions from the then-unreleased album Concrete Jungle.

International version

  1. "I Want U" (Purple Version) – 3:36
  2. "Are You Ready" – 5:49
  3. "Closer than Close" – 5:09
  4. "Googaga" – 3:55
  5. "Ooh La La" - 4:41
  6. "Turn Your Lights Down Low" - 4:29
  7. "My Tender Heart" - 5:10
  8. "I Almost Lost You" - 2:37
  9. "Slowman" - 5:33
  10. "Can You Handle It" - :13
  11. "Concrete Jungle" - 7:48
  12. "Get the Ghetto off Your Mind" - 5:52
  13. "December 25" - 3:56
  14. "Bubbly World" (bonus track) - 5:05
  15. "Do What U Wanna Do" (bonus track) - 3:11

References
  1. Robertson IV, Gil L. (3 June 1995). "Urban" (PDF). Cash Box. p. 11. Retrieved 7 November 2022.
  2. Ehrlich, Dimitri (9 June 1995). "Closer Than Close". Entertainment Weekly.
  3. "Reviews: Albums" (PDF). Music Week. 4 November 1995. p. 32. Retrieved 16 May 2021.
  4. Springer, Jacqueline (January 1996). "Rosie Gaines: Closer Than Close" (PDF). Muzik. No. 8. p. 90. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2 April 2022. Retrieved 14 July 2022.
  5. "ROSIE GAINES - full Official Chart History - Official Charts Company". www.officialcharts.com. Retrieved 7 December 2017.
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