So Close (album)

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So Close is the first album by British singer-songwriter Dina Carroll. It was released in January 1993 on the A&M label. It entered the charts at #2. The album eventually sold 1.5 million copies in the UK. So Close was nominated for the Mercury Prize as Album of the Year in 1993.

Track listing

• All tracks composed by Dina Carroll and Nigel Lowis unless stated.

1. "Special Kind of Love" (David Cole, Robert Clivillés) 4:42
2. "Hold On" 4:51
3. "This Time" 5:21
4. "Falling" 3:33
5. "So Close" 4:54
6. "Ain't No Man" 3:54
7. "Express" 4:34
8. "Heaven Sent" 3:46
9. "You'll Never Know" 5:56
10. "Don't Be a Stranger" (Coral Gordon, Geoff Gurd) 4:22
11. "Why Did I Let You Go?" 3:29
12. "If I Knew You Then" 4:18

Credits

Arranged 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)

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