So Close (album)

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 won the Mercury Prize as Album of the Year in 1996.

So Close
Studio album by Dina Carroll
Released	January 1993
Genre	Dance R&B soul
Length	53:47
Label	A&M
Producer	Nigel Lowis
Dina Carroll chronology
So Close (1993) Only Human (1996)
Singles from So Close
"Ain't No Man" Released: 1992 "Special Kind of Love" Released: 1992 "So Close" Released: 1992 "This Time" Released: 1993 "Express" Released: 1993 "Don't Be a Stranger" Released: 1993

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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)