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Jaki Graham Jacqueline Graham (born 15 September 1956) is a British singer-songwriter. Following her hit version of "Could It Be I'm Falling in Love" with David Grant in 1985, Graham scored a further five UK top 20 hits over a two-year period. In 1994, her ...

, released as the third and final single from her 1994 album, ''Real Life'', on 26 June 1995. It was a club hit, peaking at number 3 on the US ''

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chart, with 13 weeks within the chart. Additionally, it charted in Australia and the UK, peaking at number 54 and 69, but was a bigger hit on the

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, reaching number 31. A

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was also made to accompany the song.

Critical reception

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from ''

'' wrote that Graham "follows her smashing cover of "

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" with a sultry R&B original that has been tweaked for clubland consumption by the reliably creative Teri Bristol and

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. In their hands, Graham sashays inside a lush

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context with the finesse that befits her seasoned career. Do not ignore the song's album version, which kicks an old-school

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vibe." Tim Jeffery from ''

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s ''RM'' Dance Update commented, "I know what you're thinking – 'Not another attempt by Jaki to get in on the pop garage act' – and you're partly right. The house mixes are cheesy and cliched with predictable piano breaks and all the rest, but the original swinging funky version is really very good, with an old-school feel that suits Graham's voice far better than the House versions. With midtempo swing tracks regularly hitting the charts now maybe she's finally found her niche again."

Track listing

Charts

Release history

References

External links

Jaki Graham on Discogs
{{DEFAULTSORT:Absolute e sensual 1995 singles 1995 songs Avex Group singles British house music songs Songs written by Andrew Klippel