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Dina Carroll Geraldine Carroll (born 21 August 1968) is an English singer. She had a string of hits during the 1990s, including the UK top ten singles, " It's Too Late" (1991), " Don't Be a Stranger" (1993), "The Perfect Year", (1993), and "Escaping" (1996 ...

, released as the fifth single from her first album, '' So Close'', in May 1993. The song was a chart success in the United Kingdom, peaking at number 12 on the

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. On the

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, it reached number 44 in June 1993.

Critical reception

Jon O'Brien from

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noted the "

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" of the song. Pan-European magazine ''

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'' commented that Carroll "uses the Bowie trick of implementing a weird noise just beyond the irritation factor. Very Dina-mic

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stuff." Alan Jones from ''

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'' gave it three out of five, noting that she "vamps it up on this pop/

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confection, one of the lesser tracks from her outstanding debut album ''So Close''." James Hamilton from the magazine's ''RM'' Dance Update called it a "choppy jiggler". Pop Rescue said that the singer's vocals are "whispery, sometimes sultry". Phil Shanklin of ReviewsRevues stated that it "is unlike anything else on the album. A funky track with a honking sax – Dina comes off like a one-woman

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in this club stomper." Adam Higginbotham from '' Select'' described it as "solid, tastefully-cut

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bleeding subtly into brisk

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beats" and added that it is "careful funky". Another editor, Rupert Howe complimented the song's "aspiration towards funkiness".

Track listing

Personnel

* Design – Jeremy Pearce * Mixing – CJ Mackintosh (tracks 1, 2, 4) * Photography –

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* Production, original mix – Nigel Lowis (tracks 1, 2, 4)

Charts

References

External links

* {{authority control Dina Carroll songs 1993 singles 1993 songs A&M Records singles Songs written by Nigel Lowis Songs written by Dina Carroll