"Falling" is a song by British singer-songwriter

Cathy Dennis Catherine Roseanne Dennis (born 25 March 1969)Gregory, Andy (2002) ''International Who's Who in Popular Music 2002'', Europa; , p. 133 is a British singer, songwriter, record producer and actress. She was the vocalist for D Mob, which had the su ...

, released in the United Kingdom in January 1993 as the third single from her second album, '' Into the Skyline'' (1992). The single version was remixed by American hip hop and R&B act

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, peaking at number 32 on the

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and number 15 on the

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. This recording lead to Dennis singing backing vocals on their hit single "

Looking Through Patient Eyes "Looking Through Patient Eyes" is a song by American hip hop and R&B group P.M. Dawn. It was released on March 1, 1993, as the second single from their second studio album, '' The Bliss Album...? (Vibrations of Love and Anger and the Ponderance ...

Critical reception

Paul Verna from ''

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'' described the song as "a seductive love-call". In his weekly UK chart commentary,

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wrote, "The lass from

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who has achieved the remarkable feat of becoming a superstar all over the world except in her home country. As a result, predicting the path of this, the third single from her latest

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, is a little difficult. The single version is however billed as 'The

Version' which may give it a slightly better chance than in its original

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mix." Pan-European magazine ''

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'' declared it as a "stomper" and named it a "potential hit". Andy Beevers from ''

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'' gave it four out of five, adding, "This rather uninspiring mid-tempo song sounds more like an LP track than an obvious single. It benefits from a PM Dawn remix, but a Top 40 placing remains a possibility rather than a certainty."

Music video

The accompanying

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for "Falling" was very much stylized as Dennis' scene shot in black and white with a glittery background. There are extras (especially white mice) that can be seen, as well as everything falling like nails, paper glitters, thumbtacks and the Cathy Dennis doll.

Track listing

* UK CD single # "Falling" (The PM Dawn Version) # "Falling" (The AAWWWS#!T mix by PM Dawn) # "Nothing Moves Me" # "

Too Many Walls "Too Many Walls" is a song by British singer-songwriter Cathy Dennis. "Too Many Walls" is a midtempo pop ballad and was co-written by Dennis and Anne Dudley, member of the avant-garde synthpop musical group Art of Noise. The song was originally ...

" (L'autre mix)

Charts

References

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