Closer Than Close

Rosie Gaines

Product Details

• Audio CD (June 13, 1995)
• Original Release Date: 1995
• Number of Discs: 1
• Label: Motown
• ASIN: B000001A85
• Also Available in: Audio CD  |  Audio Cassette  |  MP3 Download
• Average Customer Review: 3.5 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (6 customer reviews)
• Amazon.com Sales Rank: #191,316 in Music (See Bestsellers in Music)

Track Listings

1. I Want U (Inner City Blue) [Earth Mama Version]

2. Are You Ready

3. Closer Than Close

4. Googaga

5. Ooh la La

6. Turn Your Lights Down Low

7. My Tender Heart

8. I Almost Lost You

9. Slowman

10. Can You Handle It

11. Concrete Jungle

12. Get the Ghetto off Your Mind

13. December 35th

14. Bubbl Yworld

15. Do What U Wanna Do

Customer Reviews

Most Helpful Customer Reviews

6 of 6 people found the following review helpful:

3.0 out of 5 stars Powerful Voice!, January 27, 2000

By A Customer

This review is from: Closer Than Close (Audio CD)

I purchased this CD years ago in Germany and I like it very much. As known from the famous Prince Song "Diamonds and Pearls", Rosie Gaines possesses a very power-and soulful voice. Some of the Songs don't let her true voice shine, but most of the Songs are very good. The first Track reminds me of the music of Prince and it's an awesome Song. Unfortunately the Record Label doesn't released it as a commercial Single! Same with all the other Songs on this Album. I never heard one of the Songs on the Radio. That's really sad! She deserve to be a well known singer! Hope for the Future that we will hear a whole lot more from Rosie, because her voice is incredible!

5 of 5 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars a lost gem, May 9, 2001

By	Warren (Canada) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Closer Than Close (Audio CD)

I discovered Rosie Gaines after hearing her amazing vocals on her UK club hit, "I Surrender". Her power house voice turned what would have been a bland, standard dance-pop song with any other singer into a soulful club anthem. That song, however, is not on this album. After hearing her amazing voice, I set out to find more information on her. I found out that she was a protege of Prince ( i shouldn't need to explain who he is :). The only songs I could find of hers were ones she did with Prince and a couple of other club songs in the "i surrender" vein. I found out she had released this album back in 1995 on Motown, but it was long out of print. Luckily, I managed to obtain a copy of "Closer Than Close" from ebay and here I am. I was initally expecting a dance album, but what I got was far from that. What "Closer Than Close" is, for the most part, is a simple soul record. While modern day R&B singers become lost among the heavy drum beats, samples, and countless backup singers, Rosie went for a more organic apporach, meaning that the main instruments used in this album are a set of REAL drums, pianos and guitars. Rosie's voice is given plenty of room, which is always a good thing. No need for an overwhelming number of backup singers here. The album starts off with "I Want U", which was co-penned by the purple one himself. It's a very upbeat number, and even though it's over 6 and a half minutes long, it isn't tedious, and is a good opener for the album. Most of the songs here do stretch past the 5 minute mark, but, instead of being repetitve like most long songs are, Rosie keeps all the tracks floating along very well. The original version of "Closer Than Close" sounds kind of odd after hearing the club version, but after a couple of listens, the relaxed stylings of the original version are much more welcome than the pounding dance beat of the club mix. Another great track to mention is "Concrete Jungle", which sounds kind of spooky with its intro of police sirens and gun shots. The only thing I would've liked to be changed with this album is there be a couple more fast-paced songs added. However, Rosie shines on this album, as a vocalist, and intstrumentalist (she performed most of the music on this album, according to the liner notes)..... All in all, if you want to hear some REAL R&B/soul music without all the modern day gadgetry... this is for you.....

4 of 4 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Rashida from the boogie down bronx, November 14, 2000

By	Rashida Coleman (the boogie down bronx) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Closer Than Close (Audio CD)

I purchase this album when it was released back in 95, and I still listen to it over and over again. I was very upset that her record company didn't not promote this album. the album has a very mature grown up sound. but i guess in a world of one hit wonders true music never gets it's due.