Tracklist
| Closer Than Close (Mentor Original) | 6:41 | ||
| Closer Than Close (Mentor Club Mix) | 7:28 | ||
| Closer Than Close (Tuff Jam's "Even Closer") | 6:59 | ||
| Closer Than Close (Frankie's Classic Club Mix) | 10:20 |
Credits (3)
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Dana BaileyWritten-By
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Francis JulesWritten-By
Rosie GainesWritten-By
Notes
Original RnB version released in 1995 on Closer Than Close.
House remix (reproduction) first available as a bootleg in late 1996 on Closer Than Close / You're The One.
House remix (reproduction) first available as a bootleg in late 1996 on Closer Than Close / You're The One.
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Closer Than Close
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Bigbang Records – 12 BBANG 1 | UK | 1997 | UK — 1997 |
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Closer Than Close
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Hi-Bias Records – HB-086 | Canada | 1997 | Canada — 1997 |
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Closer Than Close - Mixes
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Bigbang Records – 12 BBANG 1X | UK | 1997 | UK — 1997 |
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Closer Than Close
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Dance Pool – 664834 2 | Australia | 1997 | Australia — 1997 |
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Closer Than Close
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Closer Than Close
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Closer Than Close
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Closer Than Close
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Closer Than Close
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Bigbang Records – CDSDGR 16 I | South Africa | 1997 | South Africa — 1997 |
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Closer Than Close
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Vidisco – 12.70.0001 | Portugal | 1997 | Portugal — 1997 |
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Closer Than Close (2001 House Edition)
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Closer Than Close (2001 Trance Edition)
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Closer Than Close (Even Closer)
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Closer Than Close (Remix Edition)
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Closer Than Close
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Closer Than Close (MK Mixes)
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Closer Than Close
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Not On Label (Rosie Gaines) – ROSIE 1 | UK | 2006 | UK — 2006 |
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Closer Than Close / Good Love
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Closer Than Close / Good Love
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Closer Than Close - The Mixes Vol. 2
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Dredlix Music – none | US | 2008 | US — 2008 |
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Closer Than Close 2010
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Closer Than Close (Unreleased Mixes)
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Remission Records – SUSU39 | UK | 2013 | UK — 2013 |
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Closer Than Close
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Demon Records – DEMSING001 | UK | 2023 | UK — 2023 |
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Recommendations
Reviews
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Tuff Jam paid homage to the Armand/CJ Bolland Remix on their "Even Closer" version (which was confirmed by Karl Brown on a recent Instagram post that they looked to replay the classic bassline).
This remix also inadvertently caused an issue with Tony Humphries who was quite vocal about the (then) rising UK Garage movement not being "real Garage" (particularly Speed Garage), but was caught playing the Tuff Jam Remix in his own sets. -
The Club Mix on this version is not the one listed as Clubmix video below on YT, even though label looks the same. Must be one of the European 12s.
https://discogs.descargarjuegos.org/release/26916947-Rosie-Gaines-Closer-Than-Close -
Waoooaw... The must hit single classic release... By the vocaliste of prince... The top hit underground house of 1997. Intemporel et indémodable
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A1 - Closer Than Close (Mentor Original) .... All bout the " Hippie Torrales" mix ... Assum 1997 gruuuvy house ... Such a big track ... // Subwaybaby -
referencing Closer Than Close (12") HB-086
SLAMMING Track! I LOVE EVERYTHING ABOUT THE MENTOR REMAKE. -
Contains a sample of the first solo album Tropea, was released in 1975. -
ROSIE GAINES REMIX IS PURE BLISS - MY FAVORITE VERSION OF THIS CLASSINC TRACK, DELICATE & INTRICATE PRODUCTION WITH AN EARLY HOUSE SIMPLICITY FEEL - MAGIC
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A track more than any that changed house music in the UK. The underground house sound played in London from 93-97 was US dubs (MK mixes, Todd Edwards, MAW etc) of classic tracks plus some good (but mainly bad) UK attemps at US sounds.
This track split music in the UK because Tony Humphries played it on one of his legendary tours. From memory he told the press that he thought it was a Hippy Torales track, probably because of Rosie Gaines earlier (and better) track "I want u".
However this track was already big on the UK underground scene (which was beginning to be called UK Garage) and with Humphries giving the track the thumbs up, the UK scene felt he was playing one there own tunes and they had come of age.
Sounds silly now but really this track caused a ton of commotion at the time, it also went top 10 in the UK.
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