Jean Carne* – Closer Than Close
Label: | Omni Records – 90492-1, Mirage (2) – 90492-1, Atlantic – 90492-1, Omni Records – 7 90492-1, Mirage (2) – 7 90492-1, Atlantic – 7 90492-1 |
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Country: | US |
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Genre: | Electronic, Funk / Soul |
Style: | Soul, Disco, Funk |
Tracklist
| A1 | Closer Than Close | 5:53 | |
| A2 | Flame Of Love | 3:58 | |
| A3 | Break Up To Make Up | 4:04 | |
| A4 | Lucky Charm | 4:56 | |
| A5 | Everything Must Change | 5:51 | |
| B1 | Anything For Money | 5:15 | |
| B2 | Candy Love | 4:41 | |
| B3 | It Must Be Love | 5:55 | |
| B4 | Sexy Eyes | 4:06 |
Companies, etc.
- Pressed By – Specialty Records Corporation
- Mastered At – Atlantic Studios
- Distributed By – Atlantic Recording Corporation
Credits
- Alto Saxophone – Grover Washington, Jr.
- Arranged By [Strings] – Richard Rome*
- Backing Vocals – Annette Hardeman, Carol Coleman, Charlene Holloway, Cynthia Biggs, Elizabeth Hogue*, Parris Harrison, Phaedra Butler, Spencer Harrison (2)
- Bass – Doug Grigsby, Steve Green
- Bass, Backing Vocals – Donald Robinson
- Design – Carol Bobolts
- Drums – Clifford Pete Rudd*, Darryl Washington
- Drums, Guitar, Bass, Keyboards, Synthesizer, Engineer – Maurice Starr
- Engineer – Al Alberts, Jr., Richard Welter, Sidney Burton
- Engineer [Assistant] – Steve Pala*
- Guitar – Dave Gardner (4), Herb Smith, Richard Lee Steacker*, Ron Jennings
- Keyboards, Synthesizer – Dexter Wansel, Drew Salperto, Jerry Cohen, Ted Baker
- Keyboards, Synthesizer, Programmed By [Synthesizer, Drums] – Jim Salamone
- Mastered By – Dennis King
- Percussion, Congas – Henry Smith (19), Leonard W. Gibbs, Jr.*, Pablo Batista, Jr.*
- Photography By – Paul Wilson (15)
- Programmed By [Synthesizer, Drums] – Ron Margolis
- Strings – Christine Reeves, Dom Fiore, Doris Barnett, Elizabeth Kaberabeak*, Karon Banos, Linda Fiore, Peter Nocella*, Tony Pinolli
- Vocals – Jean Carne*
Notes
Recorded at
- Alpha International Recording Studio, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
- Mission Control, Boston, Massachusetts
Mastered at Atlantic Recording Studios
Dist. by Atlantic Recording Corp.
Label: 90492-1
Spine: 7 90492-1
- Alpha International Recording Studio, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
- Mission Control, Boston, Massachusetts
Mastered at Atlantic Recording Studios
Dist. by Atlantic Recording Corp.
Label: 90492-1
Spine: 7 90492-1
Barcode and Other Identifiers
- Barcode (Text): 0 7567-90492-1
- Barcode (Scanned): 075679049216
- Matrix / Runout (A Side Label): ST-OM-866019-SP
- Matrix / Runout (B Side Label): ST-OM-866020-SP
- Pressing Plant ID: SP
Other Versions (5 of 7)
View All| Title (Format) | Label | Cat# | Country | Year | |||
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| Closer Than Close (LP, Album) | CNR | 656.085 | Netherlands | 1986 | |||
New Submission | Closer Than Close (LP, Album) | Omni Records | OMN LP2 | UK | 1986 | ||
New Submission | Closer Than Close (CD, ) | Omni Records | 90492-2 | US | 1986 | ||
New Submission | Closer Than Close (Cassette, ) | Omni Records | 90492-1 | US | 1986 | ||
New Submission | Closer Than Close (LP, Album, Stereo, AR Pressing ) | Omni Records, Omni Records | 90492-1, 7 90492-1 | US | 1986 |
Recommendations
Reviews
This is one of the highlights for soul music from 1986. I was happy to find a used copy that was still in shrink wrap with its hype sticker. Mint pressing with no warp, or surface noise. Side one is worth the price of admission point blank. Side two, not so much. Miss Carne accompanied by the late Grover Washington Jr sound amazing together. The first 5 songs remind me of another gem from 1986 (‘Living All Alone’ by Phyllis Hyman), which I need to find ASAP.
Release
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