"Close... But" is the fourth and final single from Echobelly's 1994 debut album, Everyone's Got One. It was released in October 1994. The song was included on the greatest hits album I Can't Imagine The World Without Me.[2] The song was poorly received by AllMusic, who gave it 1.5 stars out of 5, and described it as "not one of the album's high points".[3] It reached number 59 in the UK Singles Chart. A music video was made for the song.[4]
| "Close... But" | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Single by Echobelly | ||||
| from the album Everyone's Got One | ||||
| Released | 24 October 1994[1] | |||
| Length | 2:56 | |||
| Label | Fauve, Rhythm King | |||
| Songwriter(s) | Sonya Madan, Glenn Johansson | |||
| Producer(s) | Steven Street | |||
| Echobelly singles chronology | ||||
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Track listing
editAll tracks are written by Sonya Madan and Glen Johansson
| No. | Title | Length |
|---|---|---|
| 1. | "Close... But" | 3:00 |
| 2. | "So La Di Da" | 4:44 |
| 3. | "I Can't Imagine The World Without Me (live)" | 3:24 |
| 4. | "Cold Feet Warm Heart (live)" | 3:39 |
| Total length: | 14:47 | |
Notes
edit- Tracks 3 and 4 were recorded live on the Steve Lamacq Evening Session broadcast on 5 September 1994
- Tracks 2, 3 and 4 were re-released on the expanded edition of Everyone's Got One in 2014
- The 7-inch vinyl version only features tracks 1 and 2 (1 as the A-side, 2 as the B-side)
- The 12-inch vinyl version features tracks 1 and 2 on the A-side and tracks 3 and 4 on the B-side
- The 12-inch vinyl version comes with a poster, badge and sticker
Credits
edit- Bass – Alexander Keyser
- Drums – Andy Henderson
- Guitar – Glenn Johansson, Debbie Smith
- Voice – Sonya Madan
- Saxophones (on track 1) – The Kick Horns
- Engineer – Miti Adhikari
- Track 1 Producer – Steven Street
- Track 2 Producer – Simon Vinestock
- Track 3 & 4 Producer – Sam Cunningham
- Cover photographer – Chris Craske
References
edit- ^ "Single Releases". Music Week. 22 October 1994. p. 27.
- ^ Stephen Thomas Erlewine (11 September 2001). "Best of Echobelly: I Can't Imagine World Without Me - Echobelly | Songs, Reviews, Credits, Awards". AllMusic. Retrieved 20 September 2013.
- ^ "Close...But - Echobelly | Songs, Reviews, Credits | AllMusic".
- ^ "Echobelly - Close... But".