Close to Your Heart (JX song) explained

Close to Your Heart
Cover:	JX-Close_to_Your_Heart.jpg
Type:	single
Artist:	JX featuring Shèna
B-Side:	Remix
Released:	24 February 1997
Genre:	Eurodance trance
Length:	4:20
Label:	Ffrreedom Hooj Choons
Producer:	JX
Prev Title:	There's Nothing I Won't Do
Prev Year:	1996
Next Title:	Restless
Next Year:	2004

"Close to Your Heart" is the fourth single released by British dance music producer Jake Williams under the name JX, featuring vocals by singer Shèna (a.k.a. Shèna Winchester). It was released in February 1997 by Ffrreedom and Hooj Choons as a single only, peaking at number nine in Scotland and number 18 in the UK, as well as number one on the UK Dance Chart and number 53 on the Eurochart Hot 100. Additionally, the song charted in Israel and Australia, peaking at number three and 90, respectively.

Critical reception

Juha Soininen noted in his 2020 book Move Your Body (2 The 90's): Unlimited Eurodance that "Close to Your Heart" "was a step to a more trancier sound."^[1]

Track listing

• 12", UK & Europe^[2]

1. "Close to Your Heart" (JX Original Mix)
2. "Close to Your Heart" (JX Dub)
3. "Close to Your Heart" (The Immortals Remix)

• CD single, UK^[3]

1. "Close to Your Heart" (Original Edit) — 4:19
2. "Close to Your Heart" (JX Original Mix) — 9:12
3. "Close to Your Heart" (The Immortals Remix) — 12:12
4. "Close to Your Heart" (JX Dub) — 8:44

• CD maxi, Europe^[4]

1. "Close to Your Heart" (Original Edit) — 4:20
2. "Close to Your Heart" (Original Mix) — 9:10
3. "Close to Your Heart" (The Immortals Remix) — 11:16

Charts

Chart (1997)	Peak position
Australia (ARIA)^[5]	90
Europe (Eurochart Hot 100)^[6]	53
Scotland (OCC)^[7]	9

Notes and References

1. Book: Soininen, Juha . Move Your Body (2 The 90's): Unlimited Eurodance . BoD - Books on Demand . 26 August 2020 . 216 . 9789528026303 . 21 September 2021 .
2. Web site: JX – Close To Your Heart. Discogs. 8 August 2021.
3. Web site: JX - Close to Your Heart. Discogs. 5 December 2019.
4. Web site: JX - Close to Your Heart. Discogs. 5 December 2019.
5. Web site: The ARIA Australian Top 100 Singles Chart – Week Ending 06 Apr 1997. ARIA, via Imgur.com. 2 January 2020. N.B. The HP column displays the highest position reached.
6. Eurochart Hot 100 Singles. Music & Media. 15 March 1997. 13 January 2020.
7. Web site: Official Scottish Singles Sales Chart Top 100 02 March 1997 - 08 March 1997. Official Charts Company. 2 January 2020.