Express (Dina Carroll song) explained

Express
Cover:Express - Dina Carroll single.jpg
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Type:single
Artist:Dina Carroll
Album:So Close
Released:[1]
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Label:A&M
Producer:Nigel Lowis
Prev Title:This Time
Prev Year:1993
Next Title:Don't Be a Stranger
Next Year:1993

"Express" is a song by British singer and songwriter Dina Carroll, released in May 1993 by A&M Records as the fifth single from her first album, So Close (1993). The song, co written by Carroll with its producer, Nigel Lowis, was a chart success in the UK, peaking at number 12 on the UK Singles Chart. On the Eurochart Hot 100, it peaked at number 44 in June 1993.

Critical reception

Jon O'Brien from AllMusic noted the "jazz-funk" of the song.[2] Everett True from Melody Maker said, "'Express' kinda mixes in one of those cool jazz grooves so favoured by today's crop of happening young rappers with a female vocal which occasionally reminds me of The Lady, Aretha Franklin herself."[3] Pan-European magazine Music & Media remarked that Carroll "uses the Bowie trick of implementing a weird noise just beyond the irritation factor. Very Dina-mic dance stuff."[4] Alan Jones from Music Week gave it three out of five, writing that she "vamps it up on this pop/funk confection, one of the lesser tracks from her outstanding debut album So Close."[5]

In an 2015 retrospective review, Pop Rescue felt that the singer's vocals are "whispery, sometimes sultry".[6] Phil Shanklin of ReviewsRevues stated that it "is unlike anything else on the album. A funky track with a honking sax – Dina comes off like a one-woman En Vogue in this club stomper."[7] James Hamilton from the Record Mirror Dance Update called it a "choppy jiggler".[8] Adam Higginbotham from Select described it as "solid, tastefully-cut soul bleeding subtly into brisk garage beats" and added that it is "careful funky".[9] Another Select editor, Rupert Howe, complimented the song's "aspiration towards funkiness".[10]

Personnel

Charts

Chart (1993)Peak
position
Europe (Eurochart Hot 100)[11] 44
Europe (European Hit Radio)[12] 39
UK Airplay (Music Week)[13] 2
UK Dance (Music Week)[14] 3
UK Club Chart (Music Week)[15] 5

Notes and References

  1. New Releases: Singles. Music Week. 23. 1 May 1993.
  2. Web site: Jon . O'Brien . Dina Carroll – The Very Best of Dina Carroll . . 9 November 2020 .
  3. Everett. True. Singles. Melody Maker. 8 May 1993. 29. 14 May 2023. Everett True.
  4. New Releases: Singles. Music & Media. 10. 20. 15 May 1993. 15. 29 February 2020.
  5. Alan . Jones . Market Preview: Mainstream - Singles . . 8 May 1993 . 12 . 26 March 2021 .
  6. Web site: Review: "So Close" by Dina Carroll (CD, 1993). Pop Rescue. 19 June 2015. 4 April 2020.
  7. Web site: Phil . Shanklin . 100 Essential Albums- Number 86– So Close – Dina Carroll (A&M 1993) . ReviewsRevues . 2 May 2015 . 14 October 2020.
  8. James . Hamilton . Djdirectory . Music Week, in Record Mirror (Dance Update Supplemental Insert) . 8 May 1993 . 7 . 26 March 2021 . James Hamilton (DJ and journalist).
  9. Adam. Higginbotham. Reviews: New Albums. Select. 1 April 1993. 73. 3 March 2020. Adam Higginbotham.
  10. Rupert. Howe. Reviews: New Albums. Select. 1 February 1993. 69. 3 March 2020.
  11. Eurochart Hot 100 Singles. Music & Media. 10. 23. 5 June 1993. 19. 25 January 2020.
  12. EHR Top 40. Music & Media. 10. 26. 26 June 1993. 30. 9 April 2024.
  13. Top 50 Airplay Chart. Music Week. 5 June 1993. 14. 29 April 2024.
  14. Top 60 Dance Singles . . 15 May 1993 . 24 . 9 April 2021.
  15. The RM Club Chart. Music Week, in Record Mirror (Dance Update Supplemental Insert). 22 May 1993. 4. 9 May 2023.

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