So Close (Diana Ross song) explained

So Close
Cover:So Close (Diana Ross song).png
Type:Single
Artist:Diana Ross
Album:Silk Electric
B-Side:Fool for Your Love
Recorded:1982
Length:4:12
Producer:Diana Ross
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"So Close" is a song by American singer Diana Ross from her thirteenth studio album Silk Electric (1983). The song was written by Bill Wray, Rob Mounsey and Diana Ross and produced by the latter.[1]

The song was released as a single in January 1983. In the US, for release on the single, the song was remixed by Richard Perry, with whom the singer had previously worked on the album Baby It's Me (1977). The song reached the top 40 on the Billboard Hot 100, becoming Ross' 23rd solo hit in the Top 40, also charting at number 76 on the Hot Black Singles chart.

Critical reception

AllMusic called the song one of the best on the album. Billboard magazine wrote that the song evokes nostalgia for the 1950s.[2] Daniela Soave of Record Mirror also called the track "nostalgic" with a "sugar coating", but not at all suitable for Ross, and also advised the singer to forget about producing.[3] Cashbox magazine noted supremely synthesized R&B.<ref name="Cashboxreview">Album Reviews: Silk Electric. Cashbox. October 9, 1982. 44. 20. 8. 0008-7289. https://web.archive.org/web/20210308020102/https://worldradiohistory.com/Archive-All-Music/Cash-Box/80s/1982/CB-1982-10-09.pdf. March 8, 2021. Don Shewey from Rolling Stone highlighted the track against the background of the entire superficial album, noting the "snazzy vocals arranged by Luther Vandross".[4]

Track listing

7" single (US)[5]
  • A. "So Close" – 3:48
  • B. "Fool for Your Love" (Bill Wray, Ray Chew, Diana Ross) – 3:47
    7" single (World)[6]
  • A. "So Close" – 4:12
  • B. "Fool for Your Love" – 3:47

    Personnel

    Credits are adapted from the album's liner notes.[7]

    Charts

    Chart (1983)! scope="col"
    Peak
    position
    US Adult Contemporary (Billboard)[8] 13

    Notes and References

    1. Billboard's Top Single Picks: Diana Ross – So Close. Billboard. February 5, 1983. 95. 5. 61. 0006-2510.
    2. Album Reviews: Diana Ross – Silk Electric. Billboard. October 9, 1982. 94. 40. 60. 0006-2510. https://web.archive.org/web/20210307181249/https://worldradiohistory.com/Archive-All-Music/Billboard/80s/1982/BB-1982-10-09.pdf. March 7, 2021.
    3. Daniela. Soave. Diana Ross — Silk Electric review. Record Mirror. October 23, 1982. 25. 0144-5804. https://web.archive.org/web/20210309032339/https://worldradiohistory.com/UK/Record-Mirror/80s/82/Record-Mirror-1982-10-23.pdf. March 9, 2021.
    4. Web site: Don. Shewey. Silk Electric review. November 25, 1982. Rolling Stone. July 24, 2023. June 29, 2009. https://web.archive.org/web/20090629062509/http://www.rollingstone.com/artists/dianaross/albums/album/216147/review/5944538/silk_electric. dead.
    5. Web site: Diana Ross – So Close (1983, Vinyl). Discogs. July 24, 2023.
    6. Web site: Diana Ross – So Close / Fool For Your Love (1983, Vinyl). Discogs. July 24, 2023.
    7. Diana Ross – Silk Electric. 2014. booklet. Funkytowngrooves/RCA/Sony Music Commercial Music Group. FTG-384/88875009642. US. Henderson. Alex.
    8. Adult Contemporary. Billboard. March 19, 1983. 95. 11. 23. 0006-2510.

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