"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
Released24 October 1994 (1994-10-24)[1]
Length2:56
LabelFauve, Rhythm King
Songwriter(s)Sonya Madan, Glenn Johansson
Producer(s)Steven Street
Echobelly singles chronology
"I Can't Imagine the World Without Me"
(1994)
"Close... But"
(1994)
"Great Things"
(1995)

Track listing

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All tracks are written by Sonya Madan and Glen Johansson

No.TitleLength
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

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  • 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

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  • 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

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  1. ^ "Single Releases". Music Week. 22 October 1994. p. 27.
  2. ^ 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.
  3. ^ "Close...But - Echobelly | Songs, Reviews, Credits | AllMusic".
  4. ^ "Echobelly - Close... But".
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