Express (Dina Carroll song)

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"Express"
Single by Dina Carroll
from the album So Close
Released3 May 1993 (1993-05-03)[1]
Genre
Length3:38
LabelA&M
Songwriter(s)
  • Dina Carroll
  • Nigel Lowis
Producer(s)Nigel Lowis
Dina Carroll singles chronology
"This Time"
(1993) 		"Express"
(1993) 		"Don't Be a Stranger"
(1993)
Music video
"Express" on YouTube

"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[edit]

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]

Track listing[edit]

No.TitleWriter(s)Length
1."Express" (7-inch radio mix 'West End Remix')
  • Dina Carroll
  • Nigel Lowis
3:38
2."Express" (12-inch master)
  • Carroll
  • Lowis
5:05
3."Special Kind of Love" (Brothers in Rhythm remix)
7:27
4."Ain't No Man" (West End remix)
  • Carroll
  • Lowis
8:00

Personnel[edit]

  • Design – Jeremy Pearce
  • Mixing – CJ Mackintosh (tracks 1, 2, 4)
  • Photography – Simon Fowler
  • Production, original mix – Nigel Lowis (tracks 1, 2, 4)

Charts[edit]

Chart (1993) Peak
position
Europe (Eurochart Hot 100)[11] 44
Europe (European Hit Radio)[12] 39
Ireland (IRMA)[13] 28
UK Singles (OCC)[14] 12
UK Airplay (Music Week)[15] 2
UK Dance (Music Week)[16] 3
UK Club Chart (Music Week)[17] 5

References[edit]

  1. ^ "New Releases: Singles". Music Week. 1 May 1993. p. 23.
  2. ^ O'Brien, Jon. "Dina Carroll – The Very Best of Dina Carroll". AllMusic. Retrieved 9 November 2020.
  3. ^ True, Everett (8 May 1993). "Singles". Melody Maker. p. 29. Retrieved 14 May 2023.
  4. ^ "New Releases: Singles" (PDF). Music & Media. Vol. 10, no. 20. 15 May 1993. p. 15. Retrieved 29 February 2020.
  5. ^ Jones, Alan (8 May 1993). "Market Preview: Mainstream - Singles" (PDF). Music Week. p. 12. Retrieved 26 March 2021.
  6. ^ "Review: "So Close" by Dina Carroll (CD, 1993)". Pop Rescue. 19 June 2015. Retrieved 4 April 2020.
  7. ^ Shanklin, Phil (2 May 2015). "100 Essential Albums- Number 86– So Close – Dina Carroll ( A&M 1993)". ReviewsRevues. Retrieved 14 October 2020.
  8. ^ Hamilton, James (8 May 1993). "Djdirectory" (PDF). Music Week, in Record Mirror (Dance Update Supplemental Insert). p. 7. Retrieved 26 March 2021.
  9. ^ Higginbotham, Adam (1 April 1993). "Reviews: New Albums". Select. p. 73. Retrieved 3 March 2020.
  10. ^ Howe, Rupert (1 February 1993). "Reviews: New Albums". Select. p. 69. Retrieved 3 March 2020.
  11. ^ "Eurochart Hot 100 Singles" (PDF). Music & Media. Vol. 10, no. 23. 5 June 1993. p. 19. Retrieved 25 January 2020.
  12. ^ "EHR Top 40" (PDF). Music & Media. Vol. 10, no. 26. 26 June 1993. p. 30. Retrieved 9 April 2024.
  13. ^ "The Irish Charts – Search Results – Express". Irish Singles Chart. Retrieved 27 October 2022.
  14. ^ "Official Singles Chart Top 100". Official Charts Company.
  15. ^ "Top 50 Airplay Chart" (PDF). Music Week. 5 June 1993. p. 14. Retrieved 29 April 2024.
  16. ^ "Top 60 Dance Singles" (PDF). Music Week. 15 May 1993. p. 24. Retrieved 9 April 2021.
  17. ^ "The RM Club Chart" (PDF). Music Week, in Record Mirror (Dance Update Supplemental Insert). 22 May 1993. p. 4. Retrieved 9 May 2023.

External links[edit]

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