Close (album)

Close
Studio album by Kim Wilde
Publication (s)	May 13, 1988
admission	1988
Label (s)	MCA Records
Format (s)	CD, cassette, LP
Genre (s)	pop
Title (number)	10
running time	51:22 min.
occupation	Kim Wilde
production	Ricky Wilde, Tony Swain
chronology Another Step (1986) Close Love Moves (1990)
Single releases April 18, 1988 Hey Mr. Heartache 4th July 1988 You came September 19, 1988 Never trust a stranger November 21, 1988 Four letter word February 20, 1989 (UK and Ireland only) Love in the Natural Way

Close is the sixth studio album by British singer Kim Wilde . It was released in May 1988 and produced by her brother Ricky Wilde and Tony Swain. It was one of their most successful albums ever with top 10 placements across Europe and also contained successful single releases.

Track list

No.	title	Author (s)	length
Side one
1.	Hey Mr. Heartache	Kim Wilde, Steve Byrd	4:34
2.	You came	Ricky Wilde, Kim Wilde	4:34
3.	Four letter word	Ricky Wilde, Marty Wilde	4:02
4th	Love in the Natural Way	Ricky Wilde, Marty Wilde, Kim Wilde	4:16
5.	Love's a No.	Ricky Wilde, Marty Wilde, Kim Wilde	4:15
Side two
6th	Never trust a stranger	Ricky Wilde, Kim Wilde	4:05
7th	You'll Be the One Who'll Lose	Ricky Wilde, Kim Wilde, Marty Wilde	4:31
8th.	European soul	Ricky Wilde, Kim Wilde	5:21
9.	Stone	Ricky Wilde, Kim Wilde, Marty Wilde	4:40
10.	Lucky guy	Todd Rundgren	2:38
Bonus track
11.	Hey Mr. Heartache (12 "version)	Kim Wilde, Steve Byrd	8:06

Background information

The album was released across Europe and was a commercial success. The singles also sold well that Michael Jackson hired Kim Wilde as a support act for his Bad -Tour. The album was also released in Australia and the USA. In the UK, it's their first album since Select , from 1982, that didn't flop.

Single releases

The first single was released in April 1988 Hey Mr. Heartache . The song reached the German top 15 and became a big hit in Norway.

The second single, You Came , released in July 1988, became one of Kim Wilde's biggest hits ever. It reached the top 10 across Europe and was also released in the US, where the song just missed the top 40.

With the single Never Trust a Stranger , released in September 1988 , Kim Wilde was able to build on the success and again achieve high chart positions. With her fourth single, Four Letter Word , released in November 1988, the singer reached the top 10 in the UK. In addition, this was her first ballad as a single.

The fifth single Love in the Natural Way was only released in the British Isles in February 1989 and narrowly missed the British Top 30.

reception

Charts and chart placements

Charts	Top ranking	Weeks
Chart placements
Germany (GfK)	10 (34 weeks)	34
Austria (Ö3)	7th (30 weeks)	30th
Switzerland (IFPI)	8th (36 weeks)	36
United Kingdom (OCC)	8th (38 weeks)	38
United States (Billboard)	114 (6 weeks)	6th

Awards for music sales

Country / Region	Award	Sales
Awards for music sales (country / region, Award, Sales)
Germany (BVMI)	gold	250,000
France (SNEP)	gold	100,000
Netherlands (NVPI)	gold	50,000
Sweden (IFPI)	gold	50,000
Switzerland (IFPI)	platinum	50,000
United Kingdom (BPI)	platinum	300,000
All in all	4 × gold 2 × platinum	800,000

Individual evidence

1. ↑ Date of publication
2. ↑ www.hitparade.ch
3. ↑ ^{a b c d e} Chart sources: DE AT CH UK US
4. ↑ GOLD / PLATINUM database. musikindustrie.de, accessed on August 5, 2020 . 
5. ^ Les Certifications & Les Ventes. infodisc.fr, accessed on August 5, 2020 (French). 
6. ^ Goud / Platina. nvpi.nl, accessed on August 5, 2020 (Dutch). 
7. ↑ Kim Wilde - Close. sverigetopplistan.se, accessed on August 5, 2020 . 
8. ↑ precious metal. hitparade.ch, accessed on August 5, 2020 . 
9. ↑ Kim Wilde - Select. bpi.co.uk, accessed August 5, 2020 .