Express (Dina Carroll song)

1993 single by Dina Carroll

"Express"

Single by Dina Carroll
from the album  So Close
Released| 3 May 1993 (1993-05-03)[1]
Genre|

* Pop
* funk
* jazz-funk
* dance

Length| 3:38
Label| A&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

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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 a 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

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No.| Title| Writer(s)| Length

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|
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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)|

* David Cole
* Robert Clivillés

| 7:27
4.| "Ain't No Man" (West End remix)|

* Carroll
* Lowis

| 8:00

## Personnel

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

## Charts

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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

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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\. Archived from the original on 17 May 2023. 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\. Archived (PDF) from the original on 24 June 2021. Retrieved 26 March 2021.
6. ^ "Review: "So Close" by Dina Carroll (CD, 1993)". Pop Rescue. 19 June 2015. Archived from the original on 18 June 2020. 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\. Archived from the original on 28 November 2021. 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\. Archived (PDF) from the original on 19 May 2024. 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\. Archived (PDF) from the original on 29 April 2024. Retrieved 29 April 2024.
16. ^ "Top 60 Dance Singles" (PDF). Music Week. 15 May 1993. p. 24\. Archived (PDF) from the original on 30 September 2021. Retrieved 9 April 2021.
17. ^ "The RM Club Chart" (PDF). Music Week, in Record Mirror (Dance Update Supplemental Insert). 22 May 1993. p. 4\. Archived (PDF) from the original on 29 January 2023. Retrieved 9 May 2023.

## External links

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* Dina Carroll - Express (Music Video) on YouTube

* v
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Dina Carroll

Studio albums|

* So Close
* Only Human

Compilations|

* The Very Best of Dina Carroll

Singles|

* "It's Too Late"
* "Ain't No Man"
* "Special Kind of Love"
* "So Close"
* "This Time"
* "Express"
* "Don't Be a Stranger"
* "The Perfect Year"
* "Escaping"
* "Only Human"
* "Livin' for the Weekend"
* "One, Two, Three"
* "Without Love"
* "It's Only Rock 'n Roll"
* "Someone Like You"

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