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Universal prep Kim Wilde reissue

Kim Wilde / Close reissue being prepped by Universal
‘Close’ contains three UK top 10 hit singles

Universal Music have chosen not to licence out Kim Wilde‘s 1988 album Close and are planning to put out a 25th anniversary deluxe reissue at some point this year.

Cherry Red Records hoped to release this album on their Cherry Pop imprint as a 2CD deluxe edition – as they had done for Wilde’s first five albums released in the 1980s –  but Universal apparently see enough appeal for Close to keep it for themselves. The album contains four top 40 UK hit singles, three of which (You Came, Never Trust A Stranger, Four Letter Word) reached the top 10. You Came also broke into the US top 50.

Kim Wilde tweeted the following last month: “Great to hear various Close re-mixes for Mey Mr Heartache, You Came, Never trust a strange, Four Letter Word, Love In A Natural Way” so it is clear she is involved in the process.

If Universal are feeling lazy they can just re-use the track listing submitted by Cherry Red two years ago (see below). The reissue seems unlikely to be anything other than a two-CD deluxe edition, after all, and what was suggested by Cherry Red looks comprehensive enough.

How a Close deluxe edition might look:
Below is the track listing that Cherry Red were hoping to release. Time will tell if this becomes the final track listing of the Universal release.

CD1

Original Album tracks 1 – 10 (Total Time: 43’10)

  • 1. Hey Mister Heartache
  • 2. You Came
  • 3. Four Letter Word
  • 4. Love In The Natural Way
  • 5. Love’s A No
  • 6. Never Trust A Stranger
  • 7. You’ll Be The One Who’ll Lose
  • 8. European Soul
  • 9. Stone
  • 10. Lucky Guy

Bonus Tracks

  • 11. Tell Me Where You Are (B-side of ‘Hey Mister Heartache’) – 3’10
  • 12. Wotcha Gonna Do (B-side of ‘Never Trust A Stranger’) 4’04
  • 13. She Hasn’t Got Time For You ’88 (B-side of ‘Four Letter Word’) 4’36
  • 14. Hey Mister Heartache – 7″ version 3’45
  • 15. You Came – 7″ version 3’35
  • 16. Never Trust A Stranger – 7″ version 4’06
  • 17. Love In The Natural Way – video edit 3’47

CD2 

  • 1. Hey Mister Heartache – 12″ version 8’10
  • 2. Hey Mister Heartache – Kilowatt remix 6’10
  • 3. You Came – 12″ version 6’45
  • 4. You Came – Shep Pettibone 7″ mix 4’15
  • 5. You Came – Shep Pettibone 12″ mix 7’36
  • 6. You Came – Dub version #1 4’50
  • 7. You Came – Dub version #2 4’44
  • 8. Never Trust A Stranger – 12″ version 5’57
  • 9. Never Trust A Stranger – Sanjazz mix 5’45
  • 10. Four Letter Word – extended version 5’50
  • 11. Four Letter Word – Late Night mix 3’56
  • 12. Love In The Natural Way – extended version 6’00

Previous Cherry Red deluxe reissues…

 

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