Kim Wilde - Close (1988/2013) [Complete 2xCD] 25th anniversary, Expanded Edition

Close is the sixth studio album by Kim Wilde, released in June 1988.

Produced by Ricky Wilde and Tony Swain, Close was the final album on which Marty Wilde had co-writer credits.

The album's lead single was "Hey Mister Heartache", featuring backing vocals from Junior Giscombe – but its success was dwarfed by the follow-up single, "You Came", which hit the top 10 in many countries and just missed the US top 40.

"Never Trust a Stranger" and "Four Letter Word" also reached the UK top 10, although a fifth single "Love in the Natural Way" was less successful. Attention for the album was bolstered by Wilde's support slot on Michael Jackson's European tour.

Close reached the top 10 in the UK, almost all Scandinavian countries, Austria and Germany and went on to become Wilde's biggest selling album, being certified platinum in the UK. In Australia, the album was less successful, peaking at number 82 on the ARIA albums chart.

A 2-CD 25th anniversary edition of Close was released in the United Kingdom in September 2013, with the album's original 10 tracks bolstered by an additional 21 B-sides and remixes.

Tracklist:
CD-1
01 - Hey Mister Heartache 0:00
02 - You Came 4:35
03 - Four Letter Word 9:09
04 - Love In The Natural Way 13:10
05 - Love's A No
06 - Never Trust A Stranger
07 - You'll Be The One Who'll Lose
08 - European Soul
09 - Stone
10 - Lucky Guy 40:16
Bonus Tracks:
11 - Tell Me Where You Are (B-Side) 42:55
12 - Wotcha Gonna Do (B-Side)
13 - She Hasn't Got Time For You '88 (B-Side)
14 - Hey Mister Heartache (Single Version)
15 - You Came (Single Version)
16 - Never Trust A Stranger (Single Version)
17 - Love In The Natural Way (Video Edit) 1:06:04
18 - You Came (Shep Pettibone US Radio Edit) 1:09:51

CD-2 The Remixes And 12" Versions
19 - Hey Mister Heartache (12'' Version) 1:14:04
20 - Hey Mister Heartache (Kilowatt Remix) 1:22:11
21 - Hey Mister Heartache (Bonus Beats) 1:28:16
22 - Hey Mister Heartache (Acapella With Percussion) 1:32:57
23 - You Came (12'' Version) 1:37:40
24 - You Came (Shep Pettibone 12'' Mix) 1:44:24
25 - You Came (Dub Version #1)
26 - You Came (Dub Version #2)
27 - Never Trust A Stranger (12'' Version)
28 - Never Trust A Stranger (Sanjazz Mix)
29 - Four Letter Word (Extended Version)
30 - Four Letter Word (Late Night Mix)
31 - Love In The Natural Way (Extended Version)

Personnel
Kim Wilde – lead and backing vocals
Ricky Wilde – keyboards, programming, guitars, backing vocals, producer
Tony Swain – keyboards, programming, producer (1–5, 7–10)
Bias Boshell – additional keyboards (10)
Steve Byrd – guitars
Junior Giscombe – backing vocals, additional vocals (1)
Nicci Sun – backing vocals
James Richards – engineer
Richard Lengyel – mixing
Michael Nash – album design
Russell Young – photography