Kim Wilde
Close

THE REVIEW

Close is the sixth studio album by the British singer Kim Wilde, released in 1988. Let's start with the assumption that this album, at its release, achieved great success due to the variety of songs: some are very pop-rock, and others a bit more pop like "Hey Mister Heartache." I think it's not a bad song; it's not the best track on the album but still very appreciated, and the second is perhaps the one everyone knows, her flagship ""You Came"" very beautiful and especially a song that easily sticks in your mind with the chorus repeating several times, perhaps ""You came, and changed the way I feel No one could love you more Because you came and turned my life around." In my opinion, it's not bad and very well crafted, especially suited for singing in public. Let's move on to the second, the Ballad of the album ""Four Letter Word" a classic love song often used in pop. Let's say I don't like it much as a song, too cheesy. Instead, let's really move on to what can be said to be the masterpiece of the album, the wonderful ""Love in the Natural Way." I love this song; I've lost count of how many times I've listened to it at full blast in my room. ""Love's a No" doesn't tell me much; let's say it's a classic love song as the title already suggests, so I won't add more to avoid going on too long. Never Trust a Stranger is the fastest of the album, but I'd skip it quickly; I don't really like it much. You’ll Be the One Who’ll Lose another masterpiece of the album; I really like how much work went into the intro of the song, and it's very appreciable how the drums come in very softly; let's say here it almost resembles the style of "Belinda Carlisle". ""European Soul" is another track I really love from this album, very peculiar but truly pleasant to listen to while traveling. It accompanies you and, above all, conveys emotions, and that's precisely what music should do, convey something; I recommend you listen to it. "Stone" doesn’t appeal to me, and I won't dwell on it much; I'd skip it and go straight to the next one, the wonderful "Lucky Guy," very beautiful and especially designed to close this masterpiece of an album, which I recommend having alongside ""Love Moves," the following album.