"Express" is a song by British artist
Dina Carroll, released as the fifth single from her first album, ''
So Close'', in May 1993. The song was a chart success in the United Kingdom, peaking at number 12 on the
UK Singles Chart
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. On the
Eurochart Hot 100
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, it reached number 44 in June 1993.
Critical reception
Jon O'Brien from
AllMusic
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noted the "
jazz-funk
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" of the song. Pan-European magazine ''
Music & Media
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'' commented that
Carroll "uses the
Bowie trick of implementing a weird noise just beyond the irritation factor. Very Dina-mic
dance stuff." Alan Jones from ''
Music Week
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History
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'' gave it three out of five, noting that she "vamps it up on this
pop
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funk confection, one of the lesser tracks from her outstanding debut album ''So Close''."
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from the magazine's ''RM'' Dance Update called it a "choppy jiggler". Pop Rescue said that the singer's vocals are "whispery, sometimes sultry". 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
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in this club stomper." Adam Higginbotham from ''
Select'' described it as "solid, tastefully-cut
soul
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bleeding subtly into brisk
garage beats" and added that it is "careful funky". Another editor, Rupert Howe complimented the song's "aspiration towards funkiness".
Track listing
Personnel
* Design – Jeremy Pearce
* Mixing – CJ Mackintosh (tracks 1, 2, 4)
* Photography –
Simon Fowler
* Production, original mix – Nigel Lowis (tracks 1, 2, 4)
Charts
References
External links
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Dina Carroll songs
1993 singles
1993 songs
A&M Records singles
Songs written by Nigel Lowis
Songs written by Dina Carroll