Closer than Close (Rosie Gaines song)

"Closer than Close" is a song by American musician Rosie Gaines, a former singer in Prince's band the New Power Generation. It is co-written by Gaines with Dana Bailey and Francis Jules. After being released in 1995 as a track on her fifth album of the same name (1995), bootlegs of garage mixes started appearing. This started a two-year mission by Glaswegian house and garage indie label Big Bang Records to release the track properly in 1997. It peaked at number four in the UK and number six on the US Billboard Hot Dance Club Play chart. "Closer than Close" is Gaines' most successful song to date, and widely considered as a club classic.