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"Close... But" is the fourth and final single from Echobelly's debut album Everyone's Got One.[1] It was released by the Britpop group in September 1994.

"Close... But"
Single by Echobelly
from the album Everyone's Got One
Released	September 1994
Genre	Britpop, indie rock
Length	2:56
Label	Fauve, Rhythm King
Songwriter(s)	Sonya Madan, Glenn Johansson
Producer(s)	Steven Street
Echobelly singles chronology
"I Can't Imagine the World Without Me" (1994) "Close... But" (1994) "Great Things" (1995)

The song was included on the greatest hits album I Can't Imagine The World Without Me.[2]

A music video was made for the song.[3] The song tries express Sonya's feeling of loneliness despite being surrounded by a lot of friends at the time.

The song was poorly perceived by AllMusic, who gave it 1.5 stars out of 5, and described it as "not one of the album's high points".[4] It reached number 59 in the UK Singles Chart.

Track listing

Notes

• Tracks 3 & 4 were recorded live on the Steve Lamacq Evening Session broadcast on 5 September 1994.
• Tracks 2,3 and 4 were re-released on the expanded edition of Everyone's Got One in 2014.
• The 7" vinyl version only features tracks 1 & 2 [5](1 as the A-side, 2 as the B-side)
• The 12" vinyl version features tracks 1 & 2 on the A-side and tracks 3 & 4 on the B-side.[6]
• The 12" vinyl version comes with a poster, badge and sticker.

Credits

• Bass – Alexander Keyser
• Drums – Andy Henderson
• Guitar – Glenn Johansson, Debbie Smith
• Voice – Sonya Madan
• Saxophones (on track 1) - The Kick Horns
• Engineer – Miti Adhikari
• Track 1 Producer – Steven Street
• Track 2 Producer - Simon Vinestock
• Track 3 & 4 Producer - Sam Cunningham
• Cover photographer - Chris Craske

References

External links

• http://echobelly.com/music/singles-and-eps/close-but/
• https://www.discogs.com/Echobelly-CloseBut/release/1451612

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