Close is the sixth studio album by Kim Wilde, released in mid 1988. Produced by Ricky Wilde and Tony Swain, Close was the final album on which Marty Wilde had co-writer credits. The album is widely perceived by fans and critics (and Kim herself) as Wilde's most well-balanced, with many kinds of pop represented: dance, ballad, rock and midtempo. 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 U.S. 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 Kim'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 and shifting more than 2 million units worldwide. Close is the sixth studio album by Kim Wilde, released in mid 1988. Produced by Ricky Wilde and Tony Swain, Close was the final album on which Marty Wilde had co-writer credits. The album is widely perceived by fans and critics (and Kim herself) as Wilde's most well-balanced, with many kinds of pop represented: dance, ballad, rock and midtempo. 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 U.S. 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 Kim'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 and shifting more than 2 million units worldwide. false 2025-11-08 02:59:23 2013 2013-08-30 2013-08-30 149 Electronic Hi-Nrg Pop Rock Synth-Pop 112837 2120986 bf9fabe3-b10c-48c7-b653-6334df194b4c 4b462375-c508-432a-8c88-ceeec38b16ae 832938e4-f713-373a-8852-661222f73656 /config/metadata/library/51/519025311eedf146bc0490226d98e607/folder.jpg Kim Wilde Kim Wilde 1 1 04:36 1 2 04:33 1 3 04:03 1 4 04:17 1 5 04:17 1 6 04:06 1 7 04:32 1 8 05:21 1 9 04:43 1 10 02:40 1 11 03:11 1 12 04:02 1 13 04:36 1 14 03:51 1 15 03:29 1 16 04:05 1 17 03:48 1 18 04:12 2 1 08:08 2 2 06:04 2 3 04:40 2 4 04:43 2 5 06:44 2 6 07:33 2 7 04:53 2 8 04:46 2 9 05:58 2 10 05:45 2 11 05:50 2 12 03:55 2 13 05:56