Closer (Susan Ashton album)

Closer is the sixth studio album by American Christian and country music singer Susan Ashton. It was released in 1999 on Capitol Nashville. It was her only disc for the label. It was produced by Emory Gordy Jr. The album contains songs written by Diane Warren, Matraca Berg and Kim Richey. Ashton herself only co-wrote one song here, "Think of Me".

Closer
Studio album by
ReleasedApril 20, 1999
Recorded1998–1999
GenreCountry, country pop
Length46:43
LabelCapitol Nashville
ProducerEmory Gordy Jr.
Susan Ashton chronology
A Distant Call
(1996)
Closer
(1999)
Lost in Wonder-Voices of Worship
(2005)
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic[1]

Three singles were released, with the Warren-penned "Faith of the Heart" being first. It peaked at No. 51 on the Hot Country Songs chart in the US, while peaking twenty spots lower in Canada. The second single, "You're Lucky I Love You", fared a bit better reaching No. 37 in the US and No. 52 in Canada. The title track didn't chart. The album itself reached No. 34 on the country charts, while failing to find a footing on the Christian music charts.

"Breathless" was later released as a single by River Road in 2001. Both The Jenkins and Hall & Oates released versions of "Getaway Car". "Supernatural" was later recorded by American country music singer Sara Evans on her 2005 album Real Fine Place.

Reception

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AllMusic's Heather Phares called Ashton "an emotive vocalist", and said that Closer "finds Ashton hitting her stride as a performer and singer", giving the album four stars out of five.[1]

Track listing

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No.TitleWriter(s)Length
1."Come On in Out of the Rain"Jamie O'Hara2:53
2."Closer Kent Blazy,"Neil Thrasher, Kim Williams3:23
3."Our Little World"Matraca Berg, Jeff Hanna4:37
4."You're Lucky I Love You"Thrasher, Maria Cannon-Goodman3:31
5."I Ain't Gonna Fall for Love Again"Kim Richey, Vince Melamed3:21
6."Breathless"Blazy, Thrasher, Kelly Shiver3:25
7."Shot for the Moon"Berg, Sharon Vaughn3:56
8."Getaway Car"Gary Haase, Billy Mann4:59
9."Supernatural"Marcus Hummon, Mark Prentice3:55
10."Think of Me""Ashton, Gayla Borders, Jeff Borders, J.D. Cunningham4:06
11."Faith of the Heart"Diane Warren4:17
12."Can't Cry Hard Enough"Marvin Etzioni, David Williams4:20

Personnel

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Production

  • Emory Gordy Jr. – producer
  • Russ Martin – engineer
  • Rob MacMillan – assistant engineer
  • John Guess – mixing
  • Patrick Murphy – mix assistant
  • Glenn Meadows – mastering at Masterfonics (Nashville, Tennessee)
  • Virginia Team – art direction
  • Chris Ferrara – design
  • Mark Tucker – photography

Chart performance

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Chart (1999) Peak
position
U.S. Billboard Top Country Albums 34

References

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  1. ^ a b Phares, Heather (April 20, 1999). "Closer – Susan Ashton". AllMusic. Retrieved September 19, 2011.