Closer (Susan Ashton album)

Closer (Susan Ashton album)
Closer
Studio album by Susan Ashton
Released April 20, 1999
Recorded 1998-1999
Genre Country, country pop
Length 46:43
Label Capitol
Producer Emory Gordy, Jr.
Susan Ashton chronology
A Distant Call
(1996)		 Closer
(1999)		 Lost in Wonder-Voices of Worship
(2005)
Professional ratings
Review scores
Source Rating
Allmusic 4/5 stars [1]

Closer is sixth full-length album by Christian music singer Susan Ashton. It was released in 1999 on Capitol Records. 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".

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.

Contents

Reception

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.

Track listing

  1. "Come On in Out of the Rain" (Jamie O'Hara) 2:53
  2. "Closer" (Kent Blazy, Neil Thrasher, Kim Williams) 3:23
  3. "Our Little World" (Matraca Berg, Jeff Hanna) 4:37
  4. "You're Lucky I Love You" (Thrasher, Maria Cannon-Goodman) 3:31
  5. "I Ain't Gonna Fall for Love Again" (Kim Richey, Vince Melamed) 3:21
  6. "Breathless" (Blazy, Thrasher, Kelly Shiver) 3:25
  7. "Shot for the Moon" (Berg, Sharon Vaughn) 3:56
  8. "Getaway Car" (Gary Haase, Billy Mann) 4:59
  9. "Supernatural" (Marcus Hummon, Mark Prentice) 3:55
  10. "Think of Me" (Ashton, Gayla Borders, Jeff Borders, J.D. Cunningham) 4:06
  11. "Faith of the Heart" (Diane Warren) 4:17
  12. "Can't Cry Hard Enough" (Marvin Etzioni, David Williams) 4:20

Personnel

  • Susan Ashton: Lead & Harmony Vocal
  • J.D. Cunningham, Vince Gill, Vicki Hampton, Billy Mann, Chris Rodriguez, Harry Stinson, Neil Thrasher: Vocal Backing
  • Dann Huff: Electric & Acoustic Guitars
  • Steve Gibson: Electric & Gut-String Guitars, Bouzouki, Mandolin
  • Biff Watson: Acoustic Guitars
  • Dan Dugmore, Paul Franklin, Sonny Garrish: Steel
  • Stuart Duncan: Fiddle & Octave Fiddle, Mandolin
  • Mike Lawler: Keyboards
  • John Barlow Jarvis, Matt Rollings: Piano
  • Phil Madeira, Steve Nathan: Hammond Organ
  • Emory Gordy Jr.: Bass
  • Steve Brewster, Owen Hale, Lonnie Wilson: Drums, Percussion
  • Monisa Angell, Jim Grosjean, Gary Vanosdale: Viola
  • Connie Heard, Pamela Sixfin, Chris Teal: Violin
  • Anthony LaMarchina, Bob Mason: Cello
  • Kris Wilkinson: Concertmaster

Production

  • Produced By Emory Gordy Jr.
  • Engineered By Russ Martin; assisted by Rob MacMillan
  • Mixed By John Guess; assisted by Patrick Murphy
  • Mastered By Glenn Meadows

Chart performance

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

References

  1. ^ Phares, Heather (1999-04-20). "Closer - Susan Ashton". AllMusic. http://allmusic.com/album/closer-r401933. Retrieved 2011-09-19. 

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