Even Closer
Studio album by
Goapele
ReleasedSeptember 10, 2002 (2002-09-10)
GenreNeo soul
Length50:36
LabelSkyblaze Recordings, BBE, Columbia Records
ProducerAmp Live, Mike Tiger, Johnson, Soulive, Eric Krasno, Nate Greenberg, Shaka Ramsay, Adam Smirnoff, Jeff Bhasker
Goapele chronology
Closer
(2001)		 Even Closer
(2002)		 Change It All
(2005)
Singles from Even Closer
  1. "Closer"
    Released: 2002
  2. "Got It"
    Released: 2003
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic[1]
Exclaim!mixed[2]
PopMattersfavorable[3]

Even Closer is the second studio album by American singer-songwriter Goapele. It is essentially an expanded version of her self-released debut album, Closer (2001). Originally released in 2002, it was re-released in 2004.

Critical reception

Todd Kristel of AllMusic gave the album 3 stars out of 5, commenting that it treads "a thin line between appealingly eclectic and insufficiently cohesive".[1] Mark Anthony Neal of PopMatters said: "Nothing on Goapele's Even Closer is likely to ever be an MTV buzzclip, but throughout her debut she exhibits striking vocals and solid song writing skills, suggesting that she will be a figure that will be heard from again and again, likely outlasting many of her neo-soul peers and some of the independent labels they record for."[3]

Meanwhile, Cheryl Thompson of Exclaim! commented that "[the] only problem with the album is the one tone Goapele maintains throughout; each track on its own is conceivably thought-provoking, a testament to Goapele's writing abilities but as a commercial package it lacks a certain positive transgression into the realm of something new."[2]

Track listing

No.TitleProducer(s)Length
1."Closer"Amp Live, Mike Tiger3:49
2."Ease Your Mind" (featuring Pep Love)Johnson3:35
3."Got It"Amp Live3:15
4."Romantic"Soulive5:37
5."Too Much the Same"Eric Krasno3:56
6."Catch 22"Nate Greenberg, Shaka Ramsay4:09
7."The Daze" (featuring Zion I and Casual)Amp Live3:07
8."Things Don't Exist"Adam Smirnoff, Jeff Bhasker4:32
9."Childhood Drama"Johnson3:14
10."Salvation"Jeff Bhasker3:43
11."Back to You"Nate Greenberg4:17
12."Butterflykisses"Jeff Bhasker3:20
13."It Takes More"Johnson3:57
14."Red, White, & Blues"Mike Tiger5:29
15."Childhood Drama (Remix)" (2004 re-release bonus track)Johnson3:24

Charts

Chart Peak
position
US Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums (Billboard)[4] 60
US Heatseekers Albums (Billboard)[5] 41
US Independent Albums (Billboard)[6] 24

References

  1. 1 2 Kristel, Todd. "Goapele - Even Closer". AllMusic. Retrieved April 10, 2015.
  2. 1 2 Thompson, Cheryl (June 1, 2004). "Goapele - Even Closer". Exclaim!. Retrieved April 10, 2015.
  3. 1 2 Neal, Mark Anthony (June 3, 2003). "Goapele: Even Closer". PopMatters. Retrieved April 10, 2015.
  4. ↑ "Goapele - Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums". Billboard. Retrieved December 4, 2017.
  5. ↑ "Goapele - Heatseekers Albums". Billboard. Retrieved December 4, 2017.
  6. ↑ "Goapele - Independent Albums". Billboard. Retrieved December 4, 2017.
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