"This Time"
Single by Dina Carroll
from the album So Close
Released15 February 1993 (1993-02-15)[1]
GenrePop
Length3:50
LabelA&M
Songwriter(s)
  • Dina Carroll
  • Nigel Lowis
Producer(s)Nigel Lowis
Dina Carroll singles chronology
"So Close"
(1992)		 "This Time"
(1993)		 "Express"
(1993)
Music video
"This Time" on YouTube

"This Time" is a song by British singer-songwriter Dina Carroll, released on 15 February 1993 as the fourth single from her debut album, So Close (1993). The song features strings by the New York Philharmonic Orchestra and peaked at number 23 on the UK Singles Chart. On the Eurochart Hot 100, it went to number 78.

Critical reception

In his weekly UK chart commentary, James Masterton wrote that "This Time" follows the format of the Christmas hit "So Close" with "a slushy ballad that may just fail to capture the public imagination."[2] Pan-European magazine Music & Media stated that Carroll is "more than just a dance diva with catchy repertoire. She can actually sing. The best way to prove that is always the ballad test, and she succeeds hands down."[3] Alan Jones from Music Week gave the song four out of five and named it Pick of the Week, describing it as a "torchy ballad" and a "pretty and expensively produced song, [where] Carroll takes advantage of a lush, spacious mix to show her pedigree to fine effect."[4] James Hamilton from the RM Dance Update called it a "smash-bound" and "gorgeous" ballad.[5]

In an retrospective review, Pop Rescue said that "musically and vocally [it's] a really nice warm song – with plenty of space for Dina to show off her vocal diversity."[6] Phil Shanklin of ReviewsRevues complimented the "strong interplay" between her and the background vocalists, who would later be singing in the British R&B girl group Eternal. He commented, "This backing vocal/lead vocal combination are a feature of this CD as well as the big cavernous, echoing sound which turns this track into a real power-house and emphasises the quality of Dina’s vocals."[7] Tony Mortimer from East 17 reviewed the song for Smash Hits, stating, "This girl's gonna be massive". He added that "Gladys Knight probably inspired her somewhere along the line. I'd really like this to be a hit, it's slow and smoochy. Brilliant."[8]

Music video

A black-and-white music video was produced to promote the song, directed by Irish filmmaker Michael Geoghegan.[9] The opening of the video sees Caroll singing while sitting on a stage, while confetti falls on her. She is dressed in white and around her lies white light balls. Other scenes shows the singer by a piano or peeking out from behind a black stage curtain. Occasionally, a man appears, either photographing with an old camera, playing with cards or dancing. Several animals can be seen throughout the video, such as a white cat, a white bird and fish in a bowl of water.[10]

Track listings

12" single, UK (1993)
No.TitleLength
1."This Time" 
2."Falling" 
3."Why Did I Let You Go" (Phil Kelsey Remix) 
4."Express" (Xpressed Dub) 
CD single, Europe (1993)
No.TitleLength
1."This Time" (Radio Mix) 
2."Falling" 
CD single, Europe (1993)
No.TitleLength
1."This Time" (Radio Mix)3:50
2."Falling"7:02
3."Why Did I Let You Go?" (Phil Kelsey Remix)6:51

Charts

References

  1. ↑ "New Releases: Singles" (PDF). Music Week. 13 February 1993. p. 17. Retrieved 21 June 2021.
  2. ↑ Masterton, James (21 February 1993). "Week Ending February 27th 1993". Chart Watch UK. Retrieved 10 September 2021.
  3. ↑ "New Releases: Singles" (PDF). Music & Media. 6 March 1993. p. 11. Retrieved 22 February 2020.
  4. ↑ Jones, Alan (20 February 1993). "Market Preview: Mainstream - Singles - Pick of the Week" (PDF). Music Week. p. 22. Retrieved 24 March 2021.
  5. ↑ Hamilton, James (13 February 1993). "Djdirectory" (PDF). Music Week, in Record Mirror (Dance Update Supplemental Insert). p. 7. Retrieved 24 March 2021.
  6. ↑ "Review: "So Close" by Dina Carroll (CD, 1993)". Pop Rescue. 19 June 2015. Retrieved 4 April 2020.
  7. ↑ Shanklin, Phil (2 May 2015). "100 Essential Albums- Number 86– So Close – Dina Carroll ( A&M 1993)". ReviewsRevues. Retrieved 14 October 2020.
  8. ↑ Mortimer, Tony (17 February 1993). "New Singles: Best New Single". Smash Hits. p. 51. Retrieved 6 October 2020.
  9. ↑ "Dina Carroll: This Time (1993)". IMDb. Retrieved 3 February 2020.
  10. ↑ "Dina Carroll - "This Time"". YouTube. Retrieved 10 September 2021.
  11. ↑ "Eurochart Hot 100" (PDF). Music & Media. 20 March 1993. p. 23. Retrieved 22 March 2021.
  12. ↑ "Official Singles Chart Top 100". Official Charts Company.
  13. ↑ "Top 60 Dance Singles" (PDF). Music Week. 27 February 1993. p. 20. Retrieved 8 April 2021.
  14. ↑ "The RM Club Chart" (PDF). Music Week, in Record Mirror (Dance Update Supplemental Insert). 13 February 1993. p. 4. Retrieved 8 May 2023.
  15. ↑ "The RM Club Chart 93" (PDF). Music Week, in Record Mirror (Dance Update Supplemental insert). 25 December 1993. p. 4. Retrieved 3 February 2023.


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