Closer (Kim Wilde album)

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Closer
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Studio album by
Kim Wilde
Released31 January 2025 (2025-01-31)
Recorded2023–2024
StudioDoghouse (Hertfordshire)
Genre
Length43:56
Label
Producer Ricky Wilde
Kim Wilde chronology
Pop Don't Stop: Greatest Hits
(2021)		Closer
(2025)
Singles from Closer
  1. "Trail of Destruction"
    Released: 23 August 2024
  2. "Midnight Train"
    Released: 22 November 2024

Closer is the fifteenth studio album by English singer and songwriter Kim Wilde. It was released on 31 January 2025 through Wildeflower Records and Cherry Red Records, following her 2018 studio album Here Come the Aliens . [1]

Contents

Critical reception

Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
MusicOMH Star full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar empty.svg [2]
RetropopStar full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar empty.svg [3]

Ben Hogwood of MusicOMH stated that the album "is truly a family affair", highlighting Wilde's voice which "has never sounded better" and praising the album's "versatility across several genres." He noted that Wilde's "piercing tones" cut through "the massive productions," complementing her "chrome-plated vocals perfectly." [2] Connor Gotto of Retropop rated the album 4 stars, calling the album "effortlessly fresh" and deemed it "as strong as any other body of work from her career and a testament to the long-running legacy of one of British pop’s first families of music". [3]

Closer sold 3.881 copies in the first Week in UK. [ full citation needed ]

Track listing

Closer track listing
No.TitleWriter(s)Length
1."Midnight Train" Ricky Wilde 3:27
2."Scorpio"
  • R. Wilde
  • Scarlett Wilde
3:16
3."Trail of Destruction"
4:03
4."Sorrow Replaced" (featuring Midge Ure)
  • K. Wilde
  • R. Wilde
4:16
5."Lighthouse"
  • K. Wilde
  • R. Wilde
5:46
6."Love Is Love"
4:25
7."Rocket to the Moon"
  • R. Wilde
  • S. Wilde
4:22
8."Hourglass Human" (featuring Scarlett Wilde)
  • K. Wilde
  • R. Wilde
4:20
9."Stones and Bones"
  • K. Wilde
  • R. Wilde
5:06
10."Savasana"
  • K. Wilde
  • R. Wilde
  • S. Wilde
4:51
Total length:43:56

Personnel

Charts

Chart performance for Closer
Chart (2025)Peak
position
Austrian Albums (Ö3 Austria) [4] 14
Belgian Albums (Ultratop Flanders) [5] 161
Belgian Albums (Ultratop Wallonia) [6] 35
French Albums (SNEP) [7] 94
German Albums (Offizielle Top 100) [8] 11
Scottish Albums (OCC) [9] 6
Swiss Albums (Schweizer Hitparade) [10] 10
UK Albums (OCC) [11] 27
UK Independent Albums (OCC) [12] 3

References

  1. ↑ "Kim Wilde chats to TotalNtertainment About New Album 'Closer'". TotalNtertainment. 16 September 2024. Retrieved 6 February 2025.
  2. 1 2 Hogwood, Ben (31 January 2025). "Kim Wilde – Closer". MusicOMH . Retrieved 6 February 2025.
  3. 1 2 "Kim Wilde - Closer". Retropop. 31 January 2025. Retrieved 6 February 2025.
  4. ↑ "Ö3 Austria Top40: Longplay-Charts vom 11. Februar 2025" (in German). Ö3 Austria Top 40 . Retrieved 12 February 2025.
  5. ↑ "Ultratop.be – Kim Wilde – Closer" (in Dutch). Hung Medien. Retrieved 9 February 2025.
  6. ↑ "Ultratop.be – Kim Wilde – Closer" (in French). Hung Medien. Retrieved 9 February 2025.
  7. ↑ "Top Albums (Semaine du 10 fevrier 2025)". SNEP . Retrieved 10 February 2025.
  8. ↑ "Offiziellecharts.de – Kim Wilde – Closer" (in German). GfK Entertainment Charts. Retrieved 7 February 2025.
  9. ↑ "Official Scottish Albums Chart Top 100". Official Charts Company. Retrieved 8 February 2025.
  10. ↑ "Swisscharts.com – Kim Wilde – Closer". Hung Medien. Retrieved 9 February 2025.
  11. ↑ "Official Albums Chart Top 100". Official Charts Company. Retrieved 7 February 2025.
  12. ↑ "Official Independent Albums Chart Top 50". Official Charts Company. Retrieved 8 February 2025.
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