Inside Out (Shara Nelson song)

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Shara Nelson - Inside Out (1993)
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"Inside Out" is a song by British singer and songwriter Shara Nelson, released in November 1993 on Cooltempo Records as the third single from her first solo album, What Silence Knows (1993). In August 1994, it was re-released as part of a remix single with "Down That Road". The song, which was co-written by Nelson, peaked at number 34 on the UK Singles Chart and number ten on the UK Dance Singles Chart. A music video was also produced to promote the single.

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Critical reception

In his weekly UK chart commentary, James Masterton wrote, "Easily the most outstanding track from her album, "Inside Out" goes back to basics featuring just her voice accompanied by a pedal steel guitar, both swathed in echo as if playing in an empty hall. The result is the most heartbreakingly beautiful record you are likely to hear all year and tragically this may be as far as it gets." [1] Upon the re-release of the single, a reviewer from Music & Media said, "A re-release, so here's a re-run of our view: upside down, inside out, backwards, whatever; as long as you play this "electricoustic" soul ballad you stay on the right side of programming." [2]

Andy Beevers from Music Week gave it four out of five and named it "one of the classiest tracks" on the album. He noted that it has been remixed for the single by Frankie Knuckles, "who has fleshed out the sparse production of the original to create a lush downtempo soul shuffler". Beevers concluded that "it should make hit number three." [3] Nilou Panahpour from Rolling Stones said that the song, "on which Nelson is accompanied by a spare solo guitar, is the record's most moving track because of its starkness." [4] Adam Higginbotham from Select named it a "eerily sparse guitar-vocal". [5] Jonathan Bernstein from Spin felt that "all embellishments are jettisoned for the voice-and-guitar [track]". [6]

Track listings

  • UK CD single
  1. "Inside Out" (Album Mix) 3:24
  2. "Inside Out" (Rhythm Vocal Mix) 3:36
  3. "Inside Out" (Classic Club Mix) 7:04
  4. "Inside Out" (Underdog Mix) 6:08
  • UK CD1 (1994 remix)
  1. "Inside Out" (Album Mix) 3:28
  2. "Inside Out" (Orchestral Version) 4:16
  3. "Down That Road" (Def Classic Mix) 7:14
  4. "Inside Out" (Rhythm Vocal Version) 3:36
  • UK CD2 (1994 remix)
  1. "Inside Out" (Frankie Knuckles Classic Mix) 6:42
  2. "Down That Road" (Morales Edit) 3:36
  3. "One Goodbye in Ten" (7" Edit) 4:11
  4. "Uptight" (Delta House Of Funk Reconstruction) 5:59

Charts

"Inside Out"
Shara Nelson - Inside Out.jpeg
Single by Shara Nelson
from the album What Silence Knows
Released8 November 1993 (1993-11-08)
Length3:19
Label Cooltempo
Songwriters
  • Shara Nelson
  • Kevin Armstrong
Producer Michael Peden
Shara Nelson singles chronology
"One Goodbye in Ten"
(1993)		"Inside Out"
(1993)		"Uptight"
(1994)
"Nobody"
(1994)
"Inside Out" / "Down That Road"
(1994)
"Rough with the Smooth"
(1995)
Chart (1993-94)Peak
position
Scotland (OCC) [7] 46
UK Singles (OCC) [8] 34
UK Airplay (ERA) [9] 93
UK Dance (OCC) [10] 10
UK Club Chart ( Music Week ) [11] 51

Release history

RegionVersionDateFormat(s)Label(s)Ref.
United KingdomOriginal version8 November 1993
  • 7-inch vinyl
  • 12-inch vinyl
  • CD
  • cassette
 Cooltempo [12]
Australia7 March 1994
  • CD
  • cassette
 [13]
United KingdomRemix with "Down That Road"30 August 1994
  • 12-inch vinyl
  • CD
  • cassette
 [14]

References

  1. ↑ Masterton, James (4 September 1994). "Week Ending September 10th 1994". Chart Watch UK. Retrieved 8 September 2021.
  2. ↑ "New Releases: Singles" (PDF). Music & Media . Vol. 11, no. 37. 10 September 1994. p. 10. Retrieved 19 May 2021.
  3. ↑ Beevers, Andy (6 November 1993). "Market Preview: Dance" (PDF). Music Week . p. 15. Retrieved 3 February 2023.
  4. ↑ Panahpour, Nilou (1 December 1994). "Recordings". p. 122. Rolling Stones .
  5. ↑ Higginbotham, Adam (October 1993). "New Albums". Select . p. 91. Retrieved 4 January 2025.
  6. ↑ Bernstein, Jonathan (July 1994). "Spins". Spin . p. 70. Retrieved 27 January 2023.
  7. ↑ "Official Scottish Singles Sales Chart Top 100 04 September 1994 - 10 September 1994". Official Charts Company . Retrieved 13 October 2021.
  8. ↑ "Official Charts > Shara Nelson". The Official UK Charts Company. Retrieved 17 February 2016.
  9. ↑ "Airplay 100" (PDF). Hit Music . 30 October 1993. p. 22. Retrieved 6 May 2024.
  10. ↑ "Official Dance Singles Top 40". Official Charts . Retrieved 20 April 2022.
  11. ↑ "The RM Club Chart" (PDF). Music Week, in Record Mirror (Dance Update Supplemental Insert). 13 November 1993. p. 4. Retrieved 12 May 2023.
  12. ↑ "Single Releases". Music Week . 6 November 1993. p. 23.
  13. ↑ "New Release Summary – Product Available from : 07/03/94: Singles". The ARIA Report . No. 212. 6 March 1994. p. 20.
  14. ↑ "Single Releases". Music Week. 27 August 1994. p. 27.
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