Rosie Gaines

Rosie Gaines is an American vocalist, musician, singer-songwriter, and record producer from Pittsburg, California. She released a number of dance hits, the most notable being "Closer Than Close".

Ensemble career

Gaines' first band was a family funk/soul group called Unity, with Gaines on organ, her brother Carl on bass guitar, her cousin Lacy on guitar, sister-in-law Dianne on background vocals and her sister Mal on drums.

Gaines also played in a band called The Oasis and A Touch of Class before joining The Curtis Ohlson Band (with Levi Seacer, Jr. on guitar). Seacer called Gaines one day and asked her to come to Minneapolis, Minnesota to sing a demo of a song for The Pointer Sisters.

With Prince

While she was doing the demo, Prince came in the recording studio, was impressed by her abilities and asked her to join his band The New Power Generation. Gaines was introduced in 1990 as the new vocalist and keyboard player on Prince's Nude Tour. Her first appearance on a Prince album was on Graffiti Bridge. She was also a member of The NPG in the film Graffiti Bridge. She performed and wrote on the Diamonds and Pearls album. In 1992, after the Diamonds and Pearls tour, Gaines returned to her solo career, although she continued to work with Prince.

Closer Than Close

Closer Than Close is the fourth album by Rosie Gaines, released on June 13, 1995. Prince provided backing vocals on "My Tender Heart".

Track listing

All tracks composed by Rosie Gaines, Francis Jules and Dana Bailey; except where indicated

"I Want U (Inner City Blues)" (Earth Mamma Version) (Prince, Rosie Gaines) – 6:34

"Are You Ready" – 5:49

"Closer Than Close" – 5:09

"Googaga" – 3:55

"Turn Your Lights Down Low" (Bob Marley) – 4:29

"My Tender Heart" (Prince, Rosie Gaines) – 5:10

"I Almost Lost You" – 2:37

"Slowman" – 5:33

"Can You Handle It" – 5:13

"Concrete Jungle" (Bob Marley) – 7:48

"Get the Ghetto Off Your Mind" – 5:52

"December 25th" – 3:56

"I Want U" (Purple Version) – 3:36

Notes: Tracks 4-7 and 11 are reworked versions from the then-unreleased album Concrete Jungle.

International version

"I Want U" (Purple Version) – 3:36

"Are You Ready" – 5:49

"Closer Than Close" – 5:09

"Googaga" – 3:55

Ooh La La - 4:41

Turn Your Lights Down Low - 4:29

My Tender Heart - 5:10

I Almost Lost You - 2:37

Closer

Closer or Closers may refer to:

Print media

Closer (magazine), a UK/French women's magazine published by Bauer Media Group

Closer (novel), a novel by Roderick Gordon

The Closers (novel), a novel by Michael Connelly

Closer, a novel by Dennis Cooper

"Closer", a short story by Greg Egan

Closer, a graphic novel by Antony Johnston and Mike Norton

"Closer", a short story by David Malouf from his collection Dream Stuff

Film, television and theater

Film

Closer (2000 film), a documentary by Tina Gharavi

Closer (2004 film), a 2004 adaptation of Patrick Marber's play (see below), directed by Mike Nichols

The Closer, a 1990 movie, starring Danny Aiello, based on the play Wheelbarrow Closers

Television

Closer (TV series), a Canadian music program

The Closer (1998 TV series), an American sitcom

"The Closer" (CSI: NY), an episode of CSI: NY

The Closer, a 2000s American drama series

Theater

Closer (play), a 1997 play by Patrick Marber

Sports and games

Closer (baseball)

Closers (video game)

Music

Closer (band), a Dutch pop band

Rosie

Rosie may refer to:

Places

Apa Roșie River (Bărzăuța), Romania

Roșie, Arkansas, near Batesville

People

Rosie the Riveter (disambiguation)

Art, entertainment, and media

In fictional entities

Rosie's Bar, fictional tavern on TV series M*A*S*H

In film

Rosie (1965 film), an Indian Malayalam film starring Prem Nazir

Rosie (1998 film), a 1998 Belgian film

Rosie (2013 film), a 2013 Swiss film

Rosie! (1967 film), a film starring Rosalind Russell

In games

Ring a Ring o' Roses aka Ring Around the Rosie, nursery rhyme

In literature

Cider with Rosie, 1959 book by Laurie Lee

In music

Albums

Rosie (album), by Fairport Convention

Rosie, album by John Parish

Songs

"Rosie", song by Jackson Browne

"Rosie", song by The Kooks

"Rosalita (Come Out Tonight)", song by Bruce Springsteen, often referred to as "Rosie"

"Cracklin' Rosie", song by Neil Diamond

"Rosie", song by Joan Armatrading

"Rosie", song by Claw Boys Claw

"Rosie", song by Daisy Dares You

"Rosie", song by Fairport Convention

"Rosie", song by Bill Morrissey

Close

Close may refer to:

Close (surname)

Music

Close (album), 1988, by Kim Wilde

Close (Sean Bonniwell album), 1969 solo album

"Close" (Sub Focus song)

"Close (to the Edit)", song by Art of Noise

"Close", song by Aaron Lines from Living Out Loud

"Close", song by Drumsound & Bassline Smith from Wall of Sound

"Close", song by Rascal Flatts from Unstoppable

"Close", song by Soul Asylum from Candy from a Stranger

"Close", song by Westlife from Coast to Coast

Other uses

"Close" (noun pronounced to rhyme with adjectival form of "close"), a British term for alley or cul-de-sac

"Close", an ecclesiastical term for lawn next to a cathedral or convent

"Close", old English term for an estate (land)

"Close", a common stair or entryway in a Scottish tenement

Close (system call), a low-level IO function on file descriptor in C programming

Closing (real estate)

Hey girl, is he everything you wanted in a man
You know I gave you the world
You had me in the palm of your hand
So why your love went away
I just can't seem to understand
Thought it was me and you babe
Me and you until the end
But I guess I was wrong
Don't want to think about her
Don't want to talk about her
I'm just so sick about her
Can't believe it's ending this way
Just so confused about her
Feeling the blues about her
I just can't do without ya
Tell me is this fair?
Is this the way it's really going down?
Is this how we say goodbye?
Should've known better when you came around
That you were gonna make me cry
It's breaking my heart to watch you run around
'Cause I know that you're living a lie
That's okay baby 'cause in time you will find...
What goes around, goes around, goes around
Comes all the way back around
What goes around, goes around, goes around
Comes all the way back around
What goes around, goes around, goes around
Comes all the way back around
What goes around, goes around, goes around
Comes all the way back around
Now girl, I remember everything that you claimed
You said that you were moving on now
And maybe I should do the same
Funny thing about that is
I was ready to give you my name
Thought it was me and you, babe
And now, it's all just a shame
And I guess I was wrong
Don't want to think about her
Don't want to talk about her
I'm just so sick about her
Can't believe it's ending this way
Just so confused about her
Feeling the blues about her
I just can't do without ya
Can you tell me is this fair?
Is this the way its really going down?
Is this how we say goodbye?
Should've known better when you came around (should've known better that you were gonna make me cry)
That you were going to make me cry
Now it's breaking my heart to watch you run around
'Cause I know that you're living a lie
That's okay baby 'cause in time you will find
What goes around, goes around, goes around
Comes all the way back around
What goes around, goes around, goes around
Comes all the way back around
What goes around, goes around, goes around
Comes all the way back around
What goes around, goes around, goes around
Comes all the way back around
What goes around comes around
Yeah
What goes around comes around
You should know that
What goes around comes around
Yeah
What goes around comes around
You should know that
Don't want to think about it (no)
Don't want to talk about it
I'm just so sick about it
Can't believe it's ending this way
Just so confused about it
Feeling the blues about it (yeah)
I just can't do without ya
Tell me is this fair?
Is this the way things are going down?
Is this how we say goodbye?
Should've known better when you came around (should've known better that you were gonna make me cry)
That you were going to make me cry
Now it's breaking my heart to watch you run around
'Cause I know that you're living a lie
But that's okay baby 'cause in time you will find
What goes around, goes around, goes around
Comes all the way back around
What goes around, goes around, goes around
Comes all the way back around
What goes around, goes around, goes around
Comes all the way back around
What goes around, goes around, goes around
Comes all the way back around
[Comes Around interlude:]
Let me paint this picture for you, baby
You spend your nights alone
And he never comes home
And every time you call him
All you get's a busy tone
I heard you found out
That he's doing to you
What you did to me
Ain't that the way it goes
When You cheated girl
My heart bleeded girl
So it goes without saying that you left me feeling hurt
Just a classic case
A scenario
Tale as old as time
Girl you got what you deserved
And now you want somebody
To cure the lonely nights
You wish you had somebody
That could come and make it right
But girl I ain't somebody with a lot of sympathy
You'll see
(What goes around comes back around)
I thought I told ya, hey
(What goes around comes back around)
I thought I told ya, hey
(What goes around comes back around)
I thought I told ya, hey
(What goes around comes back around)
I thought I told ya, hey
See?
You should've listened to me, baby
Yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah
Because
(What goes around comes back around)

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Rosie Gaines

Ensemble career

With Prince

Closer Than Close

Track listing

Closer

Print media

Film, television and theater

Film

Television

Theater

Sports and games

Music

Rosie

Places

People

Art, entertainment, and media

In fictional entities

In film

In games

In literature

In music

Albums

Songs

Close

Music

Other uses

See also

Rosie Gaines Closer Than Close [Mentor Remake]

Closer Than Close (Mentor Original Mix) (1995)

Rosie Gaines - Closer Than Close [MK (Marc Kinchen) Classic Vocal Re-fix | 2008]

Closer Than Close (MK's Darker Than Dark Dub) - Rosie Gaines

Rosie Gaines - Closer Than Close (Schwarz & Funk Classic House Mix)

Rosie Gaines - Closer MK

08. Rosie Gaines - Closer Than Close (Mentor Original Mix)

Rosie Gaines - Closer Than Close (DJ Q Edit)

Rosie Gaines - Closer Than Close (Sam Roqwell & I Sancho Remix)

Rosie Gaines - Closer than Close (Mentor Clubmix)

Rosie Gaines Closer Than Close [Mentor Remake]

Closer Than Close (Mentor Original Mix) (1995)

Rosie Gaines - Closer Than Close [MK (Marc Kinchen) Classic Vocal Re-fix | 2008]

Closer Than Close (MK's Darker Than Dark Dub) - Rosie Gaines

Rosie Gaines - Closer Than Close (Schwarz & Funk Classic House Mix)

Rosie Gaines - Closer MK

08. Rosie Gaines - Closer Than Close (Mentor Original Mix)

Rosie Gaines - Closer Than Close (DJ Q Edit)

Rosie Gaines - Closer Than Close (Sam Roqwell & I Sancho Remix)

Rosie Gaines - Closer than Close (Mentor Clubmix)

Rosie Gaines Closer Than Close [Mentor Remake]

Closer Than Close (Mentor Original Mix) (1995)

Rosie Gaines - Closer Than Close [MK (Marc Kinchen) Classic Vocal Re-fix | 2008]

Closer Than Close (MK's Darker Than Dark Dub) - Rosie Gaines

Rosie Gaines - Closer Than Close (Schwarz & Funk Classic House Mix)

Rosie Gaines - Closer MK

08. Rosie Gaines - Closer Than Close (Mentor Original Mix)

Rosie Gaines - Closer Than Close (DJ Q Edit)

Rosie Gaines - Closer Than Close (Sam Roqwell & I Sancho Remix)

Rosie Gaines - Closer than Close (Mentor Clubmix)

Patti Labelle, Stephanie Mills, Rosie Gaines (Live)

Try A Little Tenderness (Live) - Rosie Gaines

Ain't No Way (Live In Studio) - Rosie Gaines

PRINCE NOTHING COMPARES 2 U LIVE with ROSIE GAINES

PRINCE - NOTHING COMPARES 2 U con ROSIE GAINES

Rosie Gaines (with Prince) - Ain't No Way (Live)

Get The Ghetto Off Your Mind (Live) - Rosie Gaines

Rosie Gaines Closer Than Close Top Of The Pops 1997

My Tender Heart (Live) - Rosie Gaines

Closer Than Close - Rosie Gaines TOTP (Live)

Patti Labelle, Stephanie Mills, Rosie Gaines (Live)

Try A Little Tenderness (Live) - Rosie Gaines

Ain't No Way (Live In Studio) - Rosie Gaines

PRINCE NOTHING COMPARES 2 U LIVE with ROSIE GAINES

PRINCE - NOTHING COMPARES 2 U con ROSIE GAINES

Rosie Gaines (with Prince) - Ain't No Way (Live)

Get The Ghetto Off Your Mind (Live) - Rosie Gaines

Rosie Gaines Closer Than Close Top Of The Pops 1997

My Tender Heart (Live) - Rosie Gaines

Closer Than Close - Rosie Gaines TOTP (Live)

"Janice Edwards' Bay Area Vista" featuring Brenda Vaughn & Paula Telander : Benefit for Rosie Gaines

Prince en Rock in Rio, 1991 (parte II)