Universal prep Kim Wilde reissue

Universal Music have chosen not to licence out Kim Wilde‘s 1988 album Close and are planning to put out a 25th anniversary deluxe reissue at some point this year.

Cherry Red Records hoped to release this album on their Cherry Pop imprint as a 2CD deluxe edition – as they had done for Wilde’s first five albums released in the 1980s –  but Universal apparently see enough appeal for Close to keep it for themselves. The album contains four top 40 UK hit singles, three of which (You Came, Never Trust A Stranger, Four Letter Word) reached the top 10. You Came also broke into the US top 50.

Kim Wilde tweeted the following last month: “Great to hear various Close re-mixes for Mey Mr Heartache, You Came, Never trust a strange, Four Letter Word, Love In A Natural Way” so it is clear she is involved in the process.

If Universal are feeling lazy they can just re-use the track listing submitted by Cherry Red two years ago (see below). The reissue seems unlikely to be anything other than a two-CD deluxe edition, after all, and what was suggested by Cherry Red looks comprehensive enough.

How a Close deluxe edition might look:
Below is the track listing that Cherry Red were hoping to release. Time will tell if this becomes the final track listing of the Universal release.

CD1

Original Album tracks 1 – 10 (Total Time: 43’10)

• 1. Hey Mister Heartache
• 2. You Came
• 3. Four Letter Word
• 4. Love In The Natural Way
• 5. Love’s A No
• 6. Never Trust A Stranger
• 7. You’ll Be The One Who’ll Lose
• 8. European Soul
• 9. Stone
• 10. Lucky Guy

Bonus Tracks

• 11. Tell Me Where You Are (B-side of ‘Hey Mister Heartache’) – 3’10
• 12. Wotcha Gonna Do (B-side of ‘Never Trust A Stranger’) 4’04
• 13. She Hasn’t Got Time For You ’88 (B-side of ‘Four Letter Word’) 4’36
• 14. Hey Mister Heartache – 7″ version 3’45
• 15. You Came – 7″ version 3’35
• 16. Never Trust A Stranger – 7″ version 4’06
• 17. Love In The Natural Way – video edit 3’47

CD2 

• 1. Hey Mister Heartache – 12″ version 8’10
• 2. Hey Mister Heartache – Kilowatt remix 6’10
• 3. You Came – 12″ version 6’45
• 4. You Came – Shep Pettibone 7″ mix 4’15
• 5. You Came – Shep Pettibone 12″ mix 7’36
• 6. You Came – Dub version #1 4’50
• 7. You Came – Dub version #2 4’44
• 8. Never Trust A Stranger – 12″ version 5’57
• 9. Never Trust A Stranger – Sanjazz mix 5’45
• 10. Four Letter Word – extended version 5’50
• 11. Four Letter Word – Late Night mix 3’56
• 12. Love In The Natural Way – extended version 6’00

Previous Cherry Red deluxe reissues…

• Another Step (2CD Deluxe) > UK Order: Another Step (2cd)
• Teases & Dares (2CD Deluxe) > UK Order: Teases & Dares (2cd)
• Catch As Catch Can (Expanded) > UK Order: Catch As Catch Can
• Kim Wilde (Expanded) > UK Order: Kim Wilde
• Select (Expanded) > UK Order: Select