This Time (Dina Carroll song)
{{Short description|1993 single by Dina Carroll}}
{{Infobox song
| name = This Time
| cover = Dina+Carroll+This+Time+187846.jpg
| alt =
| border = yes
| type = single
| artist = Dina Carroll
| album = So Close
| released = {{start date|1993|2|15|df=y}}{{cite magazine|url=https://worldradiohistory.com/UK/Music-Week/1993/Music-Week-1993-02-13.pdf|title=New Releases: Singles|magazine=Music Week|page=17|date=13 February 1993|access-date=21 June 2021}}
| recorded =
| studio =
| venue =
| genre = Pop
| length = {{duration|m=3|s=50}}
| label = A&M
| writer =
- Dina Carroll
- Nigel Lowis
| producer = Nigel Lowis
| prev_title = So Close
| prev_year = 1992
| next_title = Express
| next_year = 1993
| misc = {{External music video|{{YouTube|DC-Zkyxm0kw|"This Time"}}}}
}}
"This Time" is a song by British singer-songwriter Dina Carroll, released on 15 February 1993 by A&M Records as the fourth single from her debut album, So Close (1993). The song was written by Carroll with Nigel Lowis, who also produced it. It features strings by the New York Philharmonic Orchestra, peaking at number 23 on the UK Singles Chart and number 78 on the Eurochart Hot 100. The music video for the song was directed by Michael Geoghegan.
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."{{cite web|last=Masterton|first=James|title=Week Ending February 27th 1993|url=https://chart-watch.uk/archives/1993/week-ending-february-27th-1993|website=Chart Watch UK|date=21 February 1993|accessdate=10 September 2021|author-link=James Masterton}} 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."{{cite magazine|url=https://worldradiohistory.com/UK/Music-and-Media/90s/1993/MM-1993-03-06.pdf|title=New Releases: Singles|magazine=Music & Media|volume=10|issue=10|date=6 March 1993|page=11|access-date=22 February 2020}} 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."{{cite magazine|first= Alan |last= Jones |title= Market Preview: Mainstream - Singles - Pick of the Week |magazine= Music Week |date= 20 February 1993 |page= 22 |access-date= 24 March 2021 |url= https://worldradiohistory.com/UK/Music-Week/1993/Music-Week-1993-02-20.pdf}} James Hamilton from the Record Mirror Dance Update called it a "smash-bound" and "gorgeous" ballad.{{cite magazine|first= James |last= Hamilton |title= Djdirectory |magazine= Music Week, in Record Mirror (Dance Update Supplemental Insert) |date= 13 February 1993 |page= 7 |access-date= 24 March 2021 |url= https://worldradiohistory.com/UK/Music-Week/1993/Music-Week-1993-02-13.pdf |author-link= James Hamilton (DJ and journalist)}}
In a 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."{{cite web|url=https://poprescue.com/2015/06/19/pop-rescue-so-close-by-dina-carroll-cd-1993/|title=Review: "So Close" by Dina Carroll (CD, 1993)|publisher=Pop Rescue|date=19 June 2015|access-date=4 April 2020}} 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."{{cite web|first= Phil |last= Shanklin |title= 100 Essential Albums- Number 86– So Close – Dina Carroll ( A&M 1993) |url= https://reviewsrevues.com/2015/05/02/100-essential-albums-number-86-so-close-dina-carroll-am-1993/ |publisher= ReviewsRevues |date= 2 May 2015 |access-date= 14 October 2020}} 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."{{cite magazine|url= https://www.flickr.com/photos/57779449@N02/50111223546/in/album-72157715094298067/ |first= Tony |last= Mortimer |title= New Singles: Best New Single |magazine= Smash Hits |date= 17 February 1993 |page= 51 |access-date= 6 October 2020 |author-link= Tony Mortimer}}
Music video
A black-and-white music video was produced to promote the song, directed by Irish filmmaker Michael Geoghegan.{{cite web|url=https://www.imdb.com/title/tt10189784/?ref_=nm_flmg_act_2|title=Dina Carroll: This Time (1993)|publisher=IMDb|access-date=3 February 2020}} 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.{{cite web|url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DC-Zkyxm0kw|title=Dina Carroll - "This Time"|publisher=YouTube|access-date=10 September 2021}}
Track listings
{{Track listing
| headline = 12" single, UK (1993)
| title1 = This Time
| note1 =
| length1 =
| title2 = Falling
| note2 =
| length2 =
| title3 = Why Did I Let You Go
| note3 = Phil Kelsey Remix
| length3 =
| title4 = Express
| note4 = Xpressed Dub
| length4 =
}}
{{Track listing
| headline = CD single, Europe (1993)
| title1 = This Time
| note1 = Radio Mix
| length1 =
| title2 = Falling
| note2 =
| length2 =
}}
{{Track listing
| headline = CD single, Europe (1993)
| title1 = This Time
| note1 = Radio Mix
| length1 = 3:50
| title2 = Falling
| note2 =
| length2 = 7:02
| title3 = Why Did I Let You Go?
| note3 = Phil Kelsey Remix
| length3 = 6:51
}}
Charts
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!Chart (1993) !Position |
| scope="row"|UK Club Chart (Music Week){{cite magazine|first= |last= |title=The RM Club Chart 93|magazine=Music Week, in Record Mirror (Dance Update Supplemental insert)|date=25 December 1993|page=4|accessdate=3 February 2023|url=https://worldradiohistory.com/UK/Music-Week/1993/Music-Week-1993-12-25.pdf}} {{small|with "Here"}} | 73 |
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References
{{Reflist}}
{{Dina Carroll}}
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Category:Black-and-white music videos
Category:Music videos directed by Michael Geoghegan
Category:Songs written by Nigel Lowis
Category:Songs written by Dina Carroll
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