Combining the early soul-pop of Mariah Carey, the power balladry of Whitney… Read Full Bio ↴Combining the early soul-pop of Mariah Carey, the power balladry of Whitney Houston, and the sophisticated dance-pop of M People, Dina Carroll was one of the most successful U.K. female vocalists of the '90s. Born in Newmarket, Suffolk in 1968 to a Scottish mother and Afro-American G.I. father, Carroll began singing with her sister at a young age, and after winning a talent competition at school, she decided to pursue a career in the music industry. In her teens, she moved to West London after signing to independent dance label, Streetwave, where she provided uncredited vocals for a production outfit named Masquerade. In 1989, she signed to Jive/Zomba Records where she released several club hits, including a cover of Dionne Warwick's "Walk On By," and contributed to Brothers in Rhythm's single "Peace and Harmony." Her breakthrough came in 1991, when she appeared on Quartz's Top Ten dance reworking of Carole King's "It's Too Late," and was offered an album deal by A&M Records. Two years later, her first LP, So Close, had spawned two Top Five singles, "Don't Be a Stranger" and a rendition of Sunset Boulevard number "The Perfect Year" helped her to scoop Best British Female Vocalist at the 1994 Brit Awards, and up until Dido's No Angel, was the biggest-selling debut album by a female artist in U.K. chart history. After moving to Mercury Records, she developed otosclerosis, a hereditary bone disease which affects the ears, whilst working on her sophomore, Only Human, which despite reaching number two, failed to achieve the same multi-platinum sales of its predecessor. Carroll changed directions for her self-titled third effort, hooking up with Rhett Lawrence in Los Angeles for a dance-pop sound reminiscent of her club roots, but although lead single "Without Love" reached the Top 20, various record company wranglings meant that plans for its release were shelved. Other than a performance of Van Morrison's "Someone Like You" on the Bridget Jones soundtrack, and a 2001 hits compilation, Carroll hasn't released any new material since
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Dina Carroll Lyrics
Ain't No Man I just can't control How I feel about you And I'm so…
All I Ask I'm not asking you to change Who you are or where…
Don't Be A Stranger I shouldn't be alone with you tonight, Desire was too…
Escaping Lying here All alone in the shadows I believe when I sleep…
Express (Spoken) Express Express Express Your Mine Express Its…
Good To Me Mmm... Good to me... I've never known a love like this I…
Living for the Weekend Just for me...... Well I've been moving my bootie all wee…
Mind Body & Soul Mind I want your mind to feed me with the knowledge Of…
Only Human It;'s getting late Another argument lies unresolved I blam…
So Close I know about all your faults Somehow they never deter me And…
Someone Like You I've been searching a long time For someone exactly like you…
Son Of A Preacher Man Billy Ray was a preacher's son And when his daddy would…
Special Kind of Love Remember the day that we first met How you drove me…
The Perfect Year Ooh Ring out the old Bring in the new A midnight wish to…
This Time Lonely, you on my mind How could I let you go All…
Without Love I can't believe that a year has passed It seems…