The other 3 are pretty great but You came and Never trust a stranger are literally(a million) miles apart in quality from the rest. Both in Kim's all time top 3.
I must admit, never enjoy Never Trust A Stranger, as much as the other singles. Far from terrible though of course.
1 You Came 2 Never Trust A Stranger 3 Hey Mister Heartache 4 Love In The Natural Way 5 Four Letter Word I love the sheer lyrical drama of Never Trust A Stranger rivalled only by Sam Fox’s ‘I Surrender (To The Spirit Of The Night).
Never Trust A Stranger is just epic, the way it goes up again at the end and she just belts it out. Absolutely amazing track
You Came Hey Mister Heart Ache Never Trust a Stranger Love In a Natural Way Four Letter Word Honestly a great run of singles and Hey Mister Heartache opening and introducing us to the pure boppery of the album is a moment.
In the video she also did the dancing-in-front-of-fire-while-wearing-a-little-black-dress before Madonna's Like A Prayer and Kylie's Better The Devil...
I have a huge soft spot for Hey Mister Heartache. Something about the way she sang it - always felt very melancholic, but in the best way. It’s also the first 12” mix that I properly fell in love with. I can listen to it on repeat for quite awhile.
I think you’ll find the only correct ranking is… You Came Never Trust a Stranger Four Letter Word Love In A Natural Way Hey Mr Heartache I’m just starting to get into Close as I’ve always been a huge Kim singles fan but have never had any of her albums. For me Stone is the standout album track.
The Close singles are hard to rate because they're all so good. I remember Four Letter Word used to be my least favourite but over time, I've grown to love it. The singles are all so strong and distinct.
If there were a Kim singles rate, I'd guess You Came and Never Trust A Stranger, would rank in the top 5 overall.
