The 5 August 1995 edition of The Kingston Whig-Standard reviews Rosie Gaines’ debut album Closer Than Close, noting her background with Prince and the New Power Generation. Publication: The Kingston Whig-Standard Date: August 5, 1995 Country: Canada The review introduces Rosie Gaines as a protégé of the singer once called Prince and the dominant voice on “Diamonds and Pearls,” as well as a multi-instrumentalist in the New Power Generation. It states that her album does not so

The second studio album by Rosie Gaines (and her first since leaving The New Power Generation), released on June 13 1995 on Motown Records. The album features significant writing and musical contributions from Prince on several tracks. RELEASE DETAILS Artist: Rosie Gaines Label: Motown Records Release Date: June 13 1995 Country: United States (with International and Japanese variants) Format: CD, Cassette Length: 65:41 (US version) / 72:03 (International) / 73:57 (Japanese) T