Ain't No Man (Dina Carroll song)

"Ain't No Man" is a 1992 song by UK artist Dina Carroll. After singing on two singles with British dance production duo Quartz, Carroll was relaunched as a solo artist with the song. It was released as the first single from her album, So Close. Lyrically it is sung from the view of a woman singing to her man, telling him that there ain't no man that makes her feel like he do. Carroll told in an 1992 interview, "We wanted an anthemic, memorable song. For some reason, Nigel [Lewis] brought up 'Ain't No Mountain High Enough', and that idea evolved into 'Ain't No Man'."[1] The song peaked at number 16 in the UK charts, number 26 in the Netherlands and number 63 in Germany. A colorful music video was shot to accompany the song. It was directed by Pedro Romhanyi.[2]

"Ain't No Man"
Single by Dina Carroll
from the album So Close
ReleasedJune 1992
GenreHouse
Length3:44
LabelA&M
Songwriter(s)
Producer(s)Nigel Lewis
Dina Carroll singles chronology
"It's Too Late"
(1991)		 "Ain't No Man"
(1992)		 "Special Kind of Love"
(1992)

Critical reception

Jon O'Brien from AllMusic described the song as "smooth disco-pop".[3] Larry Flick from Billboard wrote that Carroll has a "wonderful, belting voice that deserves to be embraced in pop radio circles." He added that this track "slams mighty hard".[4] Music Week called it "very classy and soulful".[5] Pop Rescue said it is "a lovely little piece of up-tempo light pop."[6] Davydd Chong from Record Mirror stated that it is "an absolute belter in the vocal department, and all others, the tune bounds along proudly, head held high, evoking the spirit of some mid-Seventies soul classic."[7] Phil Shanklin of ReviewsRevues wrote that the song has "the verve and drive of a Ce Ce Peniston hit", adding it as "a big song which needs a big vocal and Dina shines."[8] Adam Higginbotham from Select noted it as "solid, tastefully-cut soul bleeding subtly into brisk garage beats."[9] Johnny Dee from Smash Hits described the song as a "luxury, jazzy, summertime wobbler that sounds a bit like a Burt Bacharach tune from the '60s." He added that it "canters along, sweetly splish-splashing" and is "absolutely gorgeous."[10] In 2013, the song was picked as Official Chart's 'Pop Gem'. They called it a "stand by your man anthem" and labeled it as "an upbeat testimony that true love really did conquer all".[11]

Track listing
12" single, Germany (1992)
No.TitleLength
1."Ain't No Man" (Lowmac Mix) 
2."Ain't No Man" (Master Mix) 
3."Ain't No Man" (Mackmaster Mix) 
4."You'll Lose a Good Thing" 
CD single, Europe (1992)
No.TitleLength
1."Ain't No Man" 
2."You'll Lose a Good Thing" 
CD single, UK & Europe (1992)
No.TitleLength
1."Ain't No Man" (Lowmac 7")3:44
2."Ain't No Man" (Lowmac 12")5:15
3."Ain't No Man" (Master Mix)7:29
4."You'll Lose a Good Thing"3:10

Chart performance

References
  1. "DJ Directory: Dina Carroll" (PDF). Record Mirror. 27 June 1992. p. 11. Retrieved 2 October 2020.
  2. "Dina Carroll: Ain't No Man (1992)". IMDb. Retrieved 3 February 2020.
  3. O'Brien, Jon. "Dina Carroll – The Very Best of Dina Carroll". AllMusic. Retrieved 9 November 2020.
  4. "Single Reviews" (PDF). Billboard. 4 September 1993. p. 63. Retrieved 1 February 2020.
  5. "Dance" (PDF). Music Week. 27 June 1992. p. 10. Retrieved 2 October 2020.
  6. "REVIEW: "SO CLOSE" BY DINA CARROLL (CD, 1993)". Pop Rescue. 19 June 2015. Retrieved 4 April 2020.
  7. "DJ Directory: Dina Carroll" (PDF). Record Mirror. 27 June 1992. p. 11. Retrieved 2 October 2020.
  8. Shanklin, Phil (2 May 2015). "100 Essential Albums- Number 86– So Close – Dina Carroll ( A&M 1993)". ReviewsRevues. Retrieved 14 October 2020.
  9. "Reviews: New Albums". Select. 1 April 1993. p. 73. Retrieved 3 March 2020.
  10. "New Singles". Smash Hits. No. 355. 8 July 1992. p. 51. Retrieved 8 March 2020.
  11. "Official Chart Pop Gem: Dina Carroll, Ain't No Man". Official Charts Company. 9 August 2013. Retrieved 3 March 2020.
  12. "Eurochart Hot 100 Singles" (PDF). Music & Media. Retrieved 25 January 2020.
  13. "European Dance Radio Top 25" (PDF). Music & Media. Retrieved 25 January 2020.
  14. "Offiziellecharts.de – Dina Carroll – Ain't No Man". GfK Entertainment Charts. Retrieved 20 December 2019.
  15. "Nederlandse Top 40 – Dina Carroll" (in Dutch). Dutch Top 40. Retrieved 20 December 2019.
  16. "Dutchcharts.nl – Dina Carroll – Ain't No Man" (in Dutch). Single Top 100. Retrieved 20 December 2019.
  17. "Dina Carroll: Artist Chart History". Official Charts Company.
  18. "Top 60 Dance Singles" (PDF). Music Week. 11 July 1992. p. 20. Retrieved 29 September 2020.
  19. "Jaarlijsten 1993" (in Dutch). Stichting Nederlandse Top 40. Retrieved 20 December 2019.
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