This Time (Dina Carroll song)

"This Time" is a 1993 song by UK artist Dina Carroll and is her fourth hit overall. It was not a top-twenty success like the three singles that preceded it, reaching only number 23 on the UK Singles Chart. A black-and-white music video was shot to accompany the song. It was directed by Michael Geoghegan.[1]

"This Time"
Single by Dina Carroll
from the album So Close
Released	27 February 1993
Recorded	1992
Genre	Pop
Length	3:50
Label	A&M
Songwriter(s)	Dina Carroll, Nigel Lowis
Producer(s)	Nigel Lowis
Dina Carroll singles chronology
"So Close" (1992) "This Time" (1993) "Express" (1993)
Music video
"This Time" on YouTube

Critical reception

Music & Media wrote 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."[2] Pop Rescue said that "this song is musically and vocally a really nice warm song – with plenty of space for Dina to show off her vocal diversity."[3] 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."[4] 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."[5]

Track listings

12" single, UK (1993)

No.	Title	Length
1.	"This Time"
2.	"Falling"
3.	"Why Did I Let You Go" (Phil Kelsey Remix)
4.	"Express" (Xpressed Dub)

CD single, Europe (1993)

No.	Title	Length
1.	"This Time" (Radio Mix)
2.	"Falling"

CD single, Europe (1993)

No.	Title	Length
1.	"This Time" (Radio Mix)	3:50
2.	"Falling"	7:02
3.	"Why Did I Let You Go?" (Phil Kelsey Remix)	6:51

Charts

Chart (1993)	Peak position
UK Singles (OCC)[6]	23

References

1. "Dina Carroll: This Time (1993)". IMDb. Retrieved 3 February 2020.
2. "New Releases: Singles" (PDF). Music & Media. 6 March 1993. p. 11. Retrieved 22 February 2020.
3. "REVIEW: "SO CLOSE" BY DINA CARROLL (CD, 1993)". Pop Rescue. 19 June 2015. Retrieved 4 April 2020.
4. Shanklin, Phil (2 May 2015). "100 Essential Albums- Number 86– So Close – Dina Carroll ( A&M 1993)". ReviewsRevues. Retrieved 14 October 2020.
5. "New Singles: Best New Single". Smash Hits. 17 February 1993. p. 51. Retrieved 6 October 2020.
6. "Official Singles Chart Top 100". Official Charts Company.