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"No One Else Comes Close"
"No One Else Comes Close"
Single by Joe
from the album All That I Am
Released	April 1st, 1998
Recorded	1997
Studio	The Crib ; (Maplewood, New Jersey); BearTracks Studios; (Suffern, New York)
Genre	R&B
Length	3:52
Label	Jive
Songwriter(s)	Joe Thomas; Gary Baker; Wayne Perry;
Producer(s)	Joe; Edwin Nicholas;
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"No One Else Comes Close" is a song by American R&B singer Joe. It was written by Joe, Gary Baker, and Wayne Perry for his second studio album All That I Am, featuring production from Joe and Edwin Nicholas. Released as the album's fifth single, the song peaked at number 41 on the UK Singles Chart.

Track listings

CD single^[1]
No.	Title	Length
1.	"No One Else Comes Close" (Album Version)	3:50
2.	"All the Things" (Edit)	3:22

CD maxi single^[2]
No.	Title	Length
1.	"No One Else Comes Close"	3:52
2.	"No One Else Comes Close" (Steve Antony's R&B Mix)	4:44
3.	"Watcha Gotta Do"	4:32

Cover versions

The Backstreet Boys covered the song as the eleventh track on their 1999 album Millennium. In an interview with Billboard, co-writer Gary Baker discussed development of the song:^[3]

I had a writing day with Joe Thomas and Wayne Perry, then I played it to Clive and he said, "I want Joe to do this, but I also want to put it on Millennium." It was extremely exciting because I love Joe and his version is unbelievable, but that Millennium record -- man, that was the record to be on!

Credits and personnel

Credits adapted from the liner notes of All That I Am.^[4]

Vocals by Joe Thomas
Written by Gary Baker, Joe Thomas, and Wayne Perry
Produced by Joe Thomas and Edwin Nicholas
Recording by Earl Cohen
Mastering by Jed Hackett
Mixing by Gerard Smerek
Guitar by George Walderius
Recorded at The Crib (Maplewood, New Jersey) and BearTracks Studios

Charts

Weekly charts

Chart (1998)	Peak position
UK Singles (OCC)^[5]	41
UK Dance (OCC)^[6]	40
UK Hip Hop/R&B (OCC)^[7]	12

Year-end charts

Chart (1998)	Position
UK Urban (Music Week)^[8]	39

References

^ "Joe – No One Else Comes Close (CD single)". discogs. Retrieved July 16, 2018.
^ "Joe – No One Else Comes Close (CD maxi single)". discogs. Retrieved July 16, 2018.
^ Tailor, Leena (May 16, 2019). "'Millennium' at 20: Collaborators Explain How the Backstreet Boys Album Pushed Technology Limits and Saved Relationships". Billboard. Retrieved October 9, 2019.
^ Joe (1997). All That I Am (liner notes). Jive. 0516472.
^ "Official Singles Chart Top 100". Official Charts Company. Retrieved July 12, 2018.
^ "Official Dance Singles Chart Top 40". Official Charts Company. Retrieved March 13, 2023.
^ "Official Hip Hop and R&B Singles Chart Top 40". Official Charts Company. Retrieved March 13, 2023.
^ "The Urban Top 40 Of 1998" (PDF). Music Week. January 9, 1999. Retrieved August 6, 2023.

[1] "Joe – No One Else Comes Close (CD single)". discogs. Retrieved July 16, 2018.

[2] "Joe – No One Else Comes Close (CD maxi single)". discogs. Retrieved July 16, 2018.

[3] Tailor, Leena (May 16, 2019). "'Millennium' at 20: Collaborators Explain How the Backstreet Boys Album Pushed Technology Limits and Saved Relationships". Billboard. Retrieved October 9, 2019.

[notes-4] Joe (1997). All That I Am (liner notes). Jive. 0516472.

[sc_UK_-5] "Official Singles Chart Top 100". Official Charts Company. Retrieved July 12, 2018.

[sc_UKdance_-6] "Official Dance Singles Chart Top 40". Official Charts Company. Retrieved March 13, 2023.

[sc_UKrandb_-7] "Official Hip Hop and R&B Singles Chart Top 40". Official Charts Company. Retrieved March 13, 2023.

[8] "The Urban Top 40 Of 1998" (PDF). Music Week. January 9, 1999. Retrieved August 6, 2023.

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-| producer   = {{hlist|Joe|Edwin "Tony" Nicholas}}
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+| next_title = [[Thank God I Found You]]
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-"'''No One Else Comes Close'''" is a song by American [[Rhythm and blues|R&B]] singer [[Joe (singer)|Joe]]. It was written by Joe, [[Gary Baker (songwriter)|Gary Baker]], and [[Wayne Perry (country music)|Wayne Perry]] for his second studio album ''[[All That I Am (Joe album)|All That I Am]]'' (1997), featuring production from Joe and Edwin "Tony" Nicholas. Released as the album's fifth single, it peaked at number 41 on the [[UK Singles Chart]].
+"'''No One Else Comes Close'''" is a song by American [[Rhythm and blues|R&B]] singer [[Joe (singer)|Joe]]. It was written by Joe, [[Gary Baker (songwriter)|Gary Baker]], and [[Wayne Perry (country music)|Wayne Perry]] for his second studio album ''[[All That I Am (Joe album)|All That I Am]]'', featuring production from Joe and Edwin Nicholas. Released as the album's fifth single, the song peaked at number 41 on the [[UK Singles Chart]].
 ==Track listings==
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 ==Cover versions==
-The [[Backstreet Boys]] covered the song as the eleventh track on their 1999 album ''[[Millennium (Backstreet Boys album)|Millennium]]''.<ref>{{cite web|title=No One Else Comes Close - Backstreet Boys|url=http://www.whosampled.com/Backstreet-Boys/No-One-Else-Comes-Close/|website=whosampled.com|publisher=WhoSampled|accessdate=2014-10-27}}</ref> In an interview with [[Billboard (magazine)|Billboard]], co-writer [[Gary Baker (songwriter)|Gary Baker]] discussed development of the song:
+The [[Backstreet Boys]] covered the song as the eleventh track on their 1999 album ''[[Millennium (Backstreet Boys album)|Millennium]]''. In an interview with ''[[Billboard (magazine)|Billboard]]'', co-writer [[Gary Baker (songwriter)|Gary Baker]] discussed development of the song:<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.billboard.com/articles/columns/pop/8511739/backstreet-boys-millennium-anniversary-interview-collaborators|title='Millennium' at 20: Collaborators Explain How the Backstreet Boys Album Pushed Technology Limits and Saved Relationships|website=[[Billboard (magazine)|Billboard]]|last=Tailor|first=Leena|date=May 16, 2019|access-date=October 9, 2019}}</ref>
-<blockquote>I had a writing day with [[Joe (singer)|Joe Thomas]] and [[Wayne Perry (country music)|Wayne Perry]], then I played it to [[Clive Davis|Clive]] and he said, “I want Joe to do this, but I also want to put it on Millennium.” It was extremely exciting because I love Joe and his version is unbelievable, but that Millennium record -- man, that was the record to be on!<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.billboard.com/articles/columns/pop/8511739/backstreet-boys-millennium-anniversary-interview-collaborators|title='Millennium' at 20: Collaborators Explain How the Backstreet Boys Album Pushed Technology Limits and Saved Relationships|website=[[Billboard (magazine)|Billboard]]|last=Tailor|first=Leena|date=May 16, 2019|access-date=October 9, 2019}}</ref></blockquote>
+<blockquote>I had a writing day with [[Joe (singer)|Joe Thomas]] and [[Wayne Perry (country music)|Wayne Perry]], then I played it to [[Clive Calder|Clive]] and he said, "I want Joe to do this, but I also want to put it on ''Millennium''." It was extremely exciting because I love Joe and his version is unbelievable, but that ''Millennium'' record -- man, that was the record to be on!</blockquote>
 ==Credits and personnel==
+Credits adapted from the [[liner notes]] of ''[[All That I Am (Joe album)|All That I Am]]''.<ref name="notes">{{cite AV media notes|title=[[All That I Am (Joe album)|All That I Am]]|author=Joe|year=1997|publisher=[[Jive Records|Jive]]|id=0516472|type=liner notes}}</ref>
-* Gary Baker – writer
-* Earl Cohen – [[audio recording|recording]]
+* Vocals by [[Joe (singer)|Joe Thomas]]
+* Written by [[Gary Baker (songwriter)|Gary Baker]], Joe Thomas, and [[Wayne Perry (country music)|Wayne Perry]]
-* Jed Hackett – [[audio mastering|mastering]]
+* Produced by Joe Thomas and Edwin Nicholas
-* Edwin "Tony" Nicholas – producer
+* Recording by Earl Cohen
-* Wayne Perry – writer
+* Mastering by Jed Hackett
-* Gerard Smerek – [[audio mixing|mixing]]
+* Mixing by Gerard Smerek
-* [[Joe (singer)|Joe Thomas]] – producer, vocals, writer
-* George Walderius – guitar
+* Guitar by George Walderius
+* Recorded at The Crib <small>([[Maplewood, New Jersey]])</small> and [[BearTracks Studios]]
 ==Charts==
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+!Chart (1998)
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+!scope="row"|UK Urban (''[[Music Week]]'')<ref>{{cite magazine|url=https://worldradiohistory.com/UK/Music-Week/1999/Music-Week-1999-01-09.pdf |title=The Urban Top 40 Of 1998|magazine=[[Music Week]]|date=January 9, 1999|access-date=August 6, 2023}}</ref>
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 ==References==
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-* {{MetroLyrics song|joe|no-one-else-comes-close}}<!-- Licensed lyrics provider -->
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+{{authority control}}
 [[Category:1997 songs]]

v t e Joe
Discography
Studio albums	Everything All That I Am My Name Is Joe Better Days And Then... Ain't Nothin' Like Me Joe Thomas, New Man Signature Home Is the Essence of Christmas The Good, the Bad, the Sexy Doubleback: Evolution of R&B Bridges My Name Is Joe Thomas
Compilation albums	Greatest Hits
Extended plays	Make Sure You're Home for Christmas
Singles	"I'm in Luv" "The One for Me" "All or Nothing" "All the Things (Your Man Won't Do)" "Don't Wanna Be a Player" "The Love Scene" "Good Girls" "No One Else Comes Close" "All That I Am" "I Wanna Know" "Treat Her Like a Lady" "Stutter" "Let's Stay Home Tonight" "What If a Woman" "More & More" "Ride wit U" "Where You At" "If I Was Your Man" "My Love" "E.R. (Emergency Room)" "I'd Rather Have a Love² "Love & Sex, Pt. 2" "If You Lose Her" "So I Can Have You Back" "Lean Into It"
Featured singles	"Still Not a Player" "Wanna Get to Know You" "Curious" "More Than a Woman" "Through the Rain" "Thank God I Found You" "Big Rich Town"