Starting over, Gaines eventually released her third solo album (her first post-NPG album) on Motown Records in 1995. The album, titled "Closer Than Close", spawned the singles "I Want U" and "Are You Ready?", and included the song "My Tender Heart", a song composed by Gaines and Prince and featuring background vocals by Prince and long-time NPG collaborators The Steeles, which Gaines had earlier performed on "The Ryde Dyvine" TV special in late 1992. In 1995 Gaines also collaborated with Tevin Campbell on the song "I2I", which was featured in the Disney movie "A Goofy Movie".