The catalog number is an in-joke reference to her birthday and initials of her name. After 5,000 copies sold independently, she released a longer album through Hieroglyphics Imperium that got noticed by Columbia Records, which picked up that album for worldwide distribution, added several tracks, and signed her to a contract through Skyblaze Recordings, her family-owned imprint.
It was self-released in a strictly limited run, only available at select brick-and-mortar outlets and Web sites throughout the United States. Closer is the debut studio album of R&B singer-songwriter Goapele Mohlabane.
