"Get Closer" is a song by American soft rock duo Seals and Crofts, released as a single in 1976. It is the title track of their eighth studio album, Get Closer and reached No. 6 on the Billboard Hot 100[2] and No. 2 on the Adult Contemporary chart. Billboard ranked it as the No. 16 song of 1976.[3]
| "Get Closer" | ||||
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| Single by Seals and Crofts featuring Carolyn Willis | ||||
| from the album Get Closer | ||||
| B-side | "Don't Fail" | |||
| Released | April 1976 | |||
| Genre | Blue-eyed soul[1] | |||
| Length | 3:57 | |||
| Label | Warner Bros. Records | |||
| Songwriter(s) | Jim Seals, Dash Crofts | |||
| Producer(s) | Louie Shelton | |||
| Seals and Crofts featuring Carolyn Willis singles chronology | ||||
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In Canada, the song reached No. 19 on the pop singles chart. On the Adult Contemporary chart it was a major hit, reaching No. 1.[4]
"Get Closer" features vocals by former Honey Cone member Carolyn Willis. In 2004, the duo released a new recording of it on their final album, Traces. This version features vocals by their daughters, Juliet Seals Crossley and Lua Crofts.
Jim Seals' brother England Dan had a top 10 song at the same time with "Nights Are Forever Without You".[5][6]
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- ^ Stanley, Bob (2014). "Before and After the Gold Rush: Laurel Canyon". Yeah! Yeah! Yeah! The Story of Pop Music from Bill Haley to Beyoncé. New York: W. W. Norton & Company. p. 302.
- ^ "Seals & Crofts - Chart history". Billboard. Retrieved 2014-02-10.
- ^ "Top 100 Songs of 1976 - Billboard Year End Charts". Bob Borst's Home of Pop Culture. Archived from the original on 2015-12-21. Retrieved 2014-11-11.
- ^ a b "Image : RPM Weekly - Library and Archives Canada". Bac-lac.gc.ca. 17 July 2013. Retrieved 2016-10-11.
- ^ Craddock, Van (August 31, 1990). "Happy with Music". Longview News-Journal. pp. 1C, 7C – via nespapers.com.
- ^ "Singer Dan Seals schedules concert in Artisia school". Carlsbad Current-Argus. October 18, 1990. p. A-12 – via newspapers.com.
- ^ Kent, David (1993). Australian Chart Book 1970–1992 (illustrated ed.). St Ives, N.S.W.: Australian Chart Book. p. 267. ISBN 0-646-11917-6.
- ^ "Image : RPM Weekly - Library and Archives Canada". Bac-lac.gc.ca. 17 July 2013. Retrieved 2016-10-11.
- ^ "Top Singles – Volume 26, No. 14 & 15, January 08 1977". RPM. Library and Archives Canada. Archived from the original on June 10, 2016. Retrieved March 13, 2016.
- ^ "Top 100 Hits of 1976/Top 100 Songs of 1976". Musicoutfitters.com. Retrieved 2016-10-11.
- ^ Top 50 Adult Contemporary Hits of 1976
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