"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]

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]

Chart performance

References

  1. ^ 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.
  2. ^ "Seals & Crofts - Chart history". Billboard. Retrieved 2014-02-10.
  3. ^ "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.
  4. ^ a b "Image : RPM Weekly - Library and Archives Canada". Bac-lac.gc.ca. 17 July 2013. Retrieved 2016-10-11.
  5. ^ Craddock, Van (August 31, 1990). "Happy with Music". Longview News-Journal. pp. 1C, 7C – via newspapers.com.
  6. ^ "Singer Dan Seals schedules concert in Artisia school". Carlsbad Current-Argus. October 18, 1990. p. A-12 – via newspapers.com.
  7. ^ 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.
  8. ^ "Image : RPM Weekly - Library and Archives Canada". Bac-lac.gc.ca. 17 July 2013. Retrieved 2016-10-11.
  9. ^ "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.
  10. ^ "Top 100 Hits of 1976/Top 100 Songs of 1976". Musicoutfitters.com. Retrieved 2016-10-11.
  11. ^ Top 50 Adult Contemporary Hits of 1976


Allikas: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Get_Closer_(song)
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