1976 single by Seals and Crofts featuring Carolyn Willis
"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]
Weekly charts
Year-end charts
Chart (1976)
Rank
Canada RPM Top Singles[ 9]
152
U.S. Billboard Hot 100[ 10]
16
U.S. Billboard Easy Listening[ 11]
32
References
^ 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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