Close Again

"Close Again"
7 Inch Australian cover
Single by Mental As Anything
from the album Creatures of Leisure
B-side	"Homing Pigeon"
Released	November 1982
Genre	Pop, Rock
Length	2:47
Label	Regular Records
Songwriter(s)	Peter O'Doherty
Producer(s)	Bruce Brown Russell Dunlop
Mental As Anything singles chronology
"Berserk Warriors" (1981) "Close Again" (1982) "Spirit Got Lost" (1982)

Close Again is a song recorded by Australian rock band Mental As Anything, released in 1982 through Regular Records. It was released as the first single from the band's fourth studio album Creatures of Leisure. The song charted at number 55 on December 6, 1982, and it stay in the charts for 16 weeks.[1] The song was written by Peter O'Doherty.[2]

Track listing

Regular Records (RRT 604)

No.	Title	Writer(s)	Length
1.	"Close Again"	Peter O'Doherty	2:47
2.	"Homing Pigeon"	Martin Plaza	2:44

Track listing

Regular Records (RRT 604)

No.	Title	Writer(s)	Length
1.	"Close Again"	Peter O'Doherty	2:47
2.	"Not Enough"	Martin Plaza, Reg Mombassa	2:50
3.	"Homing Pigeon"	Martin Plaza	2:51

Personnel

• Martin Plaza — lead vocals, guitar
• Greedy Smith — lead vocals, keyboards, harmonica
• Reg Mombassa — guitar, vocals
• Peter O'Doherty — bass, guitar, vocals
• Wayne de Lisle – drums

Charts

Chart (1982)	Peak position
Australian (Kent Music Report)[3]	55

References

1. Mental As Anything - Close Again at Australian Music Database
2. Mental As Anything - Close Again/Homing Pigeon at 45cat
3. Kent, David (1993). Australian Chart Book 1970–1992. St Ives, NSW: Australian Chart Book. p. 198. ISBN 0-646-11917-6.