1976 studio album by Seals and Crofts
Get Closer is Seals and Crofts 's eighth studio album.[ 2] The title cut made the top 10 on 2 charts in early 1976, reaching #6 in Pop, and #2 in Adult Contemporary. It would be their final top 10 pop hit.[ 3] [ 4] "Goodbye Old Buddies" reached #10 on the US AC chart as well and #8 on the Canadian AC chart.[ 5]
The song "Get Closer" features the vocals of Carolyn Willis, who had been in the group Honey Cone .
"Sweet Green Fields" was sampled in the 1997 song "Put Your Hands Where My Eyes Could See " by Busta Rhymes . It was also sampled in 2002 by Syleena Johnson on "Tonight I'm Gonna Let Go" which was based on "Put Your Hands Where My Eyes Could See".
Track listing
Side One
"Sweet Green Fields" (James Seals ) 4:45
"Get Closer " (Seals, Dash Crofts , arrangement Gene Page ) 3:57
"Red Long Ago" (Seals, Bob Gundry, Kelley McKinney) 5:25
"Goodbye Old Buddies" (Parker McGee ) 2:50
Side Two
"Baby Blue" (Seals, Crofts) 3:20
"Million Dollar Horse" (Seals, Walter Heath) 3:45
"Don't Fail" (Seals) 3:50
"Passing Thing" (Seals, Crofts) 6:25
Charts
Personnel
References
^ Pollock, Bruce (March 18, 2014). Rock Song Index: The 7500 Most Important Songs for the Rock and Roll Era . Routledge. ISBN 9781135462963 – via Google Books.
^ Larkin, Colin (May 27, 2011). The Encyclopedia of Popular Music . Omnibus Press. ISBN 9780857125958 – via Google Books.
^ "Now Available: Seals & Crofts, Original Album Series | Rhino" . www.rhino.com .
^ Berry, Peter E. (March 1, 1977). And the Hits Just Keep On Comin' . Syracuse University Press. ISBN 9780815601357 – via Google Books.
^ "RPM Top 50 AC - April 30, 1977" (PDF) .
^ 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 .
^ "RPM Top 100 Albums - August 28, 1976" (PDF) .
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