Just to Be Close to You
"Just to Be Close to You" | ||||
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Single by Commodores | ||||
from the album Hot on the Tracks | ||||
B-side | "Thumpin' Music" | |||
Released | August 1976 | |||
Genre | R&B | |||
Length | 3:14 (single edit) 6:21 (album version) | |||
Label | Motown | |||
Songwriter(s) | Lionel Richie | |||
Producer(s) | Commodores | |||
Commodores singles chronology | ||||
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"Just to Be Close to You" is a song by American R&B/funk band, Commodores, in 1976. Released from their album, Hot on the Tracks, it would become one of their biggest hits, spending two weeks at the top of the Hot Soul Singles chart and becoming their second Billboard Hot 100 top ten, peaking at number seven.[1] The song was written and sung by Lionel Richie.
Charts[]
Weekly charts[]
Chart (1976) | Peak position |
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Australia (Kent Music Report)[2] | 94 |
US Billboard Hot 100 | 7 |
US Billboard Hot Soul Singles | 1 |
See also[]
References[]
- ^ Whitburn, Joel (2004). Top R&B/Hip-Hop Singles: 1942-2004. Record Research. p. 130.
- ^ Kent, David (1993). Australian Chart Book 1970–1992 (illustrated ed.). St Ives, N.S.W.: Australian Chart Book. p. 72. ISBN 0-646-11917-6.
Categories:
- 1976 songs
- 1976 singles
- 1993 singles
- Commodores songs
- Motown singles
- Trey Lorenz songs
- Epic Records singles
- Songs written by Lionel Richie
- 1970s rhythm and blues song stubs