Let's Be Closer Together

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Let's Be Closer Together
Let's Be Closer Together Tyrone Davis Album Cover.jpg
Studio album by
Tyrone Davis
Released1977
Recorded1977
Genre
LabelColumbia Records
ProducerLeo Graham
Tyrone Davis chronology
Love and Touch
(1976) 		Let's Be Closer Together
(1977) 		I Can't Go On This Way
(1978)
Singles from Let's Be Closer Together
  1. "This I Swear"
    Released: 1977
  2. "All You Got"
    Released: 1977
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic3/5 stars[1]
The Encyclopedia of Popular Music2/5 stars[2]
The New Rolling Stone Record Guide2/5 stars[3]

Let's Be Closer Together is an album by Tyrone Davis, released in 1977. It was his second Columbia Records release.[4] It was remastered and expanded through Funkytowngrooves in 2015.

Singles[]

The album's lead single, "This I Swear", reached No. 6 on the Billboard Hot Soul Singles chart, while the follow up, "All You Got", peaked at No. 32 on the same chart.

Critical reception[]

Billboard wrote that Davis "provides a particularly neat package of pleasing material delivered in his roguishly appealing bad-little-boy style."[5]

Track listing[]

  1. All You Got (Leo Graham) – 6:06
  2. I Just Can't Keep On Going (James Mack, Leo Graham) - 4:34
  3. If That's What It Takes (Leo Graham) - 4:28
  4. Playing In The Sand (Leo Graham) - 5:22
  5. This I Swear (Leo Graham) - 5:55
  6. I Got Carried Away (Leo Graham) - 5:02
  7. You Need Love (Leo Graham) - 3:33
  8. Let's Be Closer Together (James Mack, Leo Graham)- 5:41

Bonus tracks[]

No.TitleLength
9."This I Swear (7" single ddit)"3:38
10."All You Got (7" single edit)"3:44

Charts[]

Chart (1977) Peak
position
US Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums (Billboard)[6] 17

References[]

  1. ^ Review of Let's Be Closer Together at AllMusic. Retrieved August 15, 2020.
  2. ^ Larkin, Colin (2006). The Encyclopedia of Popular Music. Volume 2: MUZE. p. 776.CS1 maint: location (link)
  3. ^ The New Rolling Stone Record Guide. Random House. 1983. p. 131.
  4. ^ Popoff, Martin (September 8, 2009). "Goldmine Record Album Price Guide". Penguin – via Google Books.
  5. ^ "Top Album Picks". Billboard. Nielsen Business Media, Inc. June 4, 1977 – via Google Books.
  6. ^ "Tyrone Davis Chart History (Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums)". Billboard. Retrieved 15 August 2020.

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