Get Closer is Seals and Crofts's eighth studio album. 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. "Goodbye Old Buddies" reached #10 on the US AC chart as well and #8 on the Canadian AC chart.
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 Chart (1976)Peak positionAustralia (Kent Music Report)67Canada25US Top LPs & Tape (Billboard)37
Personnel James Seals – lead vocals (except on "Goodbye Old Buddies"), guitar Dash Crofts – lead vocals, mandolin Louis Shelton – guitar, production Ray Parker Jr. – guitar Lee Ritenour – guitar David Paich – keyboards, string arrangements on "Red Long Ago" and "Don't Fail" Joe Sample – electric piano David Hungate – bass guitar Wilton Felder – bass guitar Jeff Porcaro – drums Ed Greene – drums Milt Holland – tabla Jim Horn – alto sax Carolyn Willis – backing vocals, lead vocal on "Get Closer" Myrna Matthews – backing vocals Sherlie Matthews – backing vocals Carol Carmichael – backing vocals Donnie Shelton – backing vocals
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