"Come a Little Bit Closer" | ||||
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Single by Jay and the Americans | ||||
from the album Come a Little Bit Closer | ||||
B-side | "Goodbye Boys, Goodbye" | |||
Released | 1964 | |||
Genre | Rock, pop | |||
Length | 2:49 | |||
Label | United Artists | |||
Songwriter(s) | Tommy Boyce, Bobby Hart, Wes Farrell | |||
Producer(s) | Artie Ripp | |||
Jay and the Americans singles chronology | ||||
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"Come a Little Bit Closer" | ||||
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Single by Johnny Duncan and Janie Fricke | ||||
from the album Come a Little Bit Closer | ||||
B-side | "Loneliness (Can Break a Man's Heart)" (Duncan only) | |||
Released | October 1977 | |||
Genre | Country | |||
Label | Columbia | |||
Songwriter(s) | Tommy Boyce, Bobby Hart, Wes Farrell | |||
Producer(s) | Billy Sherrill | |||
Johnny Duncan singles chronology | ||||
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"Come a Little Bit Closer" is a song by the 1960s rock and roll band Jay and the Americans. It reached number 3 on the Billboard Hot 100 on November 21, 1964, making it the band's highest-charting single.[1] It also peaked at number 4 on the Cashbox chart and at number 1 on RPM's singles chart. The song was their first top 5 recording in two years, since 1962's She Cried.[2]
It was written by songwriters Tommy Boyce and Bobby Hart, as well as Wes Farrell, and became Boyce and Hart's first top 10 hit.[3]
Jay and the Americans also recorded a Spanish version of the song.[4]
A cover version by American country music artists Johnny Duncan and Janie Fricke was released in 1977 and peaked at number four on the Billboard Hot Country Songs chart in January 1978.[5]
Region | Certification | Certified units/sales |
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United Kingdom (BPI)[6] | Silver | 200,000‡ |
‡ Sales+streaming figures based on certification alone. |
The song is featured in the 2017 film Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 2.[7]
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I'll Need Someone to Hold Me When I Cry | |
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