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Come a Little Bit Closer

Come a Little Bit Closer

Song by Jay and the Americans

"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]

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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]

Certifications

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In other media

The song is featured in the 2017 film Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 2.[7]

References

  1. [1]
    "Jay & the Americans | Biography, Albums, Streaming Links". AllMusic. Retrieved July 26, 2020.
  2. [2]
    Billboard. September 12, 1964. {{cite magazine}}: Missing or empty |title= (help)
  3. [3]
    Songfacts. "Come A Little Bit Closer by Jay & the Americans - Songfacts". www.songfacts.com. Retrieved July 26, 2020.[unreliable source?]
  4. [4]
    "Come a Little Bit Closer (Spanish Version)". YouTube.
  5. [5]
    Whitburn, Joel (2008). Hot Country Songs 1944 to 2008. Record Research, Inc. ISBN 978-0-89820-177-2.
  6. [6]
    "British single certifications – Jay & The Americans – Come a Little Bit Closer". British Phonographic Industry. Retrieved December 8, 2023.
  7. [7]
    Shepard, Jack (April 19, 2017). "Tracklist for Guardians of the Galaxy's Awesome Mixtape Vol. 2 revealed". The Independent. Retrieved August 27, 2017.
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