Let's Be Closer Together

1977 studio album by Tyrone Davis
Let's Be Closer Together
Studio album by
Tyrone Davis
Released1977
Recorded1977
Genre
  • Soul
  • Funk
  • R&B
  • Disco
LabelColumbia
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
AllMusic[1]
The Encyclopedia of Popular Music[2]
The New Rolling Stone Record Guide[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 edit)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. Vol. 2. MUZE. p. 776.
  3. ^ The New Rolling Stone Record Guide. Random House. 1983. p. 131.
  4. ^ Popoff, Martin (September 8, 2009). Goldmine Record Album Price Guide. Penguin. ISBN 9781440229169 – 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.

External links

  • Let's Be Closer Together at Discogs (list of releases)