The Closer I Get to You
Roberta Flack & Donny Hathaway * Track #2 On Blue Lights in the Basement
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The Closer I Get to You by Roberta Flack & Donny Hathaway
Performed by
Roberta Flack & Donny HathawayProduced by
Eugene McDaniels & Roberta Flack & Joe FerlaWrited by
James Mtume & Reggie LucasAbout
“The Closer I Get to You” is a romantic ballad performed by African American jazz, soul, R&B, and folk singer-songwriter Roberta Flack and African American soul musician Donny Hathaway. The song was written by James Mtume and Reggie Lucas, two former members of Miles Davis’s band, who were membe...
The Closer I Get to You Lyrics
[Verse 1: Roberta Flack]
The closer I get to you
The more you make me see
By giving me all you've got
Your love has captured me
[Bridge: Donny Hathaway]
Over and over again
I try to tell myself that we
Could never be more than friends
And all the while inside I knew it was real
The way you make me feel
[Verse 2: Roberta Flack]
Lying here next to you
Time just seems to fly
Needing you more and more
Let's give love a try
[Bridge: Donny Hathaway]
Oh, oh, sweeter and sweeter love grows
And heaven's there for those
Who fool the tricks of time
With the hearts in love they find true love
In a special way
[Verse 3: Roberta Flack]
The closer I get to you
The more you make me see
By giving me all you've got
Your love has captured me
[Bridge: Donny Hathaway]
Over and over again
I try to tell myself that we
Could never be more than friends
And all the while inside I knew it was real
The way you make me feel
[Verse 4: Roberta Flack]
The closer I get to you
The more you make me see
By giving you all I got
Your love has captured me
[Outro: Roberta Flack | Donny Hathaway | Both]
The closer I get to you
A feeling comes over me (Me, too)
Pulling closer, sweet as the gravity
The closer I get to you
The Closer I Get to You Q&A
Who wrote The Closer I Get to You's ?
The Closer I Get to You was written by James Mtume & Reggie Lucas.
Who produced The Closer I Get to You's ?
The Closer I Get to You was produced by Eugene McDaniels & Roberta Flack & Joe Ferla.
What did Roberta Flack & Donny Hathaway say about "The Closer I Get to You"?
Following Hathaway’s death in 1979, Flack revealed the importance of recording the song in an interview with Jet:
I tried to reach out to Donny. That’s how we managed to do the song we did last year. I felt this need because I didn’t know what to do. I couldn’t save him, I knew he was sick. But I k...
How was this song recorded?
According to Roberta Flack, she recorded her vocals in New York and Donny recorded his separately in Chicago.
He did his part in Chicago because that’s when, I guess, he started to be aware that he was not as strong as he wanted to be. The information I got was that he was sick and didn’t feel well...