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Released on Heartland Music, also Be My Love (Mario Lanza), Teenage Idol (Rick Nelson) and Husbands and Wives (Roger Miller)
Written by J.P. Pennington, also All Eyez on Me (2Pac), Give Me One More Chance (Exile) and Take Me Down
Part of The Very Best of Alabama, also Take Me Down
Written by Mark Gray, also Whatever It Is (Aretha Franklin), Nice Girls (Melissa Manchester) and Take Me Down
Worth knowing
Counted from cited credits on fono.
J.P. Pennington wrote 11 songs on fono
J.P. Pennington’s most frequent co-writer is Mark Gray (3 songs together)
J.P. Pennington first appears on fono in 1978, 10 years before this song
Mark Gray first appears on fono in 1980, 8 years before this song
Credits
All 4 credits
- Written by
- J.P. Pennington and Mark Gray
- Part of
- The Very Best of Alabama
- Released on
- Heartland Music
- Written by
- J.P. Pennington and Mark Gray
- Part of
- The Very Best of Alabama
- Released on
- Heartland Music
Connected by credits
Other songs that share a producer, writer, studio or label with this one.
Same writer: J.P. Pennington
Same writer: Mark Gray
Same label: Heartland Music
Same release: The Very Best of Alabama
Same writer: J.P. Pennington
Same writer: Mark Gray
Same label: Heartland Music
Same label: Heartland Music
Elsewhere
Sources (5)
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1MusicBrainz The Closer You Get was written by J.P. Pennington
The Closer You Get was written by J.P. Pennington
MusicBrainz core data (CC0)Retrieved Sep 30, 2026
2MusicBrainz The Closer You Get was written by Mark Gray
The Closer You Get was written by Mark Gray
MusicBrainz core data (CC0)Retrieved Sep 30, 2026
3MusicBrainz The Closer You Get is part of the release The Very Best of Alabama
The Closer You Get is part of the release The Very Best of Alabama
MusicBrainz core data (CC0)Retrieved Sep 30, 2026
4MusicBrainz Heartland Music is the label of the song The Closer You Get
Heartland Music is the label of the song The Closer You Get
MusicBrainz core data (CC0)Retrieved Sep 30, 2026
5MusicBrainz The Closer You Get was released on 1988