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Released on Atlantic, also Stairway to Heaven (Led Zeppelin), Back in Black (AC/DC) and Immigrant Song (Led Zeppelin)
Produced by Ahmet Ertegun, also White Christmas (The Drifters), Let the Good Times Roll (Ray Charles) and Adorable (The Drifters)
Written by James Mtume, also Juicy (The Notorious B.I.G.), New Americana (Halsey) and Never Knew Love Like This Before (Stephanie Mills)
Written by Reggie Lucas, also Borderline (Madonna), Physical Attraction (Madonna) and Never Knew Love Like This Before (Stephanie Mills)
Worth knowing
Counted from cited credits on fono.
Ahmet Ertegun produced 118 songs on fono
Ahmet Ertegun’s most frequent co-producer is Jerry Wexler (76 songs together)
James Mtume wrote 33 songs on fono
James Mtume’s most frequent co-writer is Reggie Lucas (17 songs together)
Credits
All 9 credits
- Written by
- James Mtume and Reggie Lucas
- Produced by
- Ahmet Ertegun, Gene McDaniels, Joe Ferla and Roberta Flack
- Performed by
- Donny Hathaway
- Part of
- Blue Lights in the Basement
- Released on
- Atlantic
- Written by
- James Mtume and Reggie Lucas
- Produced by
- Ahmet Ertegun, Gene McDaniels, Joe Ferla and Roberta Flack
- Performed by
- Donny Hathaway
- Part of
- Blue Lights in the Basement
- Released on
- Atlantic
Connected by credits
Other songs that share a producer, writer, studio or label with this one.
Same producer: Ahmet Ertegun
Same writer: James Mtume
Same writer: Reggie Lucas
Same producer: Joe Ferla
CCSame producer: Gene McDaniels
Same label: Atlantic
Same producer: Ahmet Ertegun
Same writer: James Mtume
Elsewhere
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1MusicBrainz The Closer I Get to You was performed by Donny Hathaway
The Closer I Get to You was performed by Donny Hathaway
MusicBrainz core data (CC0)Retrieved Sep 30, 2026
2MusicBrainz The Closer I Get to You was produced by Ahmet Ertegun
The Closer I Get to You was produced by Ahmet Ertegun
MusicBrainz core data (CC0)Retrieved Sep 30, 2026
3MusicBrainz The Closer I Get to You was produced by Gene McDaniels
The Closer I Get to You was produced by Gene McDaniels
MusicBrainz core data (CC0)Retrieved Sep 30, 2026
4MusicBrainz The Closer I Get to You was produced by Joe Ferla
The Closer I Get to You was produced by Joe Ferla
MusicBrainz core data (CC0)Retrieved Sep 30, 2026
5MusicBrainz The Closer I Get to You was produced by Roberta Flack
The Closer I Get to You was produced by Roberta Flack
MusicBrainz core data (CC0)Retrieved Sep 30, 2026
6MusicBrainz The Closer I Get to You was written by James Mtume
The Closer I Get to You was written by James Mtume
MusicBrainz core data (CC0)Retrieved Sep 30, 2026
7MusicBrainz The Closer I Get to You was written by Reggie Lucas
The Closer I Get to You was written by Reggie Lucas
MusicBrainz core data (CC0)Retrieved Sep 30, 2026
8MusicBrainz The Closer I Get to You is part of the release Blue Lights in the Basement
The Closer I Get to You is part of the release Blue Lights in the Basement
MusicBrainz core data (CC0)Retrieved Sep 30, 2026
9MusicBrainz Atlantic is the label of the song The Closer I Get to You
Atlantic is the label of the song The Closer I Get to You
MusicBrainz core data (CC0)Retrieved Sep 30, 2026
10MusicBrainz The Closer I Get to You was released on 1977-12-13
The Closer I Get to You was released on 1977-12-13
MusicBrainz core data (CC0)Retrieved Sep 30, 2026