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Released on CBS, also Should I Stay or Should I Go (The Clash), Down Under (Men at Work) and (Don’t Fear) The Reaper (Blue Öyster Cult)
Mixed by Bassy Bob Brockmann, also You’re Makin Me High (Toni Braxton), Anytime (Brian McKnight) and Shower Me With Your Love
Recorded at House of Music, also Bat Out of Hell (Meat Loaf), I’m Gonna Love Her for Both of Us (Meat Loaf) and Shower Me With Your Love
Engineered by Paul Higgins, also Shower Me With Your Love, Crash Into Me (Dave Matthews Band) and Too Much (Dave Matthews Band)
Worth knowing
Counted from cited credits on fono.
62 other songs on fono were recorded at House of Music, by Fugees and Yngwie J. Malmsteen’s Rising Force and others
David Conley engineered 8 of Surface’s top 10 songs
Frank Nogueras mixed 8 of Surface’s top 10 songs
Bassy Bob Brockmann mixed 86 songs on fono
Credits
All 18 credits
- Written by
- Bernard Jackson and David Townsend
- Produced by
- Bernard Jackson, David Conley and David Townsend
- Performed by
- Bernard Jackson, David Conley, David Townsend and Vassal Benford
- Engineered by
- David Conley, Joe Intile and Paul Higgins
- Mixed by
- Bassy Bob Brockmann and Frank Nogueras
- Part of
- 2nd Wave
- Recorded at
- House of Music and The "Lab" Recording Studio
- Released on
- CBS
- Written by
- Bernard Jackson and David Townsend
- Produced by
- Bernard Jackson, David Conley and David Townsend
- Performed by
- Bernard Jackson, David Conley, David Townsend and Vassal Benford
- Engineered by
- David Conley, Joe Intile and Paul Higgins
- Mixed by
- Bassy Bob Brockmann and Frank Nogueras
- Part of
- 2nd Wave
- Recorded at
- House of Music and The "Lab" Recording Studio
- Released on
- CBS
Connected by credits
Other songs that share a producer, writer, studio or label with this one.
Same mixer: Bassy Bob Brockmann
Same engineer: Paul Higgins
Same label: CBS
Same studio: House of Music
Same mixer: Bassy Bob Brockmann
Same engineer: Paul Higgins
Same producer: David Conley
Same label: CBS
Elsewhere
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1MusicBrainz Closer Than Friends was performed by Bernard Jackson
Closer Than Friends was performed by Bernard Jackson
MusicBrainz core data (CC0)Retrieved Sep 30, 2026
2MusicBrainz Closer Than Friends was performed by David Conley
Closer Than Friends was performed by David Conley
MusicBrainz core data (CC0)Retrieved Sep 30, 2026
3MusicBrainz Closer Than Friends was performed by David Townsend
Closer Than Friends was performed by David Townsend
MusicBrainz core data (CC0)Retrieved Sep 30, 2026
4MusicBrainz Closer Than Friends was performed by Vassal Benford
Closer Than Friends was performed by Vassal Benford
MusicBrainz core data (CC0)Retrieved Sep 30, 2026
5MusicBrainz Closer Than Friends was produced by Bernard Jackson
Closer Than Friends was produced by Bernard Jackson
MusicBrainz core data (CC0)Retrieved Sep 30, 2026
6MusicBrainz Closer Than Friends was produced by David Conley
Closer Than Friends was produced by David Conley
MusicBrainz core data (CC0)Retrieved Sep 30, 2026
7MusicBrainz Closer Than Friends was produced by David Townsend
Closer Than Friends was produced by David Townsend
MusicBrainz core data (CC0)Retrieved Sep 30, 2026
8MusicBrainz Closer Than Friends was written by Bernard Jackson
Closer Than Friends was written by Bernard Jackson
MusicBrainz core data (CC0)Retrieved Sep 30, 2026
9MusicBrainz Closer Than Friends was written by David Townsend
Closer Than Friends was written by David Townsend
MusicBrainz core data (CC0)Retrieved Sep 30, 2026
10MusicBrainz Closer Than Friends is part of the release 2nd Wave
Closer Than Friends is part of the release 2nd Wave
MusicBrainz core data (CC0)Retrieved Sep 30, 2026
11MusicBrainz Closer Than Friends was recorded at House of Music
Closer Than Friends was recorded at House of Music
MusicBrainz core data (CC0)Retrieved Sep 30, 2026
12MusicBrainz Closer Than Friends was recorded at The "Lab" Recording Studio
Closer Than Friends was recorded at The "Lab" Recording Studio
MusicBrainz core data (CC0)Retrieved Sep 30, 2026
13MusicBrainz CBS is the label of the song Closer Than Friends
CBS is the label of the song Closer Than Friends
MusicBrainz core data (CC0)Retrieved Sep 30, 2026
14MusicBrainz Closer Than Friends was engineered by David Conley
Closer Than Friends was engineered by David Conley
MusicBrainz core data (CC0)Retrieved Sep 30, 2026
15MusicBrainz Closer Than Friends was engineered by Joe Intile
Closer Than Friends was engineered by Joe Intile
MusicBrainz core data (CC0)Retrieved Sep 30, 2026
16MusicBrainz Closer Than Friends was engineered by Paul Higgins
Closer Than Friends was engineered by Paul Higgins
MusicBrainz core data (CC0)Retrieved Sep 30, 2026
17MusicBrainz Closer Than Friends was mixed by Bassy Bob Brockmann
Closer Than Friends was mixed by Bassy Bob Brockmann
MusicBrainz core data (CC0)Retrieved Sep 30, 2026
18MusicBrainz Closer Than Friends was mixed by Frank Nogueras
Closer Than Friends was mixed by Frank Nogueras
MusicBrainz core data (CC0)Retrieved Sep 30, 2026
19MusicBrainz Closer Than Friends was released on 1988-10-11
Closer Than Friends was released on 1988-10-11
MusicBrainz core data (CC0)Retrieved Sep 30, 2026