The Closer I Get to You

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"The Closer I Get to You"
The Close I Get to You by Roberta Flack and Donny Hathaway US vinyl A-side label.jpg
A-side label of U.S. vinyl single
Single by Roberta Flack with Donny Hathaway
from the album Blue Lights in the Basement
B-side "Love Is the Healing"
ReleasedFebruary 1978
Recorded1977
Genre Soul, R&B
Length4:41
Label Atlantic
Songwriter(s)
Producer(s)
Roberta Flack singles chronology
"25th of Last December"
(1977)		"The Closer I Get to You"
(1978)		"If Ever I See You Again"
(1978)

Luther Vandross and Beyoncé version

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"The Closer I Get to You"
The Closer I Get to You.jpg
Single by Luther Vandross and Beyoncé
from the album Dance with My Father and Dangerously in Love
ReleasedJune 13, 2004
Studio
Genre
Length6:25 (Dance with My Father version)
4:57 (Dangerously in Love version)
Label Columbia
Songwriter(s)
Producer(s) Nat Adderley Jr.
Luther Vandrosssingles chronology
"Buy Me a Rose"
(2004)		"The Closer I Get to You"
(2004)		"Shine"
(2006)
Beyoncésingles chronology
"Naughty Girl"
(2004)		"The Closer I Get to You"
(2004)		"Wishing on a Star"
(2005)
Studio albums
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