1976 Seals and Crofts – Get Closer
Get Closer is Seals and Crofts’ eighth studio album. The title cut was a top 10 hit in early 1976, reaching #6 on the Pop charts, and #2 AC. It was their last hit to make it that high on the charts. “Goodbye Old Buddies” reached #10 on the AC chart as well. The song “Get Closer” features the vocals of Carolyn Willis, who had been in the group Honey Cone.
“Sweet Green Fields” was sampled in the 1997 song “Put Your Hands Where My Eyes Could See” by Busta Rhymes and later in 2002 by Syleena Johnson on her song “Tonight I’m Gonna Let Go”.
Tracks
1 Sweet Green Fields (Jim Seals) 4:25
2 Get Closer (Jim Seals, Dash Crofts) 3:43
3 Red Long Ago (Bob Gundry, Kelly McKinney) 5:09
4 Goodbye Old Buddies (Paker McGee) 2:42
5 Baby Blue (Jim Seals, Dash Crofts) 3:14
6 Million Dollar Horse (Jim Seals, Walter Heath) 3:36
7 Don’t Fail (Jim Seals) 3:45
8 Passing Thing (Jim Seals, Dash Crofts) 6:07
Biography
Musicians
| Bass | David Hungate |
| Bass | Wilton Felder |
| Drums | Jeffrey Porcaro |
| Drums | Ed Greene |
| Guitar | Jim Seals |
| Guitar | Larry Carlton |
| Guitar | Louie Shelton |
| Guitar | Ray Parker Jr |
| Guitar | Lee Ritenour |
| Mandolin | Dash Crofts |
| Keyboard | David Paich |
| Piano | Joe Sample |
| Horn | Jim Horn |
| Percussion | Milt Holland |
| Background Vocals | Carolyn Willis |
| Background Vocals | Myrna Matthews |
| Background Vocals | Sherlie Matthews |
| Background Vocals | Carol Carmichael |
| Background Vocals | Donnie Shelton |
Liner Notes
Producer – Louie Shelton
Arranged By – Gene Page (Track 2)
Arranged By (Strings) – David Paich
Engineer – Joe Bogan
Art Direction, Design – Lockhart
Photography – Norman Seeff, Luis Lizarraga
Mastered At Allen Zentz Mastering
Recorded At Dawnbreaker Studios
Phonographic Copyright Warner Bros Records
Copyright Warner Bros Records