The Closer You Get (song)

"The Closer You Get"
Single by Alabama
from the album The Closer You Get...
B-side"You Turn Me On"
ReleasedApril 29, 1983
Recorded1982
GenreCountry rock[1]
Length3:35 (single edit)
4:33 (album version)
LabelRCA Nashville
Songwriter(s)J.P. Pennington, Mark Gray
Producer(s)Harold Shedd and Alabama
Alabama singles chronology
"Dixieland Delight"
(1983)
"The Closer You Get"
(1983)
"Lady Down on Love"
(1983)

"The Closer You Get" is a song written by J.P. Pennington and Mark Gray and recorded by American band Exile in 1981. The song was most notably covered by American country music band Alabama and released in April 1983 as the title track and second single from the album The Closer You Get....

  1. ^ Patton, Alli (December 13, 2022). "10 Alabama Essentials". American Songwriter. Retrieved May 17, 2024.