| "The Closer You Get" | ||||
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| Single by Alabama | ||||
| from the album The Closer You Get... | ||||
| B-side | "You Turn Me On" | |||
| Released | April 29, 1983 | |||
| Recorded | 1982 | |||
| Genre | Country rock[1] | |||
| Length | 3:35 (single edit) 4:33 (album version) | |||
| Label | RCA Nashville | |||
| Songwriter(s) | J.P. Pennington, Mark Gray | |||
| Producer(s) | Harold Shedd and Alabama | |||
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"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....