Let's Be Closer Together

Let's Be Closer Together
Studio album by
Tyrone Davis
Released1977
Recorded1977
Genres
LabelColumbia
ProducerLeo Graham
Tyrone Davis chronology
Love and Touch
(1976)		 Let's Be Closer Together
(1977)		 I Can't Go On This Way
(1978)
Singles from Let's Be Closer Together
  1. "This I Swear"
    Released: 1977
  2. "All You Got"
    Released: 1977

Let's Be Closer Together is an album by Tyrone Davis, released in 1977. It was his second Columbia Records release. It was remastered and expanded through Funkytowngrooves in 2015.

Singles

The album's lead single, "This I Swear", reached No. 6 on the Billboard Hot Soul Singles chart, while the follow-up, "All You Got", peaked at No. 32 on the same chart.

Critical reception

Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusicStarStarStar
The Encyclopedia of Popular MusicStarStar
The New Rolling Stone Record GuideStarStar

Billboard wrote that Davis "provides a particularly neat package of pleasing material delivered in his roguishly appealing bad-little-boy style."

Track listing

  1. "All You Got" (Leo Graham) – 6:06
  2. "I Just Can't Keep On Going" (James Mack, Leo Graham) - 4:34
  3. "If That's What It Takes" (Leo Graham) - 4:28
  4. "Playing in the Sand" (Leo Graham) - 5:22
  5. "This I Swear" (Leo Graham) - 5:55
  6. "I Got Carried Away" (Leo Graham) - 5:02
  7. "You Need Love" (Leo Graham) - 3:33
  8. "Let's Be Closer Together" (James Mack, Leo Graham)- 5:41

Bonus tracks

No.TitleLength
9."This I Swear" (7" single edit)3:38
10."All You Got" (7" single edit)3:44

Charts

Chart (1977) Peak
position
US Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums (Billboard)17

References

  1. ↑ Popoff, Martin (September 8, 2009). Goldmine Record Album Price Guide. Penguin. ISBN 9781440229169.
  2. ↑ Review of Let's Be Closer Together at AllMusic. Retrieved August 15, 2020.
  3. ↑ Larkin, Colin (2006). The Encyclopedia of Popular Music. Vol. 2. MUZE. p. 776.
  4. ↑ The New Rolling Stone Record Guide. Random House. 1983. p. 131.
  5. ↑ "Top Album Picks". Billboard. Nielsen Business Media, Inc. June 4, 1977.
  6. ↑ "Tyrone Davis Chart History (Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums)". Billboard. Retrieved 15 August 2020.