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| The Closer I Get to You | |||||
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| Promotional single by Beyoncé and Luther Vandross | |||||
| Album | Dangerously in Love Dance with My Father | ||||
| Released | June 13, 2004 | ||||
| Recorded | 2003 | ||||
| Genre(s) | R&B, soul | ||||
| Length | 6:25 (Luther Vandross album version) 4:57 (Beyoncé album version) | ||||
| Label(s) | Columbia, J | ||||
| Songwriter(s) | Reggie Lucas, James Mtume | ||||
| Producer(s) | Nat Adderley Jr. | ||||
| Dangerously in Love Dance with My Father chronology | |||||
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- For other uses, see The Closer I Get to You
"The Closer I Get to You" cover version of the song appeared on both Vandross's final album Dance with My Father and Beyoncé's solo debut Dangerously in Love. Their version was recorded at The Hit Factory and the Right Track Studios, in New York City.[1] It follows a tempo of 98 beats per minute, slightly faster than the original version. The track was included on the soundtrack of the brazilian telenovela Celebridade. It is set in the key of E♭ major, and follows the chord progression Gm7–Cm7–E♭maj9–A♭.[2] It was serviced to US urban contemporary and urban adult contemporary radio on June 13, 2004.[3][4]
Track listing[]
| No. | Title | Length | |
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| 1. | "The Closer I Get to You" (Radio edit) | 4:26 | |
| 2. | "The Closer I Get to You" (Instrumental) | 6:28 | |
| 3. | "The Closer I Get to You" (Call Out Hook) | 0:10 |
- ↑ Cite error: Invalid
<ref>tag; no text was provided for refs namedDangerously in Love - ↑ The Closer I Get to You sheet music (Digital Download). Musicnotes.com. Scarab Publishing Corporation (14 June 2004).
- ↑ R&R Going for Adds: Urban. Radio & Records (June 13, 2004).
- ↑ R&R Going for Adds: Urban. Radio & Records (June 13, 2004).