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1973 single by Edward Bear
"Close Your Eyes"
Single by Edward Bear
from the album Close Your Eyes
B-side"Catchet County"
ReleasedApril 1973
Recorded1972
GenrePop
Length2:58
LabelCapitol Records
Songwriter(s)Larry Evoy
Producer(s)Gene Martynec
Edward Bear singles chronology
"Last Song"
(1972) 		"Close Your Eyes"
(1973) 		"Here I Go Again"
(1977)

"Close Your Eyes" is a 1973 hit song recorded by Canadian trio Edward Bear. It was the lead single released from their fourth and final studio album, Close Your Eyes and was the biggest hit from the LP. The song was written by Larry Evoy, and was a sequel to their best-known hit, "Last Song".

"Close Your Eyes" spent 12 weeks on the U.S. charts, and peaked at number 37 on the Billboard Hot 100. It was a major hit in their home nation, where it reached number three. It was a sizeable Adult Contemporary hit in both nations, reaching number 11 in the U.S. and number four in Canada. It was the group's final top ten hit.

The song was included on their 1984 compilation LP, The Best Of The Bear.

Chart performance

Weekly charts

Chart (1973) Peak
position
Australia (Kent Music Report) 73
Canadian RPM Top Singles 3
Canadian RPM Adult Contemporary 4
US Billboard Hot 100 37
US Adult Contemporary (Billboard) 11
US Cash Box Top 100 24

Year-end charts

Chart (1973) Rank
Canada RPM Top Singles 46

References

  1. "Item Display - RPM - Library and Archives Canada". Collectionscanada.gc.ca. 1973-06-17. Retrieved 2018-11-28.
  2. "Item Display - RPM - Library and Archives Canada". Collectionscanada.gc.ca. 1973-06-17. Retrieved 2018-11-28.
  3. "Edward Bear – the Best of the Bear (1984, Vinyl)". Discogs. 1984.
  4. Kent, David (1993). Australian Chart Book 1970–1992 (illustrated ed.). St Ives, N.S.W.: Australian Chart Book. p. 101. ISBN 0-646-11917-6.
  5. "RPM Top 100 Singles - June 9, 1973" (PDF).
  6. "RPM Top 100 AC - June 23, 1973" (PDF).
  7. "Edward Bear Chart History (Hot 100)". Billboard.
  8. "Edward Bear Chart History (Adult Contemporary)". Billboard.
  9. "Cash Box Top 100 Singles, June 23, 1973". Archived from the original on June 9, 2015. Retrieved November 28, 2018.
  10. "RPM Top 100 Singles of '73 - December 29, 1973" (PDF).

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