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1964 studio album by Jay and the Americans
Come a Little Bit Closer
Studio album by Jay and the Americans
Released1964
Recorded1964
GenrePop
Length30:00
LabelUnited Artists
ProducerJerry Leiber, Mike Stoller, Artie Ripp
Jay and the Americans chronology
At the Cafe Wha?
(1962) 		Come a Little Bit Closer
(1964) 		Blockbusters
(1964)
Singles from Come a Little Bit Closer
  1. "This Is It"
    Released: June 8, 1962
  2. "What's the Use"
    Released: February 1963
  3. "Only in America"
    Released: July 1, 1963
  4. "Come Dance with Me"
    Released: October 29, 1963
  5. "To Wait for Love"
    Released: February 1964
  6. "Come a Little Bit Closer"
    Released: June 30, 1964

Come a Little Bit Closer is the third studio album by the American rock group Jay and the Americans, released in 1964 by United Artists Records.

Reception

In a retrospective review for AllMusic, Bruce Eder called the album "odd" for how it collects random singles but is not a greatest hits album, characterizing it as "a slapped together effort" in order to capitalize on the success of "Come a Little Bit Closer" that features "good if not exceptional pop-rock".

Track listing

Side one

  1. "Come a Little Bit Closer" (Tommy Boyce, Bobby Hart, Wes Farrell) – 2:30
  2. "She Doesn't Know It" (Artie Kornfeld, Jerry Keller) – 2:37
  3. "Strangers Tomorrow" (Van McCoy) – 2:17
  4. "What's the Use" (Norman Meade, Winifred Robinson) – 2:50
  5. "Only in America" (Jerry Leiber, Mike Stoller, Cynthia Weil, Barry Mann) – 2:23
  6. "Look in My Eyes Maria" (Burt Bacharach, Hal David) – 2:23

Side two

  1. "To Wait for Love" (Bacharach, David) – 2:14
  2. "Friday" (Tony Powers, Ellie Greenwich) – 3:00
  3. "This Is It" (Powers, Greenwich) – 2:45
  4. "Come Dance with Me" (Powers, Matt Maurer) – 2:10
  5. "Tomorrow" (Ted Daryll, Greg Richards) – 2:12
  6. "Goodbye Boys Goodbye (Ciao Ragazzi Ciao)" (Sid Tepper, Roy C. Bennett, Mogol, Michele del Prete, Adriano Celentano) – 2:00

Personnel

References

  1. Eder, Bruce. "Jay & the Americans – Come a Little Bit Closer". AllMusic. Retrieved February 6, 2023.


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