Move Closer
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| Template:Infobox song/link by Phyllis Nelson | ||||
| from the album Move Closer | ||||
| B-side | "Somewhere in the City" | |||
| Written | 1984 | |||
| Released | 28 January 1985 | |||
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| Label | Carrere | |||
| [[Songwriter|SongwriterTemplate:Pluralize from text]] | Phyllis Nelson | |||
| [[Record producer|ProducerTemplate:Pluralize from text]] | Yves Dessca | |||
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"Move Closer" is a song by American singer-songwriter Phyllis Nelson that topped the UK Singles Chart in April 1985.
History
Nelson wrote the ballad in 1984. It was a complete departure from the type of music she had been recording; she had been recording dance and disco records, and decided to write her own record because, in her words, "not much music lets you dance close".[1] The lyrics of "Move Closer" were based on a long-term love affair she had with a much younger man in Philadelphia, who was struggling to start his own computer business.
Chart performance
Although "Move Closer" failed to make an impact on the US Billboard Hot 100, the song was hugely successful in the United Kingdom, where it peaked at the top of the UK Singles Chart, making her the first black woman to top the charts in Britain with her own sole composition.[2] The song was originally released in April 1984 but failed to chart, and was re-released in February 1985 after BBC Radio London started to play it. "Move Closer" also benefited from extensive airplay on the hugely successful offshore pirate station, Laser 558. The song began to climb the charts, taking 12 weeks to reach the top spot.[3] "Move Closer" remained on the UK Singles Chart for just over five months during 1985, becoming Britain's seventh biggest-selling song of the year[4] and the 82nd highest-selling single of the decade.[5] In 1994, it was reissued and returned to the UK Singles Chart, this time peaking at number 34, on the back of it being featured in an anti-perspirant television commercial.[3]
B-side
In the UK, on both the 7-inch and 12-inch formats, the B-side is "Somewhere in the City". Both versions contain the "New Mix" of "Move Closer" as an A-side, with the 7-inch version being an edit.[6][7]
Charts
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Covers
- Marilyn Martin, on her eponymous debut album.
- The Bluetones, as a B-side to the single "Fast Boy/Liquid Lips". It was also included on the band's 2006 compilation album, A Rough Outline: The Singles & B-sides 95 - 03.
- Tom Jones, (1989, No. 49 on the UK Singles Chart)[3] on his album At This Moment.
- Sammi Cheng, Cantonese version (titled "纏綿"), released in 1997.
- Hinda Hicks, on her debut album Hinda (1998).
- Upfront, 1990, Trio featuring Keith & Ronnie Lewis with lead singer Rachel
References
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- ^ Page Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css has no content.One-Hit Wonders at the BBC. 17 April 2015. BBC Four.
- ^ Page Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css has no content."Move Closer by Phyllis Nelson Songfacts". Songfacts.com. Retrieved 25 March 2014.
- ^ a b c Page Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css has no content."Move Closer - Full Official Chart History". Official Charts Company. Retrieved 19 January 2016.
- ^ Page Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css has no content."1980s Singles Chart Archive". everyHit.com. Retrieved 25 March 2014.
- ^ Page Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css has no content."Official Biggest Selling Singles of The '80s". Buzzjack.com. Retrieved 25 March 2014.
- ^ Page Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css has no content.Move Closer (UK 7-inch single sleeve). Phyllis Nelson. Carrere Records. 1985. CAR 337.
{{cite AV media notes}}: CS1 maint: others in cite AV media (notes) (link) - ^ Page Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css has no content.Move Closer (UK 12-inch single sleeve). Phyllis Nelson. Carrere Records. 1985. CART 337.
{{cite AV media notes}}: CS1 maint: others in cite AV media (notes) (link) - ^ Page Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css has no content.Kent, David (1993). Australian Chart Book 1970–1992 (illustrated ed.). St Ives, N.S.W.: Australian Chart Book. ISBN 0-646-11917-6.
- ^ Page Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css has no content."European Hot 100 Singles". Eurotipsheet. Vol. 2, no. 16. 22 April 1985. p. 8.
- ^ Page Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css has no content."Kent Music Report No 599 – 30 December 1985 > National Top 100 Singles for 1985". Kent Music Report. Retrieved 23 January 2023 – via Imgur.
- ^ Page Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css has no content."Top 100 Singles". Music Week. London, England. 18 January 1986. p. 10.
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