Come a Little Bit Closer

"Come a Little Bit Closer"
"Come a Little Bit Closer"
Single by Johnny Duncan and Janie Fricke
from the album Come a Little Bit Closer
B-side	"Loneliness (Can Break a Man's Heart)" (Duncan only)
Released	October 1977
Genre	Country
Label	Columbia
Songwriter(s)	Tommy Boyce, Bobby Hart, Wes Farrell
Producer(s)	Billy Sherrill
Johnny Duncan singles chronology
Janie Fricke singles chronology

"Come a Little Bit Closer"
"Come a Little Bit Closer"
Single by Jay and the Americans
from the album Come a Little Bit Closer
B-side	"Goodbye Boys, Goodbye"
Released	1964
Genre	Rock, pop
Length	2:49
Label	United Artists
Songwriter(s)	Tommy Boyce, Bobby Hart, Wes Farrell
Producer(s)	Artie Ripp
Jay and the Americans singles chronology

"Come a Little Bit Closer" is a song by the 1960s rock and roll band Jay and the Americans. It reached number 3 on the Billboard Hot 100 on November 21, 1964, making it the band's highest-charting single.^[1] It also peaked at number 4 on the Cashbox chart and at number 1 on RPM's singles chart. The song was their first top 5 recording in two years, since 1962's She Cried.^[2]

It was written by songwriters Tommy Boyce and Bobby Hart, as well as Wes Farrell, and became Boyce and Hart's first top 10 hit.^[3]

Jay and the Americans also recorded a Spanish version of the song.^[4]

A cover version by American country music artists Johnny Duncan and Janie Fricke was released in 1977 and peaked at number four on the Billboard Hot Country Songs chart in January 1978.^[5]

Certifications


Region	Certification	Certified units/sales
United Kingdom (BPI)^[6]	Silver	200,000^‡
^‡ Sales+streaming figures based on certification alone.

In other media

The song is featured in the 2017 film Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 2.^[7]

References

^ "Jay & the Americans | Biography, Albums, Streaming Links". AllMusic. Retrieved July 26, 2020.
^ Billboard. September 12, 1964. {{cite magazine}}: Missing or empty |title= (help)
^ Songfacts. "Come A Little Bit Closer by Jay & the Americans - Songfacts". www.songfacts.com. Retrieved July 26, 2020.^{[unreliable source?]}
^ "Come a Little Bit Closer (Spanish Version)". YouTube. July 4, 2015.
^ Whitburn, Joel (2008). Hot Country Songs 1944 to 2008. Record Research, Inc. ISBN 978-0-89820-177-2.
^ "British single certifications – Jay & The Americans – Come a Little Bit Closer". British Phonographic Industry. Retrieved December 8, 2023.
^ Shepard, Jack (April 19, 2017). "Tracklist for Guardians of the Galaxy's Awesome Mixtape Vol. 2 revealed". The Independent. Retrieved August 27, 2017.

[1] "Jay & the Americans | Biography, Albums, Streaming Links". AllMusic. Retrieved July 26, 2020.

[2] Billboard. September 12, 1964. {{cite magazine}}: Missing or empty |title= (help)

[3] Songfacts. "Come A Little Bit Closer by Jay & the Americans - Songfacts". www.songfacts.com. Retrieved July 26, 2020.^{[unreliable source?]}

[4] "Come a Little Bit Closer (Spanish Version)". YouTube. July 4, 2015.

[5] Whitburn, Joel (2008). Hot Country Songs 1944 to 2008. Record Research, Inc. ISBN 978-0-89820-177-2.

[United_KingdomJay_&_The_AmericansCome_a_Little_Bit_ClosersingleCertRef-6] "British single certifications – Jay & The Americans – Come a Little Bit Closer". British Phonographic Industry. Retrieved December 8, 2023.

[7] Shepard, Jack (April 19, 2017). "Tracklist for Guardians of the Galaxy's Awesome Mixtape Vol. 2 revealed". The Independent. Retrieved August 27, 2017.

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v t e Jay and the Americans
Sandy Deanne Howie Kane Jay Reincke Marty Sanders Jay Traynor Kenny Vance Jay Black
Studio albums	She Cried Come a Little Bit Closer Blockbusters Sunday and Me Livin' Above Your Head Try Some of This! Sands of Time Wax Museum Capture the Moment
Singles	"She Cried" "Come a Little Bit Closer" "Let's Lock the Door (And Throw Away the Key)" "Cara Mia" "Some Enchanted Evening" "Sunday and Me" "Crying" "No Other Love" "This Magic Moment" "Walkin' in the Rain" "There Goes My Baby"
Cover songs	"Here, There and Everywhere" "Hushabye" "It's a Big Wide Wonderful World" "Maria" "Monday, Monday" "Nature Boy" "Since I Don't Have You" "Solitary Man" "The Sun Ain't Gonna Shine (Anymore)" "(There's) Always Something There to Remind Me" "Tonight"

v t e Johnny Duncan
Albums	Nice 'n' Easy (with Janie Fricke) (1980)
Songs	"Here We Go Again" "Thinkin' of a Rendezvous" "It Couldn't Have Been Any Better" "A Song in the Night" "Come a Little Bit Closer" (with Janie Fricke) "She Can Put Her Shoes Under My Bed (Anytime)" "Slow Dancing" "He's Out of My Life" (with Janie Fricke)

v t e Janie Fricke singles
Discography
Singer of Songs	"What're You Doing Tonight" "Baby It's You" "Please Help Me, I'm Falling (In Love with You)"
Love Notes	"Playin' Hard to Get" "I'll Love Away Your Troubles for Awhile" "Let's Try Again"
From the Heart	"But Love Me" "Pass Me By (If You're Only Passing Through)"
Nice 'n' Easy (with Johnny Duncan)	"He's Out of My Life" (with Johnny Duncan)
I'll Need Someone to Hold Me When I Cry	"Down to My Last Broken Heart" "Pride" "I'll Need Someone to Hold Me (When I Cry)"
Sleeping with Your Memory	"Do Me with Love" "Don't Worry 'bout Me Baby"
It Ain't Easy	"It Ain't Easy Bein' Easy" "You Don't Know Love" "He's a Heartache (Looking for a Place to Happen)"
Love Lies	"Tell Me a Lie" "Let's Stop Talkin' About It" "If the Fall Don't Get You"
The First Word in Memory	"Your Heart's Not in It" "The First Word in Memory Is Me"
Somebody Else's Fire	"She's Single Again" "Somebody Else's Fire" "Easy to Please"
Black & White	"Always Have, Always Will" "When a Woman Cries"
After Midnight	"Are You Satisfied?"
Featured singles	"Come a Little Bit Closer" (with Johnny Duncan) "On My Knees" (with Charlie Rich) "A Place to Fall Apart" (with Merle Haggard)