Close Again

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"Close Again"
MAA - Close Again.jpg
7 Inch Australian cover
Single by Mental As Anything
from the album Creatures of Leisure
B-side "Homing Pigeon"
ReleasedNovember 1982
Genre Pop, Rock
Length2:47
Label Regular Records
Songwriter(s) Peter O'Doherty
Producer(s) Bruce Brown
Russell Dunlop
Mental As Anything singles chronology
"Berserk Warriors"
(1981)
"Close Again"
(1982)
"Spirit Got Lost"
(1982)

Close Again is a song recorded by Australian rock band Mental As Anything, released in 1982 through Regular Records. It was released as the first single from the band's fourth studio album Creatures of Leisure. The song charted at number 55 on December 6, 1982, and it stay in the charts for 16 weeks. [1] The song was written by Peter O'Doherty. [2]

Contents

Track listing

Regular Records (RRT 604)
No.TitleWriter(s)Length
1."Close Again" Peter O'Doherty 2:47
2."Homing Pigeon" Martin Plaza 2:44

Track listing

Regular Records (RRT 604)
No.TitleWriter(s)Length
1."Close Again" Peter O'Doherty 2:47
2."Not Enough" Martin Plaza, Reg Mombassa 2:50
3."Homing Pigeon" Martin Plaza 2:51

Personnel

Charts

Chart (1982)Peak
position
Australian (Kent Music Report) [3] 55

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References

  1. Mental As Anything - Close Again at Australian Music Database
  2. Mental As Anything - Close Again/Homing Pigeon at 45cat
  3. Kent, David (1993). Australian Chart Book 1970–1992 . St Ives, NSW: Australian Chart Book. p. 198. ISBN   0-646-11917-6.