Closer to Heaven (song)

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"Closer to Heaven"
Single by Mila Mason
from the album The Strong One
B-side "Bossa' My Heart"
ReleasedNovember 29, 1997
Genre Country
Length4:19
Label Atlantic
Songwriter(s) Aimee Mayo, Bill Luther
Producer(s) Blake Mevis
Mila Mason singles chronology
"That's the Kinda Love (That I'm Talkin' About"
(1997)
"Closer to Heaven"
(1997)
"The Strong One"
(1998)

"Closer to Heaven" is a song recorded by American country music artist Mila Mason. It was released in November 1997 as the first single from the album The Strong One . The song reached #31 on the Billboard Hot Country Singles & Tracks chart. [1] The song was written by Aimee Mayo and Bill Luther.

Chart performance

Chart (1997-1998)Peak
position
US Hot Country Songs ( Billboard ) [2] 31
Canadian RPM Country Tracks45

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References

  1. Whitburn, Joel (2013). Hot Country Songs: 1944-2012, Eighth edition. Record Research. p. 209.
  2. "Mila Mason Chart History (Hot Country Songs)". Billboard.