| Closest of Friends | |
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| Released | May 1982 |
| Label | Applause |
Closest of Friends is a 1982 album recorded by Sammy Davis Jr. It is his 50th and last original album, [1] released 28 years after his first.
Davis recorded the album in July 1981 at the Sound Emporium in Nashville, Tennessee. It was produced by Larry Butler, and was Davis' first digitally recorded album. [1] Davis stated that the album was "country-flavoured," and promoted the album on Hee Haw . [1]
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