| "I Want You Near Me" | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
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| Single by Tina Turner | ||||
| from the album Simply the Best | ||||
| B-side | "Let's Dance" (Live) | |||
| Released | May 1992 | |||
| Length | 4:28 | |||
| Label | Capitol | |||
| Songwriter(s) | ||||
| Producer(s) | Britten | |||
| Tina Turner singles chronology | ||||
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I Want You Near Me is a song by recording artist Tina Turner from her 1991 compilation album, Simply the Best , on which it was one of four new recordings. This single, written by Terry Britten and Graham Lyle, and produced by the former, peaked at number 22 in the United Kingdom.
| Chart (1992) | Peak position | |
|---|---|---|
| Europe (European Hot 100 Singles) [1] | 54 | |
| Germany (Official German Charts) [2] | 53 | |
| scope="row" | UK Singles (OCC) [3] | 22 |
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