| Let's Be Closer Together | ||||
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| Released | 1977 | |||
| Recorded | 1977 | |||
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| Label | Columbia | |||
| Producer | Leo Graham | |||
| Tyrone Davis chronology | ||||
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| Singles from Let's Be Closer Together | ||||
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| Source | Rating |
| AllMusic |   [1] |
| The Encyclopedia of Popular Music | [2] |
| The New Rolling Stone Record Guide | [3] |
Let's Be Closer Together is an album by Tyrone Davis, released in 1977. It was his second Columbia Records release. [4] It was remastered and expanded through Funkytowngrooves in 2015.
The album's lead single, "This I Swear", reached No. 6 on the Billboard Hot Soul Singles chart, while the follow-up, "All You Got", peaked at No. 32 on the same chart.
Billboard wrote that Davis "provides a particularly neat package of pleasing material delivered in his roguishly appealing bad-little-boy style." [5]
| No. | Title | Length |
|---|---|---|
| 9. | "This I Swear" (7" single edit) | 3:38 |
| 10. | "All You Got" (7" single edit) | 3:44 |
| Chart (1977) | Peak position |
|---|---|
| US Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums (Billboard) [6] | 17 |
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