Close Your Eyes (Chuck Willis song)

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"Close Your Eyes"
Single by The Five Keys
B-side "Doggone It, You Did It"
ReleasedJanuary 31, 1955 (1955-01-31)
Genre R&B
Length2:16
Label Capitol
Songwriter(s) Chuck Willis
The Five Keys singles chronology
"Ling, Ting, Tong"
(1954)
"Close Your Eyes"
(1955)
"My Love"
(1955)

"Close Your Eyes" is a song written by Chuck Willis and performed by The Five Keys. It reached number 5 on the U.S. R&B chart in 1955. [1]

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