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"Come a Little Bit Closer" is a song by the 1960s rock and roll band Jay and the Americans. It reached number 3 on the Billboard Hot 100 on November 21, 1964, making it the band's highest-charting single. [1] It also peaked at number 4 on the Cashbox chart and at number 1 on RPM's singles chart.
Other notable hits for Jay and the Americans were "Come a Little Bit Closer" in 1964, which hit #3, [2] and "Cara Mia" in 1965, which hit #4. They also recorded a commercial for H.I.S. Slacks and a public service announcement for the Ad Council, featuring a backing track by Brian Wilson and Phil Spector.
In a retrospective review for AllMusic, Bruce Eder called the album "odd" for how it collects random singles but is not a greatest hits album, characterizing it as "a slapped together effort" in order to capitalize on the success of "Come a Little Bit Closer" that features "good if not exceptional pop-rock". [1]
John "Jay" Traynor (March 30, 1943 – January 2, 2014) was an American singer. [1] [2] ... Come a Little Bit Closer: 1965 Blockbusters: 1966
4 13 "Thinkin' of a Rendezvous" 1 1 Johnny Duncan: 1977 "It Couldn't Have Been Any Better" 1 1 "A Song in the Night" A: 5 5 Come a Little Bit Closer "Come a Little Bit Closer" (w/ Janie Fricke) 4 2 1978 "She Can Put Her Shoes Under My Bed (Anytime)" 1 1 The Best Is Yet to Come "Hello Mexico (And Adios Baby to You)" 4 7 1979 "Slow Dancing" 6 8
Songs by the band Jay and the Americans. ... A Certain Smile (song) Come a Little Bit Closer; Crying (Roy Orbison song) D. Do I Love You? (The Ronettes song) F.
Kenny Vance (born Kenneth Rosenberg, December 9, 1943) [1] is an American singer, songwriter, and music producer who was a founding member of Jay and the Americans.His career spans from the 1950s to today, with projects ranging from starting doo-wop groups to music supervising to creating solo albums.
Jay Traynor left in 1962 and Jay Black came in as the new lead singer. In the following years, the Americans would garner more hits such as This Magic Moment, She Cried, Come a Little Bit Closer, and Cara Mia. Deanne remained in the Americans until their split in 1973. Like the other members of the group, he went on to tour as a solo artist.