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The Stylistics
Closer Than Close
Album US 1981 on TSOP label
R&B/Soul (Soul)
Columbia Records Pressing Plant, Santa Maria pressing. Issued with lyric/credit inner sleeve. Recorded at Sigma Sound Studios, Philadelphia, PA "Recording Hits Since '68" Mastered at Frankford/Wayne Recording Labs Philadelphia, PA "Your body won't move if you can't feel the groove" - Leon Huff Special thanks to CMS from Thom Bell Karin Jones appears courtesy of T-Electric Records.
Musicians
 | The Stylistics , *1968 US album by |
 | Cynthia Biggs bvoc, US backing vocals, tambourine, written by |
 | Dexter Wansel key, syn, *1950 US backing vocals, executive-producer, handclaps, digital, keyboards, synthesizer, producer, arranged by, written by |
 | Bob Babbitt b, ep, 1937-2012 US bass |
 | Steve Green b, bvoc, voc, bass, sea bass |
 | Larry Washington cng, bgo, congas |
 | Charles Collins dr, drums |
 | Clifford "Pete" Rudd , drums |
 | Quinton Joseph dr, US drums |
 | Joel Bryant org, US synthesizer, prophet 5, grand piano, yamaha grand, electric piano, fender rhodes, written by |
 | Thom Bell str, *1943 US executive-producer, piano, producer, arranged by, written by |
 | Jack Faith fl, flute, arranged by |
 | Bill Neale g, guitar |
 | Bobby Eli g, *1956 US guitar |
 | Darnell Jordan g, guitar, written by |
 | Dennis Harris g, guitar |
 | Herb Smith g, guitar |
 | MFSB , *1970 US orchestra, strings, horns |
 | Ed Shea perc, percussion |
 | Miguel Fuentes perc, percussion |
 | Janice Gugliuzza piano, written by |
 | Willie Williams ts, ss, *1958 tenor saxophone, soloist |
Producers
| Jean Scott a&r, a&r coordinator |
| Allen Weinberg art direction |
| Carl Helm backing vocals |
| Colette Carter backing vocals |
| Debra Henry backing vocals |
| Herb Murrell backing vocals |
| James King backing vocals |
| John King backing vocals |
| Karin Jones backing vocals |
| Larry Moore backing vocals |
| Terri Wells backing vocals |
| Airrion Love backing vocals, additional |
| James Smith backing vocals, additional |
| Russell Thompkins, Jr. backing vocals, additional |
| Phyllis H.B. design |
| Arthur Stoppe engineer |
| Dirk Devlin engineer |
| Jim Gallagher engineer |
| Michael Tarsia engineer, assistant |
| Mike Spitz engineer, assistant |
| Vincent Warsavage engineer, assistant |
| Nimitr Sarikananda mastered by |
| Lydia Hammond photography by, back cover |
| David Kennedy photography by, front cover |
| Cynthia Biggs producer |
| Dexter Wansel producer |
Album Tracks 
| No | |
Title | Artist | Composer | Duration |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  | What's Your Name | The Stylistics | Cynthia Biggs, Dexter Wansel | 4:53 |
| 2 | | I've Got This Feeling | The Stylistics | Linda Creed, Thom Bell | 4:09 |
| 3 | | Mine All Mine | The Stylistics | Cynthia Biggs, Dexter Wansel | 4:30 |
| 4 | | Habit | The Stylistics | Linda Creed, Thom Bell | 4:57 |
| 5 | | Searchin' | The Stylistics | Darnell Jordan, Janice Gugliuzza, Joel Bryant | 4:31 |
| 6 | | It's Only Love | The Stylistics | Cynthia Biggs, Dexter Wansel | 4:46 |
| 7 | | Closer Than Close | The Stylistics | Alan Glass, Linda Creed, Preston Glass, Thom Bell | 4:03 |
| 8 | Almost There | The Stylistics | Linda Creed, Thom Bell | 4:35 |
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