Music Video

Luther Vandross & Beyonce Knowles - The Closer I Get To You
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Credits

PERFORMING ARTISTS
Luther Vandross
Luther Vandross
Lead Vocals
Beyoncé
Beyoncé
Lead Vocals
Ivan Hampden
Ivan Hampden
Drums
Byron Miller
Byron Miller
Bass Guitar
Nat Adderley Jr.
Nat Adderley Jr.
Electric Piano
Skip Anderson
Skip Anderson
Keyboards
Bashiri Johnson
Bashiri Johnson
Percussion
Sanford W. Allen
Sanford W. Allen
First Violin
Cissy Houston
Cissy Houston
Background Vocals
Tawatha Agee
Tawatha Agee
Background Vocals
Brenda White-King
Brenda White-King
Background Vocals
Candace Thomas
Candace Thomas
Background Vocals
Phil Hamilton
Phil Hamilton
Guitar
Sanford Allen
Sanford Allen
First Violin
COMPOSITION & LYRICS
Reggie Lucas
Reggie Lucas
Songwriter
James Mtume
James Mtume
Songwriter
Luther Vandross
Luther Vandross
Vocal Arranger
Nat Adderley Jr.
Nat Adderley Jr.
Arranger
Skip Anderson
Skip Anderson
Arranger
PRODUCTION & ENGINEERING
Nat Adderley Jr.
Nat Adderley Jr.
Producer
Ray Bardani
Ray Bardani
Mixing Engineer
Stan Wallace
Stan Wallace
Recording Engineer

Lyrics

[Chorus]
The closer I get to you
Uh, the more you make me see
By giving me all you've got (Tell me more)
Ooh, yeah, your love has captured me
[Chorus]
Over and over again
I try to tell myself that we
Could never be more than friends
When all the while, inside
I knew it was real
The way you make me feel
[Verse 1]
Lying here next to you
Time just seems to fly
Needing you more and more
More and more
Let't give love a try (Let's give love a try)
I wanna try love
[Verse 2]
Sweeter and sweeter, love grows
And Heaven's there for those
Who fool the tricks of time
With hearts of love will find
True love
In a special way, way, way
[Chorus]
The closer I get
Closer I get to you
Baby
The more you make me see
More you make me see
By giving me what you've got
Your love captured me
[Chorus]
Oh, over and over again
I try to tell myself that we
Could never be more than friends
When all the while, inside, I knew this was real
Got to be
Got to be real
The way you make me feel (You know, you know, you know)
My baby, my baby, my baby
My love, my love, my love, my love
Woo
[Bridge]
Yeah
Yeah
Yeah
Yeah
[Bridge]
(Come closer, love) Come a little closer so that we can see into the eyes of love
I wanna see into those eyes of love
(Come closer, love) Just a little closer, let me speak to you
I wanna softly tell you something
[Bridge]
Here I am and here's my love
I just want you to, yeah (Come closer, love)
Come a little closer, let me whisper in your ear
'Cause I wanna tell you something
I wanna whisper in your ear
So soft, so come closer, love
[Bridge]
Move on in real close so we can celebrate
The way we feel about each other's loving
Wanna tell you words, words of love
Words that make you wanna, yeah (Come closer, love)
[Outro]
Come a little closer so that we can see into the eyes of love
(Come closer, love) Just a little closer, let me speak to you
Written by: Reggie Lucas, James Mtume
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