| Just to Be Close to You | |
| Type: | single |
| Artist: | Commodores |
| Album: | Hot on the Tracks |
| B-Side: | Thumpin' Music |
| Released: | August 1976 |
| Genre: | Soul[1] |
| Length: | 3:14 (single edit)6:21 (album version) |
| Label: | Motown |
| Producer: | Commodores |
| Prev Title: | Slippery When Wet |
| Prev Year: | 1975 |
| Next Title: | Easy |
| Next Year: | 1977 |
"Just to Be Close to You" is a song by American R&B/funk band, Commodores, in 1976. Released from their album, Hot on the Tracks, it would become one of their biggest hits, spending two weeks at the top of the Hot Soul Singles chart and becoming their second Billboard Hot 100 top ten, peaking at number seven.[2] The song was written and sung by Lionel Richie.
Cash Box said that "there's a terrific spoken introduction, packed with soul, that gives way to a truly beautiful ballad."[3]
| Chart (1976) | Peak position | |
|---|---|---|
| Australia (Kent Music Report)[4] | 94 | |
| US Billboard Hot 100 | 7 | |
| US Billboard Hot Soul Singles | 1 |