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"Come a Little Bit Closer" is a song by the 1960s
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Jay and the Americans Jay and the Americans are an American rock group who formed in the late 1950s. Their initial line-up consisted of John "Jay" Traynor, Howard Kane (born Howard Kirschenbaum), Kenny Vance (born Kenneth Rosenberg) and Sandy Deanne (born Sandy Ya ...
. It reached number 3 on the ''Billboard'' Hot 100 on November 21, 1964, making it the band's highest-charting single. It also peaked at number 4 on the Cashbox chart and at number 1 on ''
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's'' singles chart. The single served as a comeback for the group, who had not had a hit in some time. It was written by songwriters Tommy Boyce and Bobby Hart, as well as
Wes Farrell Wes Farrell (December 21, 1939 – February 29, 1996) was an American musician, songwriter and record producer, who was most active in the 1960s and 1970s. Career Farrell was born in New York, United States. Farrell's catalogue includes clos ...
, and became Boyce and Hart's first top 10 hit. Jay and the Americans also recorded a Spanish version of the song.


In other media

The song is featured in the 2017 film ''
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References

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