"Houston (Means I'm One Day Closer to You)" is a song written by Larry Gatlin and recorded by American

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Larry Gatlin & the Gatlin Brothers Larry Gatlin & the Gatlin Brothers are an American country music vocal group. The group consists of lead singer Larry Gatlin (born May 2, 1948) and his brothers, Rudy and Steve Gatlin. The group achieved considerable success within the country ...

. It was released in September 1983 as the first single from the album ''Houston to Denver''. The song was their third and last number-one on the country chart. The single went to number one for two weeks and spent a total of 15 weeks on the country chart.

Recording

According to the album liner notes, this song was recorded before the rest of the album and was the only song on the album to be produced by and feature guitar from Larry Gatlin. The remainder of the album was produced by Rick Hall.

Personnel

According to the album liner notes. ;Larry Gatlin and the Gatlin Brothers *

Larry Gatlin Larry Gatlin & the Gatlin Brothers are an American country music vocal group. The group consists of lead singer Larry Gatlin (born May 2, 1948) and his brothers, Rudy and Steve Gatlin. The group achieved considerable success within the country ...

– lead vocals, guitar, producer * Steve Gatlin – harmony and backing vocals * Rudy Gatlin – harmony and backing vocals ;Additional musicians and production staff * Billy Sanford – lead guitar * Leon Rhodes – lead guitar * Buddy Emmons –

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* Mitch Humphries – keyboard *

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– drums * Buddy Spicher –

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* Ernie Winfrey – engineer

Chart performance

References

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