Get Close to My Love
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Get Close to My Love is the third album by soul
singer and stage star Jennifer Holliday
, released in 1987. The album did not perform well, missing both the Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums
chart and the Billboard 200
, and its only single, "Heart on the Line," stalled at #48 on the Hot Soul Singles chart.
Soul music
Soul music is a music genre originating in the United States combining elements of gospel music and rhythm and blues. According to the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame, soul is "music that arose out of the black experience in America through the transmutation of gospel and rhythm & blues into a form of...
singer and stage star Jennifer Holliday
Jennifer Holliday
Jennifer-Yvette Holliday is an African-American singer and Tony Award-winning actress. She started her career on Broadway in musicals such as Dreamgirls, and later became a successful recording artist...
, released in 1987. The album did not perform well, missing both the Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums
Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums
Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums is a chart published by Billboard magazine that ranks R&B and hip hop albums based on sales compiled by Nielsen SoundScan. The name of the chart was changed from Top R&B Albums in 1999...
chart and the Billboard 200
Billboard 200
The Billboard 200 is a ranking of the 200 highest-selling music albums and EPs in the United States, published weekly by Billboard magazine. It is frequently used to convey the popularity of an artist or groups of artists...
, and its only single, "Heart on the Line," stalled at #48 on the Hot Soul Singles chart.
Track listing
- "New At It"
- "He Ain't Special (He's Just The One I Love)"
- "Get Close to My Love"
- "Read It in My Eyes"
- "Heart on the Line"
- "I Never Thought I'd Fall in Love Again"
- "Givin' Up"