The Closer I Get
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The Closer I Get is an album by Canadian singer-songwriter Hayden
. It is Hayden's first international release. In Canada
it was released on Hardwood Records
/Universal
, while in the United States
it was released on Outpost Recordings/Geffen
/Universal.
Hayden (musician)
Paul Hayden Desser who records as Hayden, is a Canadian singer-songwriter from Thornhill, Ontario.His early works are a largely eclectic mix of genres from grunge rock to alt country, as demonstrated by his first full album, Everything I Long For, released in 1995. Since then his work has become...
. It is Hayden's first international release. In Canada
Canada
Canada is a North American country consisting of ten provinces and three territories. Located in the northern part of the continent, it extends from the Atlantic Ocean in the east to the Pacific Ocean in the west, and northward into the Arctic Ocean...
it was released on Hardwood Records
Hardwood Records
Hardwood Records is a Canadian independent record label, owned and operated by singer-songwriter Hayden. Originally formed to distribute his own albums, the label also currently releases albums by Cuff the Duke and Basia Bulat....
/Universal
Universal Music Group
Universal Music Group is an American music group, the largest of the "big four" record companies by its commanding market share and its multitude of global operations...
, while in the United States
United States
The United States of America is a federal constitutional republic comprising fifty states and a federal district...
it was released on Outpost Recordings/Geffen
Geffen Records
Geffen Records is an American record label, owned by Universal Music Group, and operated as one third of UMG's Interscope-Geffen-A&M label group.-Beginnings:...
/Universal.
Track listing
All songs written by Paul Hayden Desser.- "The Closer I Get" – 3:45
- "Stride" – 2:46
- "The Hazards of Sitting Beneath Palm Trees" – 2:44
- "Bullet" – 5:09
- "Waiting for a Chance to See Her" – 2:41
- "Two Doors" – 5:11
- "Between Us to Hold" – 2:07
- "Better Off Inside" – 3:02
- "Instrumental with MellotronMellotronThe Mellotron is an electro-mechanical, polyphonic tape replay keyboard originally developed and built in Birmingham, England in the early 1960s. It superseded the Chamberlin Music Master, which was the world's first sample-playback keyboard intended for music...
" – 2:23 - "Memphis" – 3:37
- "Nights Like These" – 2:48
- "You Are All I Have" – 5:40
- "I'll Tell Him Tonight" – 3:41