Come a Little Bit Closer

"Come a Little Bit Closer"
"Come a Little Bit Closer"
Song
B-side	"Loneliness (Can Break a Man's Heart)" (Duncan only)

"Come a Little Bit Closer"
"Come a Little Bit Closer"
Song
B-side	"Goodbye Boys, Goodbye"

"Come a Little Bit Closer" is a song by the 1960s rock and roll band Jay and the Americans. It reached number 3 on the Billboard Hot 100 in 1964, making it the band's highest charting single. It remains their most popular song, according to Last.fm song rankings.^[1]^[2] It also peaked at number 4 on the Cashbox chart and at number 1 on RPM's singles chart. The single served as a comeback for the group, who had not had a hit in some time.^[3]

It was written by songwriters Tommy Boyce and Bobby Hart, as well as Wes Farrell, and became Boyce and Hart's first top 10 hit.^[4]

Jay and the Americans also recorded a Spanish version of the song, in which, due to a poor translation, the final punch line is totally missing.

The song is featured in the 2017 film Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 2.^[5]

Lyrics

The lyrics tell the story of a young woman who is romantically involved with a man named José, but seduces the narrator with flattering words until he is love-stricken. After they kiss José arrives and the narrator flees, only to hear in the distance as the young woman uses on José the exact same enticing words she told the narrator, suggesting she lures every suitor she meets with the exact same "script".

References

^ AllMusic.com Retrieved February 4, 2012.
^ Last.fm Retrieved February 4, 2012.
^ Billboard, September 12, 1964
^ SongFacts.com Retrieved February 4, 2012.
^ Shepard, Jack (April 19, 2017). "Tracklist for Guardians of the Galaxy's Awesome Mixtape Vol. 2 revealed". The Independent. Retrieved August 27, 2017.

[1] AllMusic.com Retrieved February 4, 2012.

[2] Last.fm Retrieved February 4, 2012.

[3] Billboard, September 12, 1964

[4] SongFacts.com Retrieved February 4, 2012.

[5] Shepard, Jack (April 19, 2017). "Tracklist for Guardians of the Galaxy's Awesome Mixtape Vol. 2 revealed". The Independent. Retrieved August 27, 2017.

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v t e Jay and the Americans
Sandy Deanne Howie Kane Jay Reincke Marty Sanders Jay Traynor Kenny Vance Jay Black
Studio albums	She Cried Come a Little Bit Closer Blockbusters Sunday and Me Livin' Above Your Head Try Some of This! Sands of Time Wax Museum Capture the Moment
Singles	"She Cried" "Come a Little Bit Closer" "Let's Lock the Door (And Throw Away the Key)" "Cara Mia" "Some Enchanted Evening" "Sunday and Me" "Crying" "No Other Love" "This Magic Moment" "Walkin' in the Rain" "There Goes My Baby"
Cover songs	"Here, There and Everywhere" "Hushabye" "It's a Big Wide Wonderful World" "Maria" "Monday, Monday" "Nature Boy" "Since I Don't Have You" "Solitary Man" "The Sun Ain't Gonna Shine (Anymore)" "(There's) Always Something There to Remind Me" "Tonight"

v t e Johnny Duncan
Albums	Nice 'n' Easy (with Janie Fricke) (1980)
Songs	"Here We Go Again" "Thinkin' of a Rendezvous" "It Couldn't Have Been Any Better" "A Song in the Night" "Come a Little Bit Closer" (with Janie Fricke) "She Can Put Her Shoes Under My Bed (Anytime)" "Slow Dancing" "He's Out of My Life" (with Janie Fricke)

v t e Janie Fricke
Discography
Studio albums	Singer of Songs (1978) Love Notes (1979) From the Heart (1979) Nice 'n' Easy (with Johnny Duncan) (1980) I'll Need Someone to Hold Me When I Cry (1980) Sleeping with Your Memory (1981) It Ain't Easy (1982) Love Lies (1983) The First Word in Memory (1984) Somebody Else's Fire (1985) Black & White (1986) After Midnight (1987) Saddle the Wind (1988) Labor of Love (1989) Janie Fricke (1991) Crossroads: Hymns of Faith (1992) Bouncin' Back (2000) The Bluegrass Sessions (2004)
Compilation albums	Greatest Hits (1982) The Very Best of Janie (1983) Celebration (1987)
Related music artists	Johnny Duncan Larry Gatlin Merle Haggard Charlie Rich