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List of Major League Baseball single-game home run leaders
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Bobby Lowe was the first MLB player to ever hit four home runs in a single game, doing so in 1894.
Writers of Sporting News described hitting four home runs in a single Major League Baseball (MLB) game as "baseball's greatest single-game accomplishment".[1] Eighteen players have accomplished the feat to date, the most recent being J. D. Martinez of the Arizona Diamondbacks on September 4, 2017 against the Los Angeles Dodgers. No player has done this more than once in his career and no player has ever hit more than four in a game. Bobby Lowe was the first to hit four home runs in a single game, doing so on May 30, 1894. Fans were reportedly so excited that they threw $160 in silver coins ($4,400 today) onto the field after his fourth home run.[1][2][3]
These games have resulted in other MLB single-game records due to the extreme offensive performance. Mark Whiten, for example, tied Jim Bottomley for the most runs batted in in a single game with 12 in his four-homer game.[4] Shawn Green hit a double and a single along with his four home runs for 19 total bases, an MLB record. It surpassed Joe Adcock's mark of 18, which also came from a four-homer game.[5][6]
Chuck Klein, Pat Seerey, and Mike Schmidt each hit their four in a game that went into extra innings. Scooter Gennett and Mark Whiten hit a grand slam as one of their four homers. Four home runs generate significant offense that generally allows a team to win, although Ed Delahanty's and Bob Horner's teams lost their respective milestone games.
Carlos Delgado was the only one who hit his four home runs in a game in which he made only four plate appearances.[7]
Warren Spahn pitched the ball which Gil Hodges hit for the first of his four, the only Hall of Fame pitcher faced during a four-home-run game.[1] Hodges, Adcock, and Martinez are the only players to hit home runs against four different pitchers in one game. Lowe and Delahanty, on the other hand, are the only players to hit four home runs in one game against just one pitcher: Ice Box Chamberlain and Adonis Terry, respectively.
Mike Cameron hit his four on May 2, 2002, and Green matched the total 21 days later on May 23, 2002, the shortest span between such games. Lowe and Seerey each hit fewer than 100 career home runs, while Willie Mays, with 660, hit more than any other player in this group. Both Mays and Schmidt are also members of the 500 home run club.
Of the 14 players eligible for the Hall of Fame who have hit four home runs in a game, five have been elected. Players are eligible for the Hall of Fame if they have played in at least 10 major league seasons and have been either retired for five seasons or deceased for at least six months.[8] These requirements leave two players ineligible who are living and have played in the past five seasons and one (Seerey) who did not play 10 seasons in MLB. No player has ever hit four home runs in a postseason game (the record is three).
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1 Key
2 Players
3 See also
4 References
Key[edit]
Player
Name of the player
Date
Date of the four home run game
Team
The player's team at the time of the game
Opposing team
The team against whom the player hit four home runs
Score
Final score of the game, with the player's team score listed first
Career HR
The number of home runs the player hit in his MLB career
º
Indicates that the home runs were in consecutive plate appearances
Elected to the Baseball Hall of Fame
*
Denotes player who is still active
Indicates the player's team lost the game
Players[edit]
Shawn Green was one of two players to hit four home runs in a game in May 2002. Green also hit a double and a single in the game for 19 total bases, an MLB record.
Players who have hit four home runs in a single game
Player
Date
Team
Opposing team
Score
Career HR
Ref(s)
Lowe, BobbyBobby Loweº
000000001894-05-30-0000May 30, 1894 Boston Beaneaters Cincinnati Reds 20–11 071 !71 [9]
Delahanty, EdEd Delahanty
000000001896-07-13-0000July 13, 1896 Philadelphia Phillies Chicago Colts 08 !8–9 101 [10]
Gehrig, LouLou Gehrigº
000000001932-06-03-0000June 3, 1932 New York Yankees Philadelphia Athletics 20–13 493 [11]
Klein, ChuckChuck Klein
000000001936-07-10-0000July 10, 1936 Philadelphia Phillies Pittsburgh Pirates 09 !9–6 300 [12]
Seerey, PatPat Seerey
000000001948-07-18-0000July 18, 1948 Chicago White Sox Philadelphia Athletics 12–11 086 !86 [13]
Hodges, GilGil Hodges
000000001950-08-31-0000August 31, 1950 Brooklyn Dodgers Boston Braves 19–3 370 [14]
Adcock, JoeJoe Adcock
000000001954-07-31-0000July 31, 1954 Milwaukee Braves Brooklyn Dodgers 15–7 336 [15][16]
Colavito, RockyRocky Colavitoº
000000001959-06-10-0000June 10, 1959 Cleveland Indians Baltimore Orioles 11–8 374 [17][18]
Mays, WillieWillie Mays
000000001961-04-30-0000April 30, 1961 San Francisco Giants Milwaukee Braves 14–4 660 [19][20]
Schmidt, MikeMike Schmidtº
000000001976-04-17-0000April 17, 1976 Philadelphia Phillies Chicago Cubs 18–16 548 [21][22]
Horner, BobBob Horner
000000001986-07-06-0000July 6, 1986 Atlanta Braves Montreal Expos 08.1 !8–11 218 [23][24]
Whiten, MarkMark Whiten
000000001993-09-07-0000September 7, 1993 St. Louis Cardinals Cincinnati Reds 15–2 105 [25][26]
Cameron, MikeMike Cameronº
000000002002-05-02-0000May 2, 2002 Seattle Mariners Chicago White Sox 15–4 278 [27][28]
Green, ShawnShawn Green
000000002002-05-23-0000May 23, 2002 Los Angeles Dodgers Milwaukee Brewers 16–3 328 [29][30]
Delgado, CarlosCarlos Delgadoº
000000002003-09-25-0000September 25, 2003 Toronto Blue Jays Tampa Bay Devil Rays 10–8 473 [31][32]
Hamilton, JoshJosh Hamilton
000000002012-05-08-0000May 8, 2012 Texas Rangers Baltimore Orioles 10–3 200 [33][34]
Gennett, ScooterScooter Gennettº*
000000002017-06-06-0000June 6, 2017 Cincinnati Reds St. Louis Cardinals 13–1 58 [35]
Martinez, J.D.J.D. Martinezº*
000000002017-09-04-0000September 4, 2017 Arizona Diamondbacks Los Angeles Dodgers 13–0 142 [36]
See also[edit]
Baseball portal
Nig Clarke
References[edit]
General
Society for American Baseball Research (SABR) (2007). The SABR Baseball List and Record Book: Baseball's Most Fascinating Records and Unusual Statistics. Scribner. p. 65.
"Four home runs in a game – Rare Feats | MLB.com: History". MLB.com. Major League Baseball. Retrieved May 9, 2012.
Specific
^ Jump up to: a b c Jim, Hoppel; Meier, Jim; Deveney, Sean (August 10, 1999). "Four homers in one game". Sporting News. Archived from the original on April 8, 2004. Retrieved September 4, 2010.
Jump up ^ Suehsdorf, A. D. (1978). The Great American Baseball Scrapbook, p. 14. Random House. ISBN 0-394-50253-1.
Jump up ^ "Bobby Lowe Dead; Baseball Star, 83; First Player to Hit Four Home Runs in One Game Spent 18 Years in Major Leagues". The New York Times. Associated Press. December 9, 1951. Retrieved September 5, 2010. (subscription required)
Jump up ^ SABR, pg. 69
Jump up ^ SABR, pg. 70
Jump up ^ "Shawn Green slams record four home runs". CBC Sports. May 24, 2002. Retrieved September 9, 2010.
Jump up ^ "Delgado ties record with four homers". ESPN.com. September 25, 2003. Retrieved May 1, 2012.
Jump up ^ "Rules for Election". National Baseball Hall of Fame. Retrieved September 4, 2010.
Jump up ^ "Bobby Lowe Statistics and History". Baseball-Reference.com. Retrieved September 4, 2010.
Jump up ^ "Ed Delahanty Statistics and History". Baseball-Reference.com. Retrieved September 4, 2010.
Jump up ^ "Lou Gehrig Statistics and History". Baseball-Reference.com. Retrieved September 4, 2010.
Jump up ^ "Chuck Klein Statistics and History". Baseball-Reference.com. Retrieved September 4, 2010.
Jump up ^ "Pat Seerey Statistics and History". Baseball-Reference.com. Retrieved September 4, 2010.
Jump up ^ "Gil Hodges Statistics and History". Baseball-Reference.com. Retrieved September 4, 2010.
Jump up ^ "Joe Adcock Statistics and History". Baseball-Reference.com. Retrieved September 4, 2010.
Jump up ^ "Joe Adcock Ties Home Run Mark". The Miami News. Associated Press. July 31, 1954. p. C1. Retrieved September 10, 2010. [permanent dead link]
Jump up ^ "Rocky Colavito Statistics and History". Baseball-Reference.com. Retrieved September 4, 2010.
Jump up ^ Wilks, Ed (June 10, 1959). "Tribe's Rocky Colavito Ties Record in Majors' Toughest Home Run Park". Evening Independent. Associated Press. p. 6A. Retrieved September 10, 2010.
Jump up ^ "Willie Mays Statistics and History". Baseball-Reference.com. Retrieved September 4, 2010.
Jump up ^ Reichler, Joe (May 1, 1961). "Giants' Slugging Sets or Ties a Flock of Records". The Hour. Associated Press. p. 14. Retrieved September 9, 2010.
Jump up ^ "Mike Schmidt Statistics and History". Baseball-Reference.com. Retrieved September 4, 2010.
Jump up ^ "Mike Schmidt Hits Four Home Runs: Phillies Outslug Chicago,18–16". TimesDaily. United Press International. April 17, 1976. p. 21. Retrieved September 9, 2010.
Jump up ^ "Bob Horner Statistics and History". Baseball-Reference.com. Retrieved September 4, 2010.
Jump up ^ "National League; Horner Ties Mark with 4 Home Runs". New York Times. July 7, 1986. p. C4.
Jump up ^ "Mark Whiten Statistics and History". Baseball-Reference.com. Retrieved September 4, 2010.
Jump up ^ Allen, Karen (September 8, 1993). "Cards' Whiten: 4 HRs, 12 RBI". USA Today. pp. Sports, 1C.
Jump up ^ "Mike Cameron Statistics and History". Baseball-Reference.com. Retrieved April 6, 2014.
Jump up ^ Ralph, John (May 2, 2002). "With 4 homers, Cameron crows". MLB.com. Major League Baseball. Retrieved September 9, 2010.
Jump up ^ "Shawn Green Statistics and History". Baseball-Reference.com. Retrieved September 4, 2010.
Jump up ^ Gurnick, Ken (May 23, 2002). "A day for the ages for Green". MLB.com. Major League Baseball. Retrieved September 9, 2010.
Jump up ^ "Carlos Delgado Statistics and History". Baseball-Reference.com. Retrieved September 4, 2010.
Jump up ^ Fordin, Spencer (September 25, 2003). "Delgado smashes four homers". MLB.com. Major League Baseball. Retrieved September 9, 2010.
Jump up ^ "Josh Hamilton Statistics and History". Baseball-Reference.com. Retrieved April 6, 2014.
Jump up ^ "Hamilton makes history with four home runs". MLB.com. Retrieved May 8, 2012.
Jump up ^ Kay, Joe (June 7, 2017). "Scooter Gennett hits 4 home runs for Reds to tie MLB record". Associated Press. Retrieved June 7, 2017.
Jump up ^ "J.D. Martinez mashes his way to a four-homer game". ESPN.com. September 4, 2017. Retrieved September 5, 2017.
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Rocky Colavito
Willie Mays
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The Closer I Get to You
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"The Closer I Get to You"
A-side label of U.S. vinyl single
Single by Roberta Flack with Donny Hathaway
from the album Blue Lights in the Basement
B-side
"Love Is the Healing"
Released
February 1978
Format
7" single
Recorded
1977
Genre
Soul, R&B
Length
4:41
Label
Atlantic
Songwriter(s)
Reggie Lucas
James Mtume
Producer(s)
Joe Ferla
Rubina Flake
Gene McDaniels
Roberta Flack singles chronology
"25th of Last December"
(1977) 25th of Last December1977 "The Closer I Get to You"
(1978) The Closer I Get to You1978 "If Ever I See You Again"
(1978) If Ever I See You Again1978
Donny Hathaway singles chronology
"Come Little Children"
(1974) Come Little Children1974 "The Closer I Get to You"
(1978) The Closer I Get to You1978 "You Were Meant for Me"
(1978) You Were Meant for Me1978
"The Closer I Get to You" is a romantic ballad performed by African American jazz, soul, R&B, and folk singer-songwriter Roberta Flack and African American soul musician Donny Hathaway. The song was written by James Mtume and Reggie Lucas, two former members of Miles Davis's band, who were members of Flack's band at the time. Produced by Atlantic Records, the song was released on Flack's 1977 album Blue Lights in the Basement, and as a single in 1978. It became a major crossover hit, becoming Flack's biggest commercial hit after her success with her 1973 solo single, "Killing Me Softly with His Song". Originally set as a solo-single, Flack's manager, David Franklin, suggested a duet with Hathaway, which resulted in the finished work.
"The Closer I Get to You" spent two weeks as number one on the Hot Soul Singles chart in April 1978, and peaked at number two on the Billboard Hot 100. The song charted in the top ten spots for fourteen weeks in Canada and one week in France. It was eventually certified gold in the United States on May 1978, and became one of their most familiar duets.
Contents
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1 Background and composition
2 Reception
2.1 Critical reception and accolades
2.2 Chart performance
3 Music video
4 Chart performance and certification
4.1 Weekly charts
4.2 Year-end charts
4.3 Certification
5 Beyoncé and Luther Vandross version
5.1 Reception
5.2 Formats and track listings
5.3 Credits and personnel
6 Other versions
7 See also
8 References
9 External links
Background and composition[edit]
"The Closer I Get to You" was written by Reggie Lucas and James Mtume, who were members of Roberta Flack's touring band and played on Blue Lights in the Basement.[1] They wrote the song between tours and, during the sessions for the album, brought it to Flack's producer Joe Ferla, who played it for Flack. Ferla, Rubina Flake and Gene McDaniels produced the song, and Ahmet Ertegun served as its executive producer.[2] Flack and Donny Hathaway, good friends while attending Howard University, recorded a self-titled album of duets in 1972.[3] Five years later, the duo collaborated again on "The Closer I Get to You".[4]
One of the singers Roberta Flack in 1971
"The Closer I Get to You" was not originally written as a duet. Flack's manager David Franklin, who had worked with Hathaway in the past, decided to re-write the song to include him. Hathaway had been suffering from severe bouts of clinical depression at the time, which often forced him to be hospitalized. The depression also caused mood swings, which adversely affected his partnership with Flack.[5] After Flack and Hathaway were reconciled, the producers had to get permission from the hospital to fly Hathaway out for the recording sessions. Following Hathaway's death in 1979, Flack revealed the importance of recording the song in an interview with Jet:
I tried to reach out to Donny. That's how we managed to do the song we did last year. I felt this need because I didn't know what to do. I couldn't save him, I knew he was sick. But I knew when he sat down at that piano and sang for me it was like it was eight or nine years ago because he sang and played his ass off.[6]
Flack announced that "The Closer I Get to You" would forever be a dedication to Hathaway, and that all money made from the song would be donated to Hathaway's widow and two children.[6] According to the sheet music published at Musicnotes.com by Sony/ATV Music Publishing, "The Closer I Get to You" is set in common time and moves at a tempo of 90 beats per minute. The song is written in the key of A major and follows the chord progression Dmaj9–C♯m7–F♯m7–Amaj7. Flack sings in the vocal range of C♯4–F♯5.[7] "The Closer I Get to You" was released as a 7" single with "Love is the Healing" as its B-side.[8]
Reception[edit]
Critical reception and accolades[edit]
Critics described "The Closer I Get to You" as Flack at the top of her form.[9] The song came in at number 40 on Billboard' poll of "The 40 Biggest Duets Of All Time", where it was described a "tender tune".[4] Authors of All Music Guide To Rock: The Definitive Guide to Rock, Pop, and Soul described the song as ethereal.[10] Alan Light of Vibe magazine characterized it as intimate and effortless as an overheard conversation.[11] Author of 1001 Ways to Be Romantic, Gregory J. P. Godek, included the song in a list of "Best Love Song Duets".[12] A writer of Jet magazine described the song as a "pop-soul classic".[13] Carolyn Quick Tillery, author of Celebrating Our Equality, described the song as a lasting musical legacy.[14] Devon Jarvis of Women's Health included Flack and Hathaway's version of "The Closer I Get to You" in "Favorite Karaoke Duets".[15] While opening the "R&B Vault", Gail Mitchell of Billboard praised the song as a 1970s-era classic.[16] While reviewing Blue Lights in the Basement, Jason Elias of the website Allmusic wrote, "The track easily attains the grace and gorgeous sound that a lot of the like-minded songs here just miss."[17] Lewis Dene of BBC described "The Closer I Get to You" as a "soul masterpiece".[18] Both Hathaway and Flack were nominated for a Grammy Award for their duet.[19]
Chart performance[edit]
The song became the duo's second number one on the US R&B charts in 1978, and climbed to the number two spot on the Billboard Hot 100.[4] "The Closer I Get to You" also peaked at number three on the Adult Contemporary charts.[20]
Music video[edit]
A music video for "The Closer I Get to You" was shot and directed by Roberta Flack herself.[21] The video begins with Flack's singing while sitting by a piano in a candle-lit room. Hathaway had died by the time the music video was shot, so as his verse plays, the camera zooms into a picture of Hathaway located on a table behind Flack's shoulder. Flack performs the rest of the song sitting by the piano, and the camera's direction occasionally looks over a candle flame during Hathaway's verses. The video ends with Flack's mouthing some of Hathaway's lyrics as she fades into the camera's view of the room lit by a single candle. A version of Flack's performing the song live circulated as its promotional music video.[22]
Chart performance and certification[edit]
Weekly charts[edit]
Chart (1978)
Peak
position
Canadian RPM Singles Chart[23] 1
New Zealand Singles Chart[24] 16
French Singles Chart[25] 10
UK Singles Chart[25] 42
US Hot Soul Singles[26] 1
US Billboard Hot 100[4] 2
US Billboard Hot Adult Contemporary Tracks 3
US Cash Box Top 100 2
Year-end charts[edit]
Chart (1978)
Rank
Canada [27] 17
US Billboard Hot 100 [28] 38
US Cash Box [29] 31
Certification[edit]
Region (provider)
Certifications
(sales thresholds)
United States (RIAA) Gold[1]
Beyoncé and Luther Vandross version[edit]
"The Closer I Get to You"
Promotional material by Beyoncé and Luther Vandross
from the album Dangerously in Love and Dance with My Father
Released
June 13, 2004
Recorded
The Hit Factory, New York City
Right Track Studios, New York City[30]
Genre
Soul
R&B
Length
6:25 (Luther Vandross album version)
4:57 (Beyonce album version)
Label
Columbia
Songwriter(s)
Reggie Lucas
James Mtume
Producer(s)
Nat Adderley, Jr.
Beyoncé and Luther Vandross's 2003 cover version of the song appeared on both Vandross' final album Dance with My Father and Knowles' solo debut Dangerously in Love. Their version was recorded at The Hit Factory and the Right Track Studios, in New York City.[30] It follows a tempo of 98 beats per minute, slightly faster than the original version. It is set in the key of E♭ major, and follows the chord progression Gm7–Cm7–E♭maj9–A♭.[31] It was serviced to US urban contemporary and urban adult contemporary radio on June 13, 2004.[32][33]
Reception[edit]
Sal Cinquemani of Slant Magazine called the song "dated" and wrote that it felt out of place on Dangerously in Love.[34] Erika Ramirez of Billboard magazine also noted that "While the singer holds her own alongside the legend, the quiet storm duet feels out of place considering the electrifying feel of majority of the album."[35] Neil Drumming of Entertainment Weekly said: "A remake of ‘The Closer I Get to You’ with Luther Vandross also sounds, sadly, a little dated."[36] Spence D. of IGN Music commented "By the time Beyoncé has teamed up with the granddaddy of contemporary love jams, Luthor Vandross, on 'The Closer I Get To You', her album has descended into somewhat generic terrain. Sure, her vocals are on point and the music is adequately slick."[37] Anthony DeCurtis of Rolling Stone wrote, "While she oozes charisma and has a fine voice, Beyoncé isn't in a class with the likes of Whitney Houston or Mariah Carey as a singer, a fact that 'The Closer I Get to You', her duet with the effortlessly smooth Luther Vandross, also makes clear."[38]
Jason King of Vibe magazine wrote that Knowles had some "cojones" to follow up a Jay-Z duet with a Luther Vandross duet on the album's track-listing.[39] Rob Fitzpatrick of NME stated that "it's the irredeemably cheesy ballad with 80s cornball Luther Vandross that will make the voices in your head demand hot, fresh blood."[40] By contrast, Lewis Dene of BBC gave the song a positive review, stating that it is guaranteed the number one slot on the US R&B charts.[18] Consequence of Sound's Chris Coplan noted that the song contained "unintentional cheesy vibe, [which] seems way more heart-wrenching now [in 2013] than it did a decade ago" and added that Knowles' vocals contained a "real sweetness and innocence".[41] Pamelia S. Phillips, the author of Singing for Dummies, credited Knowles' vocal performance on "The Closer I Get to You" as one of her best.[42] Mark Anthony Neal of PopMatters gave Knowles and Vandross "vocal props" for their performance in the "quiet storm", but described the overall performance as flat.[43] During the 46th Grammy Awards, this version of "The Closer I Get to You" won the Grammy Award for Best R&B Performance by a Duo or Group with Vocals.[44]
Knowles and Vandross' cover of "The Closer I Get to You" debuted at number 76 on the US Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Singles and Tracks chart dated July 24, 2004. The next week it moved up to number 68,[45] and on August 7 it peaked at number 62.[46] The track spent a total of twenty weeks on the chart.[47] On the airplay component of this chart, the Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Airplay, "The Closer I Get to You" spent eight weeks and reached a peak of number 60.[48]
Formats and track listings[edit]
US promotional CD single[49]
"The Closer I Get to You" (Radio Edit) – 4:26
"The Closer I Get to You" (Instrumental) – 6:28
"The Closer I Get to You" (Call Out Hook) – 0:10
Credits and personnel[edit]
Credits taken from Dangerously in Love liner notes.[30]
Lead Vocals: B. Knowles, L. Vandross
Background Vocals: Cissy Houston, Tawatha Agee, Brenda White-King, Candace Thomas
Writing: J. Mtume, R. Lucas
Recording: Stan Wallace
Vocal engineer: Nat Adderley Jr., Skip Anderson
Mix engineer: Ray Bardani
Drums: Ivan Hampden, Jr.
Bass: Byron Miller
Guitars: Phil Hamilton
Percussion: Bashiri Johnson
Electric piano: Nat Adderley, Jr.
Sound programing and additional keyboards: Skip Anderson
Strings: Al Brown
String Arrangement: Nat Adderley, Jr.
Concert Master: Sanford Allen
Producing: Nat Adderley, Jr.
Other versions[edit]
"The Closer I Get To You" has been covered many times. The first was released by Mtume on their 1978 album Kiss This World Goodbye, sung by James Mtume and Tawatha Agee.[50][51][52] In 1990, Toshinobu Kubota and Lynn Davis performed a live duet rendition of the song.[53] In 1994, a cover was recorded by the smooth jazz band Fourplay for their third studio album Elixir which featured R&B and smooth jazz singers Patti Austin and Peabo Bryson.[54][55] Fourplay's cover of the song was described as an "undistinguished version" of the original song by Allmusic's Steven McDonald.[56] In 1998, Dennis Brown covered the song with Janet Kay for his compilation album The Prime of Dennis Brown.[57] This version of the song contains digital keyboards and slick production.[58] The song was also included on Brown's compilation album Money in My Pocket: Anthology 1970-1995.[59] In 2005, Nina Girado covered the song with Thor for her album live album Nina Live!.[60] A writer of The Philippine Star noted that Thor "matches Nina note for note on their duet".[61] Girado's version of the song won in the category for Best Duet Award at the Awit Awards in 2006.[62] It was covered by Filipino acoustic band MYMP on their 2005 album Versions, with lyrics separately sung by Chin Alcantara and Juris Fernandez.[63] Contemporary jazz guitarist Peter White covered the song on his rendition-packed album Reflections.[64][65] Saxophonist Kim Waters included a version of the song on his 2007 album You Are My Lady. It features the vocals by R&B singer Lisa Fischer.[66]
On an episode of New York Undercover, guest star singers Brandy and Tevin Campbell sang the duet at Natalie's (a club in the TV series owned by Jose Perez character Mike Torres). On an episode of Martin, Gina (played by Tisha Campbell-Martin) and singer Keith Washington performed, "The Closer I Get to You" at a party Gina was hosting.[67] In the film Rush Hour 3, when Chris Tucker and Jackie Chan are at the French theater and the play has stopped, the song is sung by Tucker and Chan, with Tucker singing it in a high-pitched voice.[68]
See also[edit]
List of RPM number-one singles of 1978
List of number-one R&B singles of 1978 (U.S.)
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External links[edit]
Lyrics of this song at MetroLyrics
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Killing Me Softly (1973)
Feel Like Makin' Love (1975)
Blue Lights in the Basement (1977)
Roberta Flack (1978)
Roberta Flack Featuring Donny Hathaway (1980)
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This Is Christmas
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I Know
Luther Vandross
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Always and Forever: An Evening of Songs (1994)
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Luther (Luther)
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"Never Too Much"
"Don't You Know That?"
"If This World Were Mine" (with Cheryl Lynn)
""Bad Boy"/"Having a Party"
"Since I Lost My Baby"
"How Many Times Can We Say Goodbye" (with Dionne Warwick)
"I'll Let You Slide"
"Superstar"/"Until You Come Back to Me (That's What I'm Gonna Do" (medley)
"'Til My Baby Comes Home"
"It's Over Now"
"Wait for Love"
"Give Me the Reason"
"Stop to Love"
"There's Nothing Better Than Love" (with Gregory Hines)
"I Really Didn't Mean It"
"Any Love"
"She Won't Talk to Me"
"For You to Love"
"Here and Now"
"Power of Love/Love Power" (medley)
"Don't Want to Be a Fool"
"The Rush"
"Sometimes It's Only Love
"The Best Things in Life Are Free" (with Janet Jackson)
"Little Miracles (Happen Every Day)"
"Heaven Knows"
"Never Let Me Go"
"Endless Love" (with Mariah Carey)
"Always and Forever"
"Love the One You're With" / "Going in Circles"
"Your Secret Love"
"I Can Make It Better"
"Nights in Harlem"
"Take You Out"
"I'd Rather"
"Dance with My Father"
"Think About You"
"Buy Me a Rose
"Shine"
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There Goes My Baby (Charlie Wilson song)
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"There Goes My Baby"
Single by Charlie Wilson
from the album Uncle Charlie
Released
October 24, 2008 (2008-10-24)
Format
digital download
Genre
R&B
Urban contemporary
Length
3:27
Label
Jive
Zomba
Songwriter(s)
Calvin Richardson
Clarence Allen
Daryl Simmons
Greg Pagani
Kenneth Edmonds
Kenneth Copeland
Marvin Smith
Producer(s)
Gregg Pagani
Charlie Wilson singles chronology
"Supa Sexy"
(2008) "There Goes My Baby"
(2008) "Can't Live Without You"
(2009)
"Supa Sexy"
(2008) "There Goes My Baby "
(2009) "Can't Live Without You"
(2009)
"There Goes My Baby" is a song by American R&B singer Charlie Wilson. It was released on October 24, 2008, as the second single of his fourth studio album Uncle Charlie, with the record labels Jive Records and Zomba Recording.[1] The song was produced by Gregg Pagani and written by Babyface, Daryl Simmons, Kenneth Copeland, Marvin Eugene Smith, Gregg Pagani, Clarence Allen and Calvin Richardson.[2] It was nominated at the Grammy Awards of 2010 for Best Male R&B Vocal Performance.[3]
Contents
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1 Background
2 Music video
3 Track listing
4 Commercial performance
5 Charts
5.1 Weekly charts
6 References
7 External links
Background[edit]
Wilson said: "When they presented me with this song, I knew it was a winner. I was in love with it." [4] The song samples Rose Royce's song "Would You Please Be Mine".
Music video[edit]
The music video features cameo appearances from Snoop Dogg and Shante Broadus.[5]
Track listing[edit]
Download digital[1]
There Goes My Baby — 3:29
Commercial performance[edit]
"There Goes My Baby" debut for the Billboard Hot 100 chart dated May 16, 2009, entering the chart at number 98.[6] The song topped Adult R&B Songs chart.[7]
Charts[edit]
Weekly charts[edit]
Chart (2009)
Peak
position
US Billboard Hot 100[8]
98
US Adult R&B Songs (Billboard)[9]
1
US Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs (Billboard)[10]
15
References[edit]
^ Jump up to: a b "iTunes - Music - There Goes My Baby - Single by Charlie Wilson". iTunes Store. Apple Inc. Retrieved April 18, 2016.
Jump up ^ "Charlie Wilson – Uncle Charlie (CD, Album) at Discogs". Discogs. Retrieved April 18, 2016.
Jump up ^ "Grammy Awards: Best R&B Vocal Performance - Male". Rock on the Net.
Jump up ^ There Goes My Baby Songfacts
Jump up ^ "Charlie Wilson - There Goes My Baby". Vevo. November 24, 2009. Retrieved April 18, 2016.
Jump up ^ "Music: Top 100 Songs | Billboard Hot 100 Chart 2009-05-16". Billboard. May 16, 2009. Retrieved April 18, 2016.
Jump up ^ "Adult R&B Songs & Music Chart | Billboard 2009-03-21". Billboard. March 21, 2009. Retrieved April 18, 2016.
Jump up ^ "Charlie Wilson Chart History (Hot 100)". Billboard. Retrieved April 17, 2016.
Jump up ^ "Charlie Wilson Chart History (Adult R&B Songs)". Billboard. Retrieved April 23, 2015.
Jump up ^ "Charlie Wilson Chart History (Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs)". Billboard. Retrieved April 4, 2015.
External links[edit]
Lyrics of this song at MetroLyrics
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Charlie Wilson
Studio albums
You Turn My Life Around (1992)
Bridging the Gap (2000)
Charlie, Last Name Wilson (2005)
Uncle Charlie (2009)
Just Charlie (2010)
Love, Charlie (2013)
Forever Charlie (2015)
In It to Win It (2017)
Songs
"Without You"
"There Goes My Baby"
"Goodnight Kisses"
Related
Discography
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