The Closer I Get to You
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"The Closer I Get to You" is a romantic R&B duet most famously recorded by Beyoncé and Luther Vandross, originally popularized by Roberta Flack and Donny Hathaway.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| The Closer I Get to You canonical | 4 |
Statements (32)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
single
ⓘ
song ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin |
United States of America
ⓘ
surface form:
United States
|
| genre |
R&B
ⓘ
quiet storm ⓘ soul ⓘ |
| hasInstrumentation |
bass
ⓘ
drums ⓘ keyboards ⓘ strings ⓘ vocals ⓘ |
| hasMusicalForm | duet ⓘ |
| hasStyle | romantic ballad ⓘ |
| hasSubject |
emotional connection
ⓘ
intimacy ⓘ |
| isPartOf |
Beyoncé repertoire
ⓘ
Donny Hathaway repertoire ⓘ Luther Vandross repertoire ⓘ Roberta Flack repertoire ⓘ |
| language | English ⓘ |
| notableRecording |
Beyoncé and Luther Vandross version
ⓘ
Roberta Flack and Donny Hathaway version ⓘ |
| originallyPopularizedBy |
Donny Hathaway
ⓘ
Roberta Flack ⓘ |
| performer |
Beyoncé
ⓘ
Donny Hathaway ⓘ Luther Vandross ⓘ Roberta Flack ⓘ |
| popularIn |
R&B radio formats
ⓘ
United States of America ⓘ
surface form:
United States
|
| theme | romantic love ⓘ |
| vocalType | male–female duet ⓘ |
Referenced by (4)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.