''Get Close to My Love'' is the third album by

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singer and stage star

Jennifer Holliday Jennifer Yvette Holliday (born October 19, 1960) is an American singer and actress. She started her career on Broadway in musicals such as ''Dreamgirls'' (1981–83), '' Your Arms Too Short to Box with God'' (1980–1981) and later became a ...

, released in 1987 on

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. The album reached No. 26 on the Swedish Pop Albums Chart.

Overview

Lead single, "Heart On The Line", reached number 48 on the ''Billboard''

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chart, followed by "Read It In My Eyes". The album included a cover of the

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' classic "Giving Up."

Critical reception

Phyl Garland of

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exclaimed "She doesn't let us down on her new album", adding "There are pleasant moments to be found in "Get Close to My Love."

Track listing

# "New At It" (

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) # "He Ain't Special (He's Just The One I Love)" (

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, Michael McDonald) # "Get Close to My Love" (Alan Glass, Cliff Dawson,

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) # "Read It in My Eyes" (

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) # "Ain't It Just Like Love" (

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) # "Heart on the Line" (Alan Glass, Preston Glass) # "I Never Thought I'd Fall in Love Again" (Pat Hunt, Ron Cohen) # "Givin' Up" (Clyde Wilson, Herbert Ross)

References

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