"I Can't Get Close Enough" is a song written by J.P. Pennington and

Sonny LeMaire Alfred William "Sonny" LeMaire (born September 16, 1947) is an American country music artist. LeMaire is best known as being the bass guitarist of the band Exile, a role that he first held in 1977. After lead singer J. P. Pennington quit the band ...

and recorded by American

country music Country (also called country and western) is a popular music, music genre originating in the southern regions of the United States, both the American South and American southwest, the Southwest. First produced in the 1920s, country music is p ...

group

Exile Exile or banishment is primarily penal expulsion from one's native country, and secondarily expatriation or prolonged absence from one's homeland under either the compulsion of circumstance or the rigors of some high purpose. Usually persons ...

. It was released in August 1987 as the first single from the album '' Shelter from the Night''. The song was Exile's tenth and final number one country hit. The single went to number for one week and spent a total of fourteen weeks on the country chart.

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1987 singles 1987 songs Exile (American band) songs Songs written by J.P. Pennington Epic Records singles Songs written by Sonny LeMaire {{1987-country-song-stub