Move in a Little Closer, Baby

"Move in a Little Closer, Baby" is a pop song, first recorded by Harmony Grass as "Move in a Little Closer." The song became an international hit for Cass Elliot in the spring of 1969.

"Move in a Little Closer"
Single by Harmony Grass
from the album This Is Us
B-side"Happiness Is Toy Shaped"
Released1968
GenrePop
LabelRCA Records
Songwriter(s)O'Connor, Capitanelli
Producer(s)Chris Andrews
"Move in a Little Closer, Baby"
Single by Mama Cass Elliot
from the album Bubblegum, Lemonade, and... Something for Mama
B-side"All for Me"
ReleasedMarch 1969
GenrePop
LabelDunhill Records
Songwriter(s)O'Connor, Capitanelli
Producer(s)Steve Barri
Mama Cass Elliot singles chronology
"California Earthquake"
(1968)		 "Move in a Little Closer, Baby"
(1969)		 "It's Getting Better"
(1969)

Grass had recorded the song in 1968, and released it as a single. The song reached number 24 in the UK Singles Chart in January 1969.[1] It was also released in Germany, Spain and Australia.[2]

Chart performance
Chart (1968–69) Peak
position
UK [3] 24

Cass Elliott cover

"Move in a Little Closer, Baby" was the final single from Elliott's album Bubblegum, Lemonade, and... Something for Mama. Her cover of the song peaked at number 58 on the U.S. Billboard Hot 100. It was a bigger hit in Canada, where it reached number 55 on the Pop chart and number 19 on the Adult Contemporary chart. It also reached number 34 in Australia.

The song was included on her 1970 compilation LP, Mama's Big Ones.

Chart performance
Chart (1969) Peak
position
Australia KMR[4] 34
Canada RPM Top Singles[5] 55
Canada RPM Adult Contemporary[6] 19
U.S. Billboard Hot 100[7] 58
U.S. Billboard Adult Contemporary 32
U.S. Cash Box Top 100 59

Other versions

"Move in a Little Closer Baby" has also been covered by The Bloomfields.

References
  1. Roberts, David (2006). British Hit Singles & Albums (19th ed.). London: Guinness World Records Limited. p. 244. ISBN 1-904994-10-5.
  2. "Harmony Grass - Move In A Little Closer Baby (Vinyl)". Discogs.com. Retrieved 2016-10-02.
  3. "Top 100 19__". Top-source.info. Retrieved 17 June 2016.
  4. "Australian Chart Book". Austchartbook.com.au. Retrieved 2016-10-02.
  5. "Image : RPM Weekly - Library and Archives Canada". Bac-lac.gc.ca. Retrieved 2016-10-02.
  6. "Image : RPM Weekly - Library and Archives Canada". Bac-lac.gc.ca. Retrieved 2016-10-02.
  7. Joel Whitburn's Top Pop Singles 1955-1990 - ISBN 0-89820-089-X
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