Just to Be Close to You - Wikipedia Just to Be Close to You `` Just to Be Close to You '' Single by Commodores from the album Hot on the Tracks B - side `` Thumpin ' Music '' Released August 1976 Format 7 '' single Genre R&B Length 3 : 14 ( single edit ) 6 : 21 ( album version ) Label Motown Songwriter ( s ) Lionel Richie Producer ( s ) Commodores Commodores singles chronology `` Slippery When Wet '' ( 1975 ) `` Just to Be Close to You '' ( 1976 ) `` Easy '' ( 1977 ) `` Slippery When Wet '' ( 1975 ) `` Just to Be Close to You '' ( 1976 ) `` Easy '' ( 1977 ) `` Just to Be Close to You '' is a song by American R&B / funk band, Commodores, in 1976. Released from their album, Hot on the Tracks, it would become one of their biggest hits, spending two weeks at the top of the Hot Soul Singles chart and becoming their second Billboard Hot 100 top ten, peaking at number seven. The song was written and sung by Lionel Richie. Contents 1 Charts 1.1 Weekly charts 2 See also 3 References Charts Weekly charts Chart ( 1976 ) Peak position US Billboard Hot 100 7 US Billboard Hot Soul Singles See also List of number - one R&B singles of 1976 ( U.S. ) References Jump up ^ Whitburn, Joel ( 2004 ). Top R&B / Hip - Hop Singles : 1942 - 2004. Record Research. p. 130. Preceded by `` ( Shake, Shake, Shake ) Shake Your Booty '' by KC & the Sunshine Band Billboard 's Hot Soul Singles number one single October 9 -- 16, 1976 Succeeded by `` The Rubberband Man '' by The Spinners Commodores William King Walter Orange J.D. Nicholas Milan Williams Thomas McClary Lionel Richie Andre Callahan Michael Gilbert Ronald LaPread James Ingram Skyler Jett Sheldon Reynolds Albums Machine Gun ( 1974 ) Caught in the Act ( 1975 ) Movin ' On ( 1975 ) Hot on the Tracks ( 1976 ) Commodores ( 1977 ) Commodores Live ! ( 1977 ) Natural High ( 1978 ) Midnight Magic ( 1979 ) Heroes ( 1980 ) In the Pocket ( 1981 ) Commodores 13 ( 1983 ) Nightshift ( 1985 ) United ( 1986 ) Rock Solid ( 1988 ) Commodores Christmas ( 1992 ) No Tricks ( 1993 ) The Very Best of The Commodores ( 1995 album ) ( 1995 ) Singles `` Slippery When Wet '' ( 1975 ) `` Just to Be Close to You '' ( 1976 ) `` Easy '' ( 1977 ) `` Brick House '' ( 1977 ) `` Too Hot ta Trot '' ( 1978 ) `` Three Times a Lady '' ( 1978 ) `` Sail On '' ( 1979 ) `` Still '' ( 1979 ) `` Lady ( You Bring Me Up ) '' ( 1981 ) `` Oh No '' ( 1981 ) `` Nightshift '' ( 1985 ) `` Take It From Me '' ( 1986 ) Related Discography Book : Commodores This 1970s R&B / soul music song - related article is a stub. You can help Wikipedia by expanding it. Retrieved from `` https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Just_to_Be_Close_to_You&oldid=788582890 '' Categories : 1976 songs 1976 singles 1993 singles Billboard Hot R&B / Hip - Hop Songs number - one singles Commodores songs Motown singles Trey Lorenz songs Epic Records singles Songs written by Lionel Richie 1970s R&B song stubs Hidden categories : Articles with hAudio microformats All stub articles Talk Contents About Wikipedia Add links This page was last edited on 2 July 2017, at 07 : 21. About Wikipedia

Question: who sang just to be close to you
Answer: Commodores