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The Closer I Get

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Released
  
12 May 1998

Length
  
45:07

Recorded
  
Adelaide St. W. (Tracks 12, 13); The Bathouse (Tracks 5, 8); Bearsville (Tracks 4, 7, 10, 11); Chemical Sound (Tracks 1, 2, 12); John and Stu's (Tracks 3, 5, 8, 9); Louie's Clubhouse (Track 6); Oceanway (Track 6); St. John's Rd. (Tracks 4, 5, 9, 10, 11); Studio Litho (Tracks 3, 5, 8, 9)

Genre
  
Acoustic rock, indie folk, alternative country, folk rock

Label
  
Hardwood Records/Universal Music Canada

Producer
  
Hayden, Daryl Smith (Tracks 1, 2), Steve Fisk (Tracks 3, 5, 8, 9), John Hanlon (Tracks 4, 7, 10, 11), Scott Litt (Track 6)

The Closer I Get is the second album by Canadian singer-songwriter Hayden. It is Hayden's first international release. In Canada it was released on Hardwood Records/Universal, while in the United States it was released on Outpost Recordings/Geffen/Universal.

The Closer I Get was released on vinyl by Hardwood Records for Record Store Day on April 19th, 2014. At that time, It was the only studio album to have never been released on vinyl.

Track listing

All songs written by Paul Hayden Desser.

  1. "The Closer I Get" – 3:45
  2. "Stride" – 2:46
  3. "The Hazards of Sitting Beneath Palm Trees" – 2:44
  4. "Bullet" – 5:09
  5. "Waiting for a Chance to See Her" – 2:41
  6. "Two Doors" – 5:11
  7. "Between Us to Hold" – 2:07
  8. "Better Off Inside" – 3:02
  9. "Instrumental with Mellotron" – 2:23
  10. "Memphis" – 3:37
  11. "Nights Like These" – 2:48
  12. "You Are All I Have" – 5:40
  13. "I'll Tell Him Tonight" – 3:41

References

The Closer I Get Wikipedia