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Houston (Means I'm One Day Closer to You)
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Wikipedia article
"'Houston (Means I'm One Day Closer to You)'" is a song written by Larry Gatlin and recorded by American country music group Larry Gatlin & the Gatlin Brothers Band. It was released in September 1983 as the first single from the album 'Houston to Denver'. The song was their third and last number-one on the country chart. The single went to number one for two weeks and spent a total of 15 weeks on the country chart.
Recording
According to the album liner notes, this song was recorded before the rest of the album and was the only song on the album to be produced by and feature guitar from Larry Gatlin. The remainder of the album was produced by Rick Hall.
Personnel
According to the album liner notes.;Larry Gatlin and the Gatlin Brothers
* Larry Gatlin lead vocals, guitar, producer
* Steve Gatlin harmony and backing vocals
* Rudy Gatlin harmony and backing vocals
;Additional musicians and production staff
* Billy Sanford lead guitar
* Leon Rhodes lead guitar
* Buddy Emmons pedal steel guitar
* Bob Moore bass
* Mitch Humphries keyboard
* Larrie Londin drums
* Buddy Spicher fiddle
* Ernie Winfrey engineer
Chart performance
References
Category:Songs about cities
Category:1983 singles
Category:1983 songs
Category:Larry Gatlin songs
Category:Columbia Records singles
Category:Songs written by Larry Gatlin
Category:Song recordings produced by Jerry Crutchfield
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