That's as Close as I'll Get to Loving You

"That's as Close as I'll Get to Loving You" is a song recorded by American country music artist Aaron Tippin. It was released in August 1995 as the lead-off single from the album Tool Box. It peaked at number one in the United States, and No. 10 in Canada. Paul Jefferson, who co-wrote the song, later recorded a rendition as the B-side to his 1996 debut single "Check Please."[1] It was written by Sally Dworsky, Jefferson and Jan Leyers.

"That's as Close as I'll Get to Loving You"
Single by Aaron Tippin
from the album Tool Box
B-side"She Feels Like a Brand New Man Tonight"
ReleasedAugust 28, 1995
GenreCountry
Length3:16
LabelRCA Nashville
Songwriter(s)Sally Dworsky, Paul Jefferson, Jan Leyers
Producer(s)Steve Gibson
Aaron Tippin singles chronology
"She Feels Like a Brand New Man Tonight"
(1995)
"That's as Close as I'll Get to Loving You"
(1995)
"Without Your Love"
(1996)

Content

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The song deals with unrequited love and a man's angst as he loves someone from a distance.

Critical reception

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Deborah Evans Price, of Billboard magazine reviewed the song favorably, calling it an "eloquent and thoughtful expression of unrequited love." She goes on to say that Gibson's "fine production does justice to the lyric, and Tippin's vocal reflects a broader range and more emotional depth than conveyed on previous outings."[2]

Music video

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The music video is entirely in black and white, and it was directed by Michael Salomon. The video peaked at No. 1 on CMT's Top 12 Countdown (now CMT's Top 20 Countdown) in December 1995, around the same time that the song itself was also number one on the Hot Country Songs chart.

Chart positions

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"That's as Close as I'll Get to Loving You" debuted at number 72 on the U.S. Billboard Hot Country Singles & Tracks for the week of September 2, 1995.

Chart (1995) Peak
position
Canada Country Tracks (RPM)[3] 10
US Bubbling Under Hot 100 Singles (Billboard)[4] 1
US Hot Country Songs (Billboard)[5] 1

References

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  1. ^ Whitburn, Joel (August 2008). Hot Country Songs 1944 to 2008. Record Research, Inc. p. 207. ISBN 978-0-89820-177-2.
  2. ^ Billboard, September 9, 1995 p.112
  3. ^ "Top RPM Country Tracks: Issue 2841." RPM. Library and Archives Canada. December 18, 1995. Retrieved July 21, 2013.
  4. ^ "Aaron Tippin Chart History (Bubbling Under Hot 100)". Billboard.
  5. ^ "Aaron Tippin Chart History (Hot Country Songs)". Billboard.