The Valentine Brothers were an American recording act in the late 1970s and… Read Full Bio ↴The Valentine Brothers were an American recording act in the late 1970s and 1980s, comprising brothers John and William 'Billy' Valentine. One of their biggest hits, as singers and songwriters, was 'Money's Too Tight (to Mention)', which reached #41 in the U.S. R&B chart in 1982 and was later recorded with greater worldwide success by Simply Red.
The brothers were born in Columbus, OH, United States. Billy Valentine performed as a singer with Young-Holt Unlimited in the mid-1970s, before joining with his brother John to begin performing as The Valentine Brothers in 1975. Starting in 1977, they began a three-year stint as part of the touring company of The Wiz musical. Their first self-titled album. The Valentine Brothers, was issued by Source Records in 1979, and their second album, First Take in 1982, featured the single 'Money's Too Tight (to Mention)', written by the duo and produced by Bobby Lyle. The record spent 14 weeks on the Billboard R&B chart, reaching no. 41.
The following year, another track from the album, Let Me Be Close To You, also reached the R&B chart. In 1984, their third album, Have a Good Time, issued by A&M Records, produced their biggest chart hit, 'Lonely Nights', which reached no. 28 on the R&B chart. Their final album, Picture This, was released in 1987.
Billy Valentine also performed in the 1980s on the soundtracks of the films Champions Forever and The Five Heartbeats, before joining the show It Ain't Nothin' But the Blues in Los Angeles in the late 1990s. He has also worked as a demo recording artist and songwriter, and as a singer in Los Angeles clubs. Since 2004 he has sung on the soundtrack of the hit TV series, Boston Legal.
The brothers were born in Columbus, OH, United States. Billy Valentine performed as a singer with Young-Holt Unlimited in the mid-1970s, before joining with his brother John to begin performing as The Valentine Brothers in 1975. Starting in 1977, they began a three-year stint as part of the touring company of The Wiz musical. Their first self-titled album. The Valentine Brothers, was issued by Source Records in 1979, and their second album, First Take in 1982, featured the single 'Money's Too Tight (to Mention)', written by the duo and produced by Bobby Lyle. The record spent 14 weeks on the Billboard R&B chart, reaching no. 41.
The following year, another track from the album, Let Me Be Close To You, also reached the R&B chart. In 1984, their third album, Have a Good Time, issued by A&M Records, produced their biggest chart hit, 'Lonely Nights', which reached no. 28 on the R&B chart. Their final album, Picture This, was released in 1987.
Billy Valentine also performed in the 1980s on the soundtracks of the films Champions Forever and The Five Heartbeats, before joining the show It Ain't Nothin' But the Blues in Los Angeles in the late 1990s. He has also worked as a demo recording artist and songwriter, and as a singer in Los Angeles clubs. Since 2004 he has sung on the soundtrack of the hit TV series, Boston Legal.
Just Let Me Be Close to You
The Valentine Brothers Lyrics
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Money's Too Tight (To Mention) It's too late, you say you want me, but it's…
Money's too Tight to Mention It's too late, you say you want me, but it's…
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@traceymann572
@@nostalgianoss6970 Yes what a Fabulous Classic
Today's Music Could Never Ever Touch This Masterpiece... September 1982 We was All
Jamming and Doing Our
Thing.. We come from the Best
Generation of Music The
World 🌍 has to offer .. Nothing
Before or After....Can Touch Us Nothing.... We was All That and more
Much love and Respect
Greetings from Philadelphia
@alane303
THE LYRICS: JUST LET ME BE CLOSE TO YOU
VALENTINE BROTHERS
WHENEVER WE'RE TOGETHER LIFE IS SO WONDERFUL
CAN MAKE THE SUNSHINE SO BRIGHT WHEN IT'S RAINING
I WANNA BE WITH YOU EVERY DAY
WHEN I LOOK INTO YOUR EYES
GIRL, I GET SO - SO WORKED UP INSIDE
THIS FEELING I CANNOT HIDE
THE FEELING AUTOMATICALLY FLOWS
ANYTIME YOU'RE - YOU'RE CLOSE BY
THIS FEELING I CANNOT HIDE, GIRL
JUST LET BE CLOSE TO YOU
BABY, I WANNA BE CLOSE TO YOU
MAKING LOVE. MAKING LOVE. MAKING LOVE. HOO HOO.
JUST LET ME BE CLOSE TO YOU,
UH BABY, I WANNA BE CLOSE TO YOU
BEFORE YOU CAME INTO TO MY LIFE
TIME. TIME, HAD NO MEANING - MEANING
I WAS LIVING MY LIFE FROM DAY TO DAY
BUT NOW ALL OF THAT'S CHANGED
WHEN I LOOK INTO YOUR EYES
GIRL, I GET SO - SO – SO WORKED UP INSIDE
THIS FEELING I CANNOT HIDE
THE FEELING AUTOMATICALLY FLOWS
ANYTIME YOU'RE - YOU'RE CLOSE BY
ANYTIME YOU'RE NEARBY
AND NOBODY CAN MAKE ME FEEL
THE WAY YOU DO - NO NO GIRL
I GET SO WORKED UP - SO WORKED UP INSIDE
IT'S LIKE MAKING MUSIC - I LOVE THIS KIND OF MUSIC
JUST LET ME BE CLOSE TO YOU - LET ME BE CLOSE TO YOU
OH BABY, I WANNA BE CLOSE TO YOU
MAKING LOVE. MAKING LOVE. MAKING LOVE. HOO HOO
ALRIGHT, JUST BE CLOSE TO YOU. UH BABY
I WANNA BE CLOSE TO YOU. LET ME BE CLOSE
WHEN I LOOK INTO YOUR EYES
GIRL, I GET SO - SO WORKED UP INSIDE
THIS FEELING I CANNOT HIDE
THE FEELING AUTOMATICALLY FLOWS
ANYTIME YOU'RE - YOU'RE CLOSE BY
HOO, ANY TIME YOU'RE NEARBY
AND NOBODY CAN REALLY MAKE ME FEEL THE WAY YOU DO
NO, GURL. I GET SO WORKED UP – SO WORKED UP INSIDE
MAKING MUSIC. I LOVE THIS KIND OF MUSIC –
JUST LET ME BE CLOSE TO YOU, UH BABY
I WANNA BE CLOSE TO YOU. MAKING LOVE. MAKING LOVE
MAKING LOVE, MAKING MUSIC. JUST LET ME BE CLOSE TO YOU
BABY. BABY. BABY, I WANNA BE CLOSE TO YOU.
JUST LET ME BE CLOSE TO YOU …
@wacnwacn5701
These guys put their Teeth! Feet! Eyeballs! Legs!! and, Hearts in this song!!!!!!
@punch3608
For REEEEEAAAAALLLLLL
@doreenscott4223
Sure did! Did that!
@AKOMADAYEveryday
💯%‼️
@asadb2299
WDAS...Philly (215) SKATING IN THE 80'S!!!! Good Ole Days!!!💪🏾✊🏾💪🏾💪🏾✊🏾✊🏾💪🏾
@TinyMaths
Back in about 1986 I was sat at the dinner table doing homework with the radio on, which I happened to be taping. This song came on and I was so glad I was recording. I played the thing to death for months. But I think the radio presenter didn't say the name of the group. So I had no idea who this group was. That cassette tape got lost in the sands of time, and then, when the internet came along I tried searching for this for a long time. Found it about 5 years ago. Yeah, had to wait almost 30 years before hearing it again; that feeling was divine once this finally hit my ears again. Damn gorgeous tune. Brought my teenage years flooding back with nostalgia.
@jenniferhall2481
im feelin u
@musiclover2.06
👍🏽👍🏽👍🏽👍🏽🎯🎯🎯🎯
@nicolastuleja1140
Crazy story👌🏼 the intro is 👌🏼 scatt on point this is real music! People
@IronMan-tk8uc
That was one of the perks of living in the pre-Internet world. You would listen to a song that become permanently stucked on your mind for years on end, driving you crazy...until Mr. YouTube comes and take you out of your misery!