# Close Again

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1982 single by Mental As Anything

"Close Again" 7 Inch Australian cover Single by Mental As Anything from the album Creatures of Leisure B-side "Homing Pigeon" Released November 1982 Genre Pop, Rock Length 2:47 Label Regular Records Songwriter Peter O'Doherty Producers Bruce Brown Russell Dunlop Mental As Anything singles chronology "Berserk Warriors" (1981) "Close Again" (1982) "Spirit Got Lost" (1982)

**Close Again** is a song recorded by Australian rock band [Mental As Anything](/source/Mental_As_Anything), released in 1982 through [Regular Records](/source/Regular_Records). It was released as the first single from the band's fourth studio album [Creatures of Leisure](/source/Creatures_of_Leisure). The song charted at number 55 on December 6, 1982, and it stay in the charts for 16 weeks.[1] The song was written by [Peter O'Doherty](/source/Peter_O'Doherty).[2]

## Track listing

Regular Records (RRT 604) No. Title Writer(s) Length 1. "Close Again" Peter O'Doherty 2:47 2. "Homing Pigeon" Martin Plaza 2:44

## Track listing

Regular Records (RRT 604) No. Title Writer(s) Length 1. "Close Again" Peter O'Doherty 2:47 2. "Not Enough" Martin Plaza, Reg Mombassa 2:50 3. "Homing Pigeon" Martin Plaza 2:51

## Personnel

- [Martin Plaza](/source/Martin_Plaza) — lead vocals, guitar

- [Greedy Smith](/source/Greedy_Smith) — lead vocals, keyboards, harmonica

- [Reg Mombassa](/source/Reg_Mombassa) — guitar, vocals

- [Peter O'Doherty](/source/Peter_O'Doherty) — bass, guitar, vocals

- [Wayne de Lisle](/source/David_Twohill) – drums

## Charts

Chart (1982) Peak position Australian (Kent Music Report)[3] 55

## References

1. **[^](#cite_ref-1)** [Mental As Anything - Close Again at Australian Music Database](http://www.australianmusicdatabase.com/recordings/close-again-by-mental-as-anything)

1. **[^](#cite_ref-2)** [Mental As Anything - Close Again/Homing Pigeon at 45cat](https://www.45cat.com/record/rrsp720)

1. **[^](#cite_ref-Kent_3-0)** [Kent, David](/source/David_Kent_(historian)) (1993). *[Australian Chart Book 1970–1992](/source/Kent_Music_Report)*. [St Ives](/source/St_Ives%2C_New_South_Wales), NSW: Australian Chart Book. p. 198. [ISBN](/source/ISBN_(identifier)) [0-646-11917-6](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Special:BookSources/0-646-11917-6).

v t e Mental As Anything Reg Mombassa Peter O'Doherty Martin Plaza Greedy Smith Wayne de Lisle David Barraclough Zoltan Budai Mike Caen Martin Cilia Steve Coburn Jacob Cook Murray Cook James Gillard Craig Gordon Peter Gray Robbie Souter Studio albums Get Wet (1979) Espresso Bongo (1980) Cats & Dogs (1981) Creatures of Leisure (1983) Fundamental (1985) Mouth to Mouth (1987) Cyclone Raymond (1989) Compilation albums Greatest Hits Volume 1 (1986) Best of (1999) Essential As Anything – 30th Anniversary Edition (2009) Singles "The Nips Are Getting Bigger" "Possible Theme for a Future TV Drama Series" "Come Around" "(Just Like) Romeo and Juliet" "If You Leave Me, Can I Come Too?" "Too Many Times" "Berserk Warriors" "Close Again" "Working for the Man" "Apocalypso (Wiping the Smile Off Santa's Face)" "You're So Strong" "Live It Up" "Date with Destiny" "Big Wheel" "Let's Go to Paradise" "He's Just No Good for You" "Don't Tell Me Now" "Rock and Roll Music "Whole Wide World" "The World Seems Difficult" Related articles Discography

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