Too Close for Comfort (1956 song)

"Too Close for Comfort" is a popular song by Jerry Bock, George David Weiss, and Larry Holofcener.

It was written in 1956 as part of the score for the Broadway musical Mr. Wonderful starring Sammy Davis, Jr., who released the song as a single on Decca Records prior to the musical's premiere. Several other pop vocalists, such as Eileen Barton, also recorded their own competing versions around this time, as well as other songs from the musical.

The Top 40 hit version that year was recorded by Eydie Gormé.

Notable versions
A memorable 1956 duet of the song featured Ella Fitzgerald and Joe Williams, although the 1958 recordings by Davis and Frank Sinatra are the best-known versions of the song. It also was recorded by Jamie Cullum in 2002 for his album Pointless Nostalgic, and by Dianne Reeves (in 2005) for the Grammy Award-winning soundtrack to Good Night, and Good Luck. Other versions include:
 * Natalie Cole - Take a Look (1993)
 * Stan Getz - The Steamer (1956)
 * Gordon Goodwin's Big Phat Band, Feat. Dianne Reeves - The Phat Pack, 2006
 * Eydie Gormé - Her single recording charted at #39 in the U.S. (1956) and was included on her album Eydie Gormé (1957)
 * Harry James - Harry James And His New Swingin' Band (MGM SE-3778, 1959)
 * Plas Johnson - This Must Be The Plas (1959)
 * Les McCann - Les McCann Ltd. Plays the Shampoo (1961)
 * Johnny Mathis - Wonderful Wonderful (1957)
 * Christian McBride - Gettin' to It (1995)
 * Herbie Nichols - Love, Gloom, Cash, Love (Bethlehem BCP81 1957)
 * Art Pepper - Intensity (1960)
 * Mel Torme - Swings Shubert Alley (1960)
 * Peggy Lee - Pretty Eyes (1960)
 * Accent Vocal - Here We Are (2015)