(Closest Thing To) Perfect

"(Closest Thing To) Perfect" is a song recorded by American R&B singer Jermaine Jackson. It was released as a single to the soundtrack from the 1985 film, Perfect.^[4] A music video was filmed featuring Jamie Lee Curtis as an aerobics instructor and John Travolta.^[4]

"(Closest Thing To) Perfect"
Single by Jermaine Jackson
from the album Perfect
B-side	"(Closest Thing To) Perfect (instrumental)"
Released	May 8, 1985
Recorded	1985
Genre	R&B^[1] Pop
Length	3:50
Label	Arista BMG
Songwriter(s)	Michael Omartian^[2] Jermaine Jackson^[2] Bruce Sudano^[3]
Producer(s)	Michael Omartian^[2]
Jermaine Jackson singles chronology
"When the Rain Begins to Fall" (1985) "(Closest Thing To) Perfect" (1985) "I Think It's Love" (1986)
Music video
"(Closest Thing To) Perfect" on YouTube

Charts

Chart (1985)	Peak position
U.S. Billboard Hot 100^[5]	67
U.S. Billboard Hot Black Singles^[6]	63

References

1. "(Closest Thing To) Perfect". Amazon. Retrieved 2019-12-07.
2. "(Closest Thing To) Perfect". YouTube. 2017-04-08.
3. "(Closest Thing To) Perfect". AllMusic. Retrieved 2019-12-07.
4. Cheryl Krasnick Warsh (7 July 2011). Gender, Health, and Popular Culture: Historical Perspectives. Wilfrid Laurier University Press. ISBN 9781554582532. Retrieved 2011-07-07.
5. "Jermaine Jackson Chart History: Billboard Hot 100". Billboard. Retrieved 2019-12-07.
6. "Jermaine Jackson Chart History: Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs". Billboard. Retrieved 2019-12-07.

External links

• Genius: (Closest Thing To) Perfect - Lyrics