Closer To The Heart (track)
by Rush
Year: 1977
From the album A Farewell To Kings (track #3)
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Closer To The Heart appears on the following album(s) by Rush:
- A Farewell To Kings (track #3) (this album) (1977)
- The Spirit Of Radio: Greatest Hits 1974-1987 (track #4) (compilation) (2003)
- Different Stages · Live (track #9) (1998)
- Exit... Stage Left (track #5) (1981)
- Chronicles (track #10) (compilation) (1990)
- Time Machine 2011: Live In Cleveland (track #22) (2011)
- Rush In Rio (track #12) (2003)
- A Show Of Hands (track #15) (1989)
- Retrospective I 1974-1980 (track #9) (compilation) (1997)
- R40 Live (track #19) (2015)
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| Rating | Date updated | Member | Track ratings | Avg. track rating |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ! | 11/03/2025 20:16 | machiaj | 8,768 | 74/100 |
| ! | 09/11/2025 19:18 | brent13 | 10,909 | 85/100 |
| ! | 08/26/2025 13:12 | steve397 | 4,950 | 73/100 |
| ! | 08/16/2025 03:03 |  ExTeaSea | 12,082 | 86/100 |
| ! | 01/22/2025 21:42 | VINYLGUY7788 | 2,091 | 95/100 |
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This track is rated in the top 2% of all tracks on BestEverAlbums.com. This track has a Bayesian average rating of 86.1/100, a mean average of 86.1/100, and a trimmed mean (excluding outliers) of 86.7/100. The standard deviation for this track is 11.1.
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Nice short song with a lot happening. Solid musicianship on this one.
Fischman 01/17/2017 16:53 | #183002
Excellent, if horribly overplayed, song.
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