Too Close to Heaven

CTL-E-1645 · Work · song · unspecified

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Gospel composition by Alex Bradford; mid-1950s nationwide hit, over one million copies sold.

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“Too Close to Heaven” was composed by Alex Bradford; the mid-1950s hit sold over one million copies.

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