Too Close for Comfort is a Broadway show tune written in 1956 by Jerry Bock, George David Weiss, and Larry Holofcener for the Sammy Davis Jr. musical Mr. Wonderful. It was introduced by Sammy Davis Jr., who released it as a Decca single on March 3, 1956, before the show opened. The song is a lively, swinging show tune that has become a jazz and pop standard. Notable early versions include Eydie Gormé’s 1956 single, which reached No. 39 in the US and appeared on her 1957 album, and a memorable 1956-59 pairing of Ella Fitzgerald with Joe Williams. The best known later recording is Sammy Davis Jr. with Frank Sinatra in 1958. Since then it has been covered by many artists and appears on numerous albums and soundtracks.
