(They Long to Be) Close to You by The Carpenters
Artist: The Carpenters Weeks at #1: 4 weeks Chart dates: July 25, 1970 – August 15, 1970
About
“(They Long to Be) Close to You” was the first Burt Bacharach/Hal David composition the Carpenters covered. The song was recorded time and time again during the sixties, but didn’t do well at all until the Carpenters version. It became Richard and Karen Carpenter’s first RIAA-certified Gold single, as well as their first Billboard Hot 100 single that reached the Top 10. It stayed at number 1 for 4 weeks, and became the Carpenters' iconic song. Close to You is the second studio album by The Carpenters, released in August 1970. “(They Long to Be) Close to You” was the duo’s song that gained the Carpenters an international reputation for a decade.
