(They Long to Be) Close to You

(They Long to Be) Close to You

(They Long to Be) Close to You

Cassette

(They Long to Be) Close to You

Single by Carpenters

Released 20 May 1970

pop rock soft rock

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Tracklist

1
(They Long to Be) Close to You
3:40
2
Ticket to Ride
3:37

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Release credits

Jack Daugherty
producer
Karen Carpenter
lead vocals [1]
Richard Carpenter
arranger [1], orchestrator [1]

Issues

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(Combined release view)
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(They Long to Be) Close to You
7" Vinyl
20 May 1970
(
(They Long to Be) Close to You
7" Vinyl
August 1970
T
They Long to Be Close to You
7" Vinyl (label variance)
September 1970
(
(They Long to Be) Close to You
7" Vinyl (small hole solid center)
September 1970
T
They Long to Be Close to You
7" Vinyl
September 1970
(
(They Long to Be) Close to You
7" Vinyl (label variance)
1970
(
(They Long to Be) Close to You
7" Vinyl (styrene)
1970
(
(They Long to Be) Close to You
7" Vinyl
1970
(
(They Long to Be) Close to You
7" Vinyl
1970
C
Close to You / We've Only Just Begun
7" Vinyl
1970
T
They Long to Be Close to You
7" Vinyl
1970
C
Close to You (They Long to Be)
7" Vinyl
1970
(
(They Long to Be) Close to You / I Kept on Loving You
7" Vinyl
1970
C
Close to You / I Kept on Loving You
7" Vinyl
1970
C
Close to You (They Long to Be) / I Kept on Loving You
7" Vinyl
1970
C
Close to You / I Kept on Loving You
7" Vinyl
1970
(
(They Long to Be) Close to You
7" Vinyl (styrene)
1970
(
(They Long to Be) Close to You
7" Vinyl (text color differences)
1970
I
I Kept on Loving You / Close to You
7" Vinyl
1970
C
Close to You / I Kept on Loving You
7" Vinyl (33⅓ RPM)
1970
(
(They Long to Be) Close to You
7" Vinyl
1970
C
Close to You / I Kept on Loving You
7" Vinyl (4-hole centre knockout)
1970
J
Junto a Vos = Close to You / Segui Amandote = I Kept on Loving You
7" Vinyl (33⅓ RPM)
1970
遥かなる影 = Close to You
7" Vinyl
1970
C
Cerca de Ti / Un Billete Compro
7" Vinyl
1970
C
Cerca de Ti = They Long to Be Close to You
7" Vinyl
1974
(
(They Long to Be) Close to You
7" Vinyl
1976
遥かなる影 = Close to You
7" Vinyl
October 1977
(
(They Long to Be) Close to You / Ticket to Ride
Cassette
1989
(
(They Long to Be) Close to You
8cm CD
10 December 1993
(
(They Long to Be) Close to You
7" Vinyl
1970
C
Close to You (They Long to Be) / I Kept on Loving You
7" Vinyl
1970
(
(They Long to Be) Close to You
7" Vinyl (White label)
1970
T
They Long to Be Close to You
7" Vinyl (Advance Promotion Copy)
1970
(
(They Long to Be) Close to You
7" Vinyl
1992
(
(They Long to Be) Close to You
8cm CD
10 December 1993