(They Long to Be) Close to You

~ Song

Relationships

lyricist:Hal David
composer:Burt Bacharach
publisher:Albert Music Publishing
Blue Seas Music, Inc.
BMG Rights Management (UK) Ltd. (Hal David) (not for release label use!)
Carlin Music Corporation
Casa David LP
J. Albert & Son Pty. Ltd.
Jac Music, Inc.
New Hidden Valley Music Co.
U.S. Songs, Inc.
Universal/MCA Music Ltd. (not for release label use!)
Windswept Music (London) Ltd.
フジパシフィックミュージック BMG事業部
lyrics page:https://genius.com/Carpenters-they-long-to-be-close-to-you-lyrics [info]
SecondHandSongs:https://secondhandsongs.com/work/4749 [info]
Wikidata:Q928282 [info]
referred to in medleys:Carpenters Medley (single mix) (order: 5)
later parody versions:[Colostomy]
later translated versions:Bij je zijn
Nah bei dir
Stretto a te (Close to You)
カフェにて
is the basis for:Close to You (Frank Ocean’s vocoder version on “Blonde”, not the Bacharach/David original)

Recordings

DateTitleAttributesArtistLength
recordings
1963They Long to Be Close to YouRichard Chamberlain?:??
1964(They Long to Be) Close to YoucoverDusty Springfield2:27
1970-03-24(They Long to Be) Close to You (single edit: same as the album mix but fades out by 3:42)coverCarpenters3:42
1970-03-24(They Long to Be) Close to You (5.1 mix)coverCarpenters3:42
1970-03-24(They Long to Be) Close to You (album version)coverCarpenters4:34
1970-03-24(They Long to Be) Close to You (Surround Sound)coverCarpenters3:40
1970-03-24(They Long to Be) Close to YoucoverCarpenters3:40
1970-03-24(They Long to Be) Close to YoucoverCarpenters3:41
1970-03-24(They Long to Be) Close to YoucoverCarpenters3:38
1970-03-24Close to YoucoverCarpenters3:45
1970-10-12Close to YouHouston Person5:15
1970-10-29Close to You (original studio master)coverFrank Sinatra2:34
1971-05-20 – 1971-05-22Medley: They Long to Be Close to You / We’ve Only Just Beguncover, live and medleyJohnny Mathis4:40
1971-07-07(They Long to Be) Close to YouinstrumentalLeon Spencer5:31
1971-07-21Close to Youcover and liveElla Fitzgerald2:50
1971-10-08Close to Youcover and instrumentalRichard Evans3:56
1971-11-06They Long to Be Close to YouCarmen McRae4:38
1971(They Long to Be) Close to YoucoverDiana Ross3:47
1974-06-07 – 1974-06-09(They Long to Be) Close to You (live, 1974-06: Festival Hall, Osaka, Japan)cover and liveCarpenters4:08
1974-07-02Close to Youinstrumental and liveEarl Hines3:42
1976-11-16(They long to Be) Close to You (live, 1976-11-16: Jaap Eden Hal, Amsterdam, Netherlands)cover and liveCarpenters2:04
1982-12 – 1983-03Golden Shower of Hits (Jerks on 45)cover and medleyCircle Jerks5:13
1994-07-31(They Long to Be) Close to You (live, 1994‐07‐31: Féile, Semple Stadium, Thurles, Tipperary, Ireland)cover and liveThe Cranberries3:09
1995(They Long to Be) Close to YoucoverOrquesta de la Luz4:52
1996-03-05 – 1996-03-06(They Long to Be) Close to YouinstrumentalMcCoy Tyner Trio with Symphony7:51
1997(They Long to Be) Close to Youcover and instrumentalWorkshy3:35
1998-01-19They Long to Be Close to YouinstrumentalRandy Johnston5:56
1999-08-08Close to YoucoverTsuyoshi Yamamoto Trio7:07
2003-11-04Close to YouinstrumentalThe David Hazeltine Trio6:08
2005-11-28Close To YouinstrumentalDave Stryker7:03
2008-02Close To Youcover and live陳慧嫻?:??
2008-05-31(They Long to Be) Close to Youcover and liveTrijntje Oosterhuis5:21
2008Close to YoucoverTina Arena5:01
2010-12Close to YouinstrumentalGeorge Colligan7:25
2011-06-22Close to YouinstrumentalHouston Person4:40
2012-07-09 – 2012-10-16(They Long to Be) Close to YouMary Carewe3:35
2013-07-23 –(They Long to Be) Close to Youcover, live and partial세라1:34
(They Belong to Be) Close to Youcover and instrumentalNew Cascading Strings3:08
(They long to be) Close to youcoverCarpenters3:45
(They long to be) Close to YouRichard Clayderman?:??
(They long to Be) Close to YoucoverJenny Sinclair6:03
(They long to Be) Close to Youcover and instrumentalDenny Wright and Velvet?:??
(They long to Be) Close to YoucoverThe Emistudio Orchestra?:??
(They long to Be) Close to Youcover and instrumentalRicardo Caliente3:35
(They long to Be) Close to YoucoverThe Lettermen3:10
(They long to Be) Close to Youcover and instrumentalThe Ventures3:29
(They long to Be) Close to YoucoverDusty Springfield2:42
(They long to Be) Close to YoucoverJulie Dubroff3:41
(They long to Be) Close to YouinstrumentalFrank Chacksfield & His Orchestra3:24
(They long to Be) Close to YouRichard Clayderman3:37
(They long to Be) Close to YouRichard Clayderman3:36
(They long to Be) Close to YoucoverNancy Wilson3:30
(They long to Be) Close to YouinstrumentalThe Victor Silvester Orchestra3:06
(They long to Be) Close to YoucoverCarpenters3:40
(They long to Be) Close to YoucoverJimmy "Bo" Horne4:50
(They long to Be) Close to YoucoverBilly Baxter4:22
(They long to Be) Close to YoucoverThe Tony Mansell Singers?:??
(They long to Be) Close to YoucoverDusty Springfield2:26
(They long to Be) Close to YoucoverRay Conniff2:35
(They Long to Be) Close to YoucoverIsabella Taviani feat. Dionne Warwick3:31
(They Long to Be) Close to YoucoverDionne Warwick2:25
(They Long to Be) Close to You (live, Heineken Music Hall, Amsterdam, Netherlands)cover and liveTrijntje Oosterhuis4:34
(They Long to Be) Close to YoucoverDionne Warwick2:18
(They Long to Be) Close to YoucoverDionne Warwick2:32
(They Long to Be) Close to YoucoverWing3:47
(They Long to Be) Close to YoucoverDionne Warwick2:53
(They Long to Be) Close to YoucoverCarpenters3:41
(They Long to Be) Close to YoucoverTraincha & Grzegorz Turnau3:44
(They Long to Be) Close to Youcover and instrumentalRicardo Caliente and Thomas Mohr3:33
(They Long to Be) Close to YoucoverDiana Ross4:05
(They Long to Be) Close to YoucoverSusan Wong3:19
(They Long to Be) Close to YoucoverDionne Warwick2:23
(They Long to Be) Close to YoucoverDiana Ross3:49
(They Long to Be) Close to YoucoverBarry Manilow3:40
(They Long to Be) Close to You (live)cover and liveDionne Warwick4:04
(They Long to Be) Close to YoucoverTrijntje Oosterhuis4:31
(They Long to Be) Close to Youcover and instrumentalLondon Synphonic Orchestra2:55
(They Long to Be) Close to YouMarica Hiraga & Manhattan Jazz Quintet4:05
(They Long to Be) Close to YouRumer4:05
(They Long to Be) Close to YouAndy Williams3:23
(They Long to Be) Close to YoucoverErroll Garner4:33
(They Long to Be) Close to YoucoverJosie and the Pussycats2:58
(They Long to Be) Close to YoucoverHannah Cranna4:03
(They Long to Be) Close to YoucoverJeffrey Osborne4:21
(They Long to Be) Close to YoucoverIsaac Hayes9:05
(They Long to Be) Close to YoucoverPerry Como3:16
(They Long to Be) Close to YoucoverValerie Joyce4:28
(They Long to Be) Close to YoucoverYoung–Holt Unlimited3:50
(They Long to Be) Close to YoucoverRichard Poon3:07
(They Long to Be) Close to Youcover and instrumentalThe Ventures3:32
(They Long to Be) Close to YoucoverRonald Isley3:45
(They Long to Be) Close to YouBurt Bacharach3:40
(They Long to Be) Close to YoucoverThe Cranberries2:00
(They Long to Be) Close to YouinstrumentalPepe Jaramillo3:11
(They Long to Be) Close to YoucoverCilla Black3:40
(They Long to Be) Close to YoucoverTrijntje Oosterhuis3:46
(They Long to Be) Close to YouBurt Bacharach4:03
(They Long to Be) Close to Youcover and instrumentalChihiro Yamanaka5:21
(They Long to Be) Close to YouBurt Bacharach3:18
(They Long to Be) Close to YouBurt Bacharach3:14
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