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  2. (They Long to Be) Close to You - Wikipedia

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    Believing the original title to be too long, Richard Carpenter added parentheses around "They Long to Be". [9] The song charted on the Billboard Hot 100 for 17 weeks, including four at number one, becoming Carpenters' first top 10. [10] In 2018, Billboard ranked "Close to You" the top single of the summer of 1970. [11]

  3. Close to You (The Carpenters album) - Wikipedia

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    The album contains the hit singles "(They Long to Be) Close to You" and "We've Only Just Begun". The success of the title track earned Carpenters an international reputation. The album topped the Canadian Albums Chart and peaked at #2 on the U.S. Billboard albums chart. It was also successful in the United Kingdom, entering the top 50 of the ...

  4. We've Only Just Begun - Wikipedia

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    Following their hit "(They Long to Be) Close to You" onto the charts, "We've Only Just Begun" hit No. 1 on the Cash Box singles chart and No. 2 on the U.S.Billboard Hot 100 behind the Jackson 5's "I'll Be There" and the Partridge Family's "I Think I Love You", becoming the pair's second million-selling gold single, spending nine weeks in the ...

  5. Close to You - Wikipedia

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    "(They Long to Be) Close to You", written by Burt Bacharach and Hal David, first recorded by Richard Chamberlain, 1963; covered by the Carpenters (1970) and others "Close to You", by Abhi the Nomad from Abhi vs the Universe

  6. List of songs recorded by Frank Sinatra - Wikipedia

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    (They Long to Be) Close to You: 1970: Burt Bacharach, Hal David: The Coffee Song: 1946, 1960: Bob Hilliard, Dick Miles: Come Back to Me: 1967: Burton Lane, Alan Jay Lerner: Come Back to Sorrento: 1950: Claude Aveling, Ernesto De Curtis, Giambattista De Curtis: Come Blow Your Horn: 1963: Sammy Cahn, Jimmy Van Heusen: Come Dance with Me: 1958 ...

  7. Burt Bacharach - Wikipedia

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    Burt Freeman Bacharach (/ ˈ b æ k ər æ k / BAK-ə-rak; May 12, 1928 – February 8, 2023) was an American composer, songwriter, record producer, and pianist who is widely regarded as one of the most important and influential figures of 20th-century popular music.

  8. Gwen Guthrie - Wikipedia

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    Guthrie also had a hit in 1986 with a cover of "(They Long to Be) Close to You," which reached number twenty-five on the UK Singles Chart the same year. [4] Her 1988 single "Can't Love You Tonight" boldly addressed AIDS at a time when the disease was a rather taboo subject. [7] Guthrie was an ally of the gay community, and of people with AIDS ...

  9. List of proverbial phrases - Wikipedia

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    You cannot run with the hare and hunt with the hounds (You cannot) teach an old dog new tricks; You cannot unscramble eggs; You cannot win them all; You catch more flies with honey than with vinegar; You either die a hero or live long enough to see yourself become the villain; You pay your money and you take your choice