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

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    Billboard highlighted "Close to You" in its "Spotlight Singles" section on May 30, 1970, commenting: "Performance is exceptional." [20] In a 1995 New York Times Magazine story about love songs released in summers, Stephan Talty described "Close to You" as a "hushed love song" that "[set] the tone for a generation's soft ballads" in 1970. [21]

  3. Mike Clifford - Wikipedia

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    Co-produced with Maurice Gainen, he recorded a rendition of "(They Long to Be) Close To You", a song written by Bacharach, which had originally reached number 1 on the Billboard Top 100 when performed by the Carpenters in 1970. Within two weeks, "Close To You" hit the top 10 on the LA Jazz Reverb Nation Chart.

  4. Close to You - Wikipedia

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    "Close to You" (Gracie Abrams song), 2024 "Close to You" (Maxi Priest song), 1990 "Close to You" (Tohoshinki song), 2008 "Close to You" (Whigfield song), 1995 "(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 ...

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

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    Close to You is the second studio album by the American music duo the Carpenters, released on August 19, 1970. In 2003, the album was ranked No. 175 on Rolling Stone ' s list of the 500 greatest albums of all time , [ 1 ] maintaining the rating in a 2012 revised list. [ 2 ]

  6. What is Gracie Abrams’ song ‘Close to You,’ and ... - AOL

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    On June 7, the singer-songwriter released her songClose to You,” a track that she’s been teasing for nearly seven years. Back in 2018, Abrams released on her Instagram a 20-second clip of ...

  7. List of songs recorded by the Carpenters - Wikipedia

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    I Kept on Loving You: Close to You: 1970: 1970: Nichols, Williams: I Need to Be in Love: A Kind of Hush: 1976: 1976: Bettis, Carpenter, Hammond: I Saw Three Ships (Come Sailing In) Christmas Portrait: 1978: 1978: Traditional, Overton: Christmas Portrait 1978 TV Special I Won't Last a Day Without You: A Song for You: 1972: 1972: Nichols ...

  8. Close to You (Gracie Abrams song) - Wikipedia

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    "Close to You" is a song recorded by American singer-songwriter Gracie Abrams for her second studio album, The Secret of Us (2024). The song was released through Interscope Records on June 7, 2024, as the second single from the album, after it was issued as a B-side of the lead single " Risk " in its 7-inch format on May 31.

  9. 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 ...