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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]
Queen (Mercury) Mercury [21] "Yeah" Made in Heaven: 1995 Queen Mercury (spoken) [21] "You And I" A Day at the Races: 1976 Deacon Mercury (with Taylor) [13] "You Don't Fool Me" ‡ Made in Heaven: 1995 Queen (Mercury/Taylor) Mercury [21] "You Know You Belong to Me" The Miracle Collector's Edition: 2022 May May "You Take My Breath Away" A Day at ...
"Close to You" (Fun Factory song), 1994 "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 ...
Gwendolyn Guthrie (July 9, 1950 – February 3, 1999) [2] was an American singer-songwriter and pianist [1] who also sang backing vocals for Aretha Franklin, Billy Joel, Stevie Wonder, Peter Tosh, The Limit and Madonna, among others, and who wrote songs made famous by Ben E. King, Angela Bofill and Roberta Flack. [3]
The song was written in the key of B minor, [3] but the recording sounds one semitone lower. The song was performed at Live Aid as an encore, with additional instruments and arrangements in the last part; changes were also present in the vocal line. A month before their Live Aid appearance, "Is This the World We Created…?"
The day the song dropped, the 24-year-old wrote on her Instagram story: “Hiiiii Close To Youuuuuu hi after seven years hellooooooo :).” Gracie Abrams (@gracieabrams via Instagram)
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 ]
The song was composed by John Deacon in the key of C major with a meter of 4/4, in swing feel. [15] The album A Night at the Opera features songs of numerous styles, including this three-minute pop song. [4] Very unusual for the genre, there is no section appearing more than twice; characteristic of many Queen songs, as affirmed by Brian May. [16]