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The Carpenters
(They Long To Be) Close To You
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“(They Long to Be) Close to You” is a popular song written by Burt Bacharach and Hal David. It was first recorded by Richard Chamberlain and released as a single in 1963 as “They Long to Be Close to You,“ without parentheses. However, it was the single’s flip side, “Blue Guitar,“ that became a hit. Although Richard Chamberlain recorded the first version, the tune was also recorded as a demo by Dionne Warwick in 1963 and re-recorded with a Burt Bacharach arrangement for her 1964 album Make Way for Dionne Warwick, and was released as the B-side of her 1965 single “Here I Am.“ Bacharach released his own version in 1968. But the version recorded by The Carpenters is the most well known, which became a hit in 1970.
Read on...Song lines: ♪ Just like me, they long to be ... Of gold and starlight in your eyes of blueAnd that is why all the girls in town ... Follow you all around ♫
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