(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
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 (Surround Sound)coverCarpenters3:40
1970-03-24(They Long to Be) Close to YoucoverCarpenters3:41
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 (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 (album version)coverCarpenters4:34
1970-03-24(They Long to Be) Close to YoucoverCarpenters3:38
1970-03-24(They Long to Be) Close to YoucoverCarpenters3:40
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 Arena4:59
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 Youcover and instrumentalThe Ventures3:29
(They long to Be) Close to YoucoverCarpenters3:40
(They long to Be) Close to YoucoverDusty Springfield2:26
(They long to Be) Close to YouRichard Clayderman3:37
(They long to Be) Close to YoucoverThe Emistudio Orchestra?:??
(They long to Be) Close to YouRichard Clayderman3:36
(They long to Be) Close to Youcover and instrumentalRicardo Caliente3:35
(They long to Be) Close to YouinstrumentalThe Victor Silvester Orchestra3:06
(They long to Be) Close to YouinstrumentalFrank Chacksfield & His Orchestra3:24
(They long to Be) Close to YoucoverThe Lettermen3:10
(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 YoucoverNancy Wilson3:30
(They long to Be) Close to YoucoverRay Conniff2:35
(They long to Be) Close to YoucoverJenny Sinclair6:03
(They long to Be) Close to YoucoverJulie Dubroff3:41
(They long to Be) Close to YoucoverDusty Springfield2:42
(They long to Be) Close to Youcover and instrumentalDenny Wright and Velvet?:??
(They long to Be) Close to YoucoverJimmy "Bo" Horne4:50
(They Long to Be) Close to YoucoverEmily Linge3:29
(They Long to Be) Close to YoucoverMatt Monro2:56
(They Long to Be) Close to Youcover and instrumentalFerrante and Teicher3:38
(They Long to Be) Close to YoucoverYoung–Holt Unlimited3:50
(They Long to Be) Close to Youcover and instrumentalThe Ventures3:32
(They Long to Be) Close to YoucoverCarpenters3:41
(They Long to Be) Close to YouAndy Williams3:23
(They Long to Be) Close to YoucoverIsaac Hayes9:05
(They Long to Be) Close to YoucoverCarpenters3:33
(They Long to Be) Close to You (single version)coverCarpenters3:40
(They Long to Be) Close to You (1991 remix)coverCarpenters3:42
(They Long to Be) Close to Youkaraoke[unknown]3:51
(They Long to Be) Close to YouGwen Guthrie3:47
(They Long to Be) Close to Youcover and liveCarpenters3:35
(They Long to Be) Close to YoucoverCarpenters3:40
(They Long to Be) Close to You (live)cover and liveDionne Warwick4:04
(They Long to Be) Close to YoucoverDionne Warwick2:23
(They Long to Be) Close to Youcover and instrumentalChihiro Yamanaka5:21
(They Long to Be) Close to YouRumer4:05
(They Long to Be) Close to YoucoverDiana Ross4:05
(They Long to Be) Close to YoucoverJeffrey Osborne4:21
(They Long to Be) Close to YouBurt Bacharach4:03
(They Long to Be) Close to YouBarbra Streisand with Burt Bacharach3:35
(They Long to Be) Close to YoucoverGerald Levert feat. Tamia5:21
(They Long to Be) Close to YoucoverBurt Bacharach3:19
(They Long to Be) Close to YouBurt Bacharach3:14
(They Long to Be) Close to YoucoverJosie and the Pussycats2:58
(They Long to Be) Close to YoucoverBarry Manilow3:40
(They Long to Be) Close to YouMarica Hiraga & Manhattan Jazz Quintet4:05
(They Long to Be) Close to YouliveBurt Bacharach3:25
(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 YoucoverTamia feat. Gerald Levert5:22
(They Long to Be) Close to YoucoverDionne Warwick2:53
(They Long to Be) Close to YoucoverDionne Warwick2:32
(They Long to Be) Close to YouClaudine Longet3:13
(They Long to Be) Close to YoucoverDionne Warwick2:25
(They Long to Be) Close to YoucoverDionne Warwick2:18
(They Long to Be) Close to You (original master karaoke)coverCarpenters3:44
(They Long to Be) Close to YoucoverIsabella Taviani feat. Dionne Warwick3:31
(They Long to Be) Close to YoucoverTrijntje Oosterhuis3:46
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