<P> `` ( They Long to Be ) Close to You '' was the first Burt Bacharach / Hal David composition Carpenters covered . The song was recorded time and time again during the sixties , but did n't do well at all until the Carpenters version . It became Richard and Karen Carpenter 's first RIAA - certified Gold single , as well as their first Billboard Hot 100 single that reached the Top 10 . It stayed at number 1 for 4 weeks , and became Carpenters ' iconic song . </P>
<P> `` ( They Long to Be ) Close to You '' was the first Burt Bacharach / Hal David composition Carpenters covered . The song was recorded time and time again during the sixties , but did n't do well at all until the Carpenters version . It became Richard and Karen Carpenter 's first RIAA - certified Gold single , as well as their first Billboard Hot 100 single that reached the Top 10 . It stayed at number 1 for 4 weeks , and became Carpenters ' iconic song . </P>
who wrote close to you by the carpenters
who wrote close to you by the carpenters
Burt Bacharach / Hal David
Burt Bacharach / Hal David