<Table> <Tr> <Th colspan="2"> `` ( They Long to Be ) Close to You '' </Th> </Tr> <Tr> <Td colspan="2"> A-side label of U.S. 7 - inch single </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th colspan="2"> Single by Carpenters </Th> </Tr> <Tr> <Th colspan="2"> from the album Close to You </Th> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> B - side </Th> <Td> `` I Kept on Lovin ' You '' </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> Released </Th> <Td> May 15 , 1970 </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> Format </Th> <Td> 7 '' single </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> Recorded </Th> <Td> 1970 </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> Genre </Th> <Td> Pop , soft rock </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> Length </Th> <Td> <Ul> <Li> 4 : 33 ( LP version ) </Li> <Li> 3 : 40 ( 7 '' single ) </Li> </Ul> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> Label </Th> <Td> A&M 1183 </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> Songwriter ( s ) </Th> <Td> <Ul> <Li> Burt Bacharach </Li> <Li> Hal David </Li> </Ul> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> Producer ( s ) </Th> <Td> Jack Daugherty </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th colspan="2"> Carpenters singles chronology </Th> </Tr> <Tr> <Td colspan="2"> <Table> <Tr> <Td> `` Ticket to Ride '' ( 1969 ) </Td> <Td> `` ( They Long to Be ) Close to You '' ( 1970 ) </Td> <Td> `` We 've Only Just Begun '' ( 1970 ) </Td> </Tr> </Table> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td colspan="2"> <P> </P> <Table> <Tr> <Td> `` Ticket to Ride '' ( 1969 ) </Td> <Td> `` ( They Long to Be ) Close to You '' ( 1970 ) </Td> <Td> `` We 've Only Just Begun '' ( 1970 ) </Td> </Tr> </Table> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td colspan="2"> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th colspan="2"> Close to You track listing </Th> </Tr> <Tr> <Td colspan="2"> <Dl> <Dt> Side one </Dt> </Dl> <Ol> <Li> `` We 've Only Just Begun '' </Li> <Li> `` Love Is Surrender '' </Li> <Li> `` Maybe It 's You '' </Li> <Li> `` Reason to Believe '' </Li> <Li> `` Help ! '' </Li> <Li> `` ( They Long to Be ) Close to You '' </Li> </Ol> <Dl> <Dt> Side two </Dt> </Dl> <Ol> <Li> `` Baby It 's You '' </Li> <Li> `` I 'll Never Fall in Love Again '' </Li> <Li> `` Crescent Noon '' </Li> <Li> `` Mr. Guder '' </Li> <Li> `` I Kept on Loving You '' </Li> <Li> `` Another Song '' </Li> </Ol> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td colspan="2"> </Td> </Tr> </Table>
<Table> <Tr> <Th colspan="2"> `` ( They Long to Be ) Close to You '' </Th> </Tr> <Tr> <Td colspan="2"> A-side label of U.S. 7 - inch single </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th colspan="2"> Single by Carpenters </Th> </Tr> <Tr> <Th colspan="2"> from the album Close to You </Th> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> B - side </Th> <Td> `` I Kept on Lovin ' You '' </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> Released </Th> <Td> May 15 , 1970 </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> Format </Th> <Td> 7 '' single </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> Recorded </Th> <Td> 1970 </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> Genre </Th> <Td> Pop , soft rock </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> Length </Th> <Td> <Ul> <Li> 4 : 33 ( LP version ) </Li> <Li> 3 : 40 ( 7 '' single ) </Li> </Ul> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> Label </Th> <Td> A&M 1183 </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> Songwriter ( s ) </Th> <Td> <Ul> <Li> Burt Bacharach </Li> <Li> Hal David </Li> </Ul> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> Producer ( s ) </Th> <Td> Jack Daugherty </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th colspan="2"> Carpenters singles chronology </Th> </Tr> <Tr> <Td colspan="2"> <Table> <Tr> <Td> `` Ticket to Ride '' ( 1969 ) </Td> <Td> `` ( They Long to Be ) Close to You '' ( 1970 ) </Td> <Td> `` We 've Only Just Begun '' ( 1970 ) </Td> </Tr> </Table> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td colspan="2"> <P> </P> <Table> <Tr> <Td> `` Ticket to Ride '' ( 1969 ) </Td> <Td> `` ( They Long to Be ) Close to You '' ( 1970 ) </Td> <Td> `` We 've Only Just Begun '' ( 1970 ) </Td> </Tr> </Table> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td colspan="2"> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th colspan="2"> Close to You track listing </Th> </Tr> <Tr> <Td colspan="2"> <Dl> <Dt> Side one </Dt> </Dl> <Ol> <Li> `` We 've Only Just Begun '' </Li> <Li> `` Love Is Surrender '' </Li> <Li> `` Maybe It 's You '' </Li> <Li> `` Reason to Believe '' </Li> <Li> `` Help ! '' </Li> <Li> `` ( They Long to Be ) Close to You '' </Li> </Ol> <Dl> <Dt> Side two </Dt> </Dl> <Ol> <Li> `` Baby It 's You '' </Li> <Li> `` I 'll Never Fall in Love Again '' </Li> <Li> `` Crescent Noon '' </Li> <Li> `` Mr. Guder '' </Li> <Li> `` I Kept on Loving You '' </Li> <Li> `` Another Song '' </Li> </Ol> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td colspan="2"> </Td> </Tr> </Table>
who wrote the carpenter 's song close to you
who wrote the carpenter 's song close to you
Burt Bacharach Hal David
Burt Bacharach Hal David