(They Long to Be) Close to You
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- J. Albert & Son Pty. Ltd.
- Carlin Music Corporation
- BMG Rights Management (UK) Ltd.
- Universal/MCA Music Ltd.
- New Hidden Valley Music Co.
- U.S. Songs, Inc.
- Albert Music Publishing
- Casa David LP
- Windswept Music (London) Ltd.
- フジパシフィックミュージック BMG事業部
- Blue Seas Music, Inc.
- Jac Music, Inc.
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Later Versions
- [Colostomy] parody
- Nah bei dir translated
- Stretto a te (Close to You) translated
- カフェにて translated
- Bij je zijn translated
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Is The Basis For
Recordings (284)
- They Long to Be Close to You ?:?? by Richard Chamberlain (1963)
- (They Long to Be) Close to You 2:24 cover by Dionne Warwick (1964)
- (They Long to Be) Close to You 2:27 cover by Dusty Springfield (Dec 1967)
- (They Long To Be) Close To You ?:?? cover by Dusty Springfield (1967)
- (They Long to Be) Close to You 4:34 cover by Carpenters (01 Feb 1970) album version
- (They Long to Be) Close to You 3:40 cover by Carpenters (20 May 1970) single version
- They Long to Be Close to You 3:26 cover by Johnny Mathis (19 Aug 1970)
- (They Long to Be) Close to You 4:04 cover by Diana Ross (Sep 1970)
- (They Long to Be) Close to You 3:16 cover by Perry Como (06 Dec 1970)
- Close to You 5:15 by Houston Person (1970)
- (They Long to Be) Close to You 3:04 instrumental, cover by Gábor Szabó (1970)
- (They long to Be) Close to You 2:35 cover by Ray Conniff (1970)
- (They Long to Be) Close to You 3:33 cover by Carpenters (1970)
- (They Long to Be) Close to You 3:25 instrumental, cover by Frank Chacksfield & His Orchestra (1970)
- Close to You 2:36 instrumental, cover by Jimmy Smith (1970)
- (They long to Be) Close to You 3:30 cover by Nancy Wilson (1970)
- (They long to Be) Close to You 3:10 cover by The Lettermen (1970)
- (They Long to Be) Close to You 3:47 cover by Diana Ross (29 Mar 1971)
- (They Long to Be) Close to You 9:05 cover by Isaac Hayes (Nov 1971)
- Medley: They Long to Be Close to You / We’ve Only Just Begun 4:40 medley, live, cover by Johnny Mathis (22 Dec 1971)
- (They Long to Be) Close to You 5:30 instrumental by Leon Spencer (1971)
- (They long to Be) Close to You ?:?? cover by The Tony Mansell Singers (1971)
- Close to You 2:34 cover by Frank Sinatra (1971) original studio master
- (They Long to Be) Close to You 3:18 cover by Burt Bacharach (1971)
- They Long to Be Close to You 3:33 cover by Rita Reys (1971)
- (They Long to Be) Close to You 3:40 cover by Cilla Black (1971)
- (They Long to Be) Close to You 3:25 live by Burt Bacharach (1971)
- (They Long to Be) Close to You 3:12 by Claudine Longet (1971)
- (They long to Be) Close to You ?:?? cover by The Emistudio Orchestra (1972)
- Close to You 5:10 cover by The Dells (1972)
- Close to You 2:53 by Dionne Warwick (1972)
- Close to You ?:?? instrumental by Ena Baga (1972)
- Close to You / Trains and Boats and Planes / I’m a Better Man ?:?? instrumental by Ena Baga (1972)
- Close to You 3:56 instrumental, cover by Richard Evans (1972)
- (They Long to Be) Close to You 3:21 by Burt Bacharach (1973)
- (They Long to Be) Close to You 3:50 cover by Young–Holt Unlimited (1973)
- (They Long to Be) Close to You 3:42 cover by Carpenters (1973) single edit: same as the album mix but fades out by 3:42
- (They long to Be) Close to You 3:24 instrumental by Frank Chacksfield & His Orchestra (1973)
- Close to You (Introduction) 1:07 by Carpenters (1973)
- (They Long to Be) Close to You 3:32 instrumental, cover by The Ventures (Jul 1974)
- (They Long to Be) Close to You 3:11 instrumental by Pepe Jaramillo (1974)
- Close to You 5:07 cover by Carl Holmes (1974)
- (They Long to Be) Close to You 4:08 live, cover by Carpenters (07 Mar 1975) live, 1974-06: Festival Hall, Osaka, Japan
- (They Long to Be) Close to You 3:38 instrumental, cover by Ferrante and Teicher (1975)
- Close to You 3:42 live, instrumental by Earl Hines (1975)
- (They Long to Be) Close to You / For All We Know / Top of the World / Ticket to Ride / Only Yesterday 16:13 live by Carpenters (1976)
- (They long to Be) Close to You 2:04 live, cover by Carpenters (1976) live, 1976-11-16: Jaap Eden Hal, Amsterdam, Netherlands
- (They long to Be) Close to You ?:?? instrumental, cover by Denny Wright and Velvet (1976)
- Close to You 3:09 instrumental, cover by Acker Bilk (1977)
- Close to You 4:34 by Carpenters (1977)