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Karen and Richard Carpenter's third album, released in 1970, includes two of their signature songs, Bacharach/David's "(They Long To Be) Close To You" and Paul Williams' "We've Only Just Begun," a tune originally written as a commercial jingle for California's Crocker Banks. The rest of the album continues the siblings' exquisite taste in outside material, returning to Williams for "I Kept On Loving You" and to Bacharach for the Shirelles' "Baby It's You." Also featured here is an appealing version of the classic "I'll Never Fall In Love Again."
Other fine covers include Tim Hardin's "Reason To Believe" and an arrestingly mournful version of Lennon/McCartney's "Help." The album also includes four Richard Carpenter originals, with "Another Song" and the girl-groupish "Maybe It's You" the highlights. CLOSE TO YOU is one of the Carpenters' most commercially and artistically successful albums.
Digitally remastered by Richard Carpenter.
Personnel: Richard Carpenter (vocals, keyboards); Karen Carpenter (vocals, drums); Doug Strawn (woodwinds, keyboards, wind); Jim Horn, Bob Messenger (woodwinds, wind); Hal Blaine (drums).
Arranger: Richard Carpenter .
The Carpenters: Karen Carpenter (vocals, drums); Richard Carpenter (keyboards, background vocals).
Additional personnel: Jim Horn, Bob Messenger, Doug Strawn (woodwinds); Joe Osborn, Danny Woodhams (bass); Hal Blaine (drums).
Rolling Stone (12/11/03, p.136) - Ranked #175 in Rolling Stone's "The 500 Greatest Albums Of All Time" Close To You Music | List Price | $9.98 (You save $3.13) | | Category | Rock/Pop Albums, Pop CDs, Contemporary Blues, Nostalgia, Vocal, Contemporary Pop Vocals | | Label | A & M | | Orig Year | 1970 | | All Time Sales Rank |  3973  | | CD Universe Part number | 1094726 | | Catalog number | 393184 | | Discs | 1 | | Release Date | Jan 12, 1999 | | Studio/Live | Studio | | Mono/Stereo | Stereo | | Producer | Jack Daugherty | | Engineer | Dick Bogart; Dick Bogert; Ray Gerhardt | | Recording Time | 38 minutes | | Personnel | Richard Carpenter - vocals, keyboards
Karen Carpenter - vocals, drums
Also: Jim Horn, Hal Blaine, Joe Osborn, Bob Messenger, Doug Strawn, Danny Woodhams | | Additional Info | Remastered |
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