Carpenters - Close To You mp3 album

Tracklist

(They Long To Be) Close To You	3:40
All I Can Do	1:42
Ticket To Ride	4:10
Don't Be Afraid	2:05

Versions

Category	Artist	Title (Format)	Label	Category	Country	Year
AMX-11,749	Carpenters	Close To You ‎(7", EP)	A&M Records	AMX-11,749	New Zealand	1970
AMX-11,749	Carpenters	Close To You ‎(7", EP)	A&M Records	AMX-11,749	Australia	1970
AMS 14	Carpenters	Close To You ‎(7", EP)	A&M Records	AMS 14	Japan	1970
AMX-11,749	Carpenters	Close To You ‎(7", EP)	A&M Records	AMX-11,749	Australia	1970
AM-2735	Carpenters	Close To You ‎(7", EP, Promo)	A&M Records	AM-2735	US	1985

Tracklist Hide Credits

A1	We've Only Just Begun Written-By – Paul Williams , Roger Nichols	3:04
A2	Love Is Surrender Written-By – Ralph Carmichael	1:59
A3	Maybe It's You Written-By – John Bettis, Richard Carpenter	3:09
A4	Reason To Believe Written-By – Tim Hardin	3:02
A5	Help Written-By – Lennon-McCartney	3:02
A6	(They Long To Be) Close To You Written-By – Hal David-Burt Bacharach*	4:34
B1	Baby It's You Written-By – Barney Williams , Burt Bacharach, Mack David	2:50
B2	I'll Never Fall In Love Again Written-By – Burt Bacharach-Hal David*	2:56
B3	Crescent Noon Written-By – John Bettis, Richard Carpenter	4:09
B4	Mr. Guder Written-By – John Bettis, Richard Carpenter	3:17
B5	I Kept On Loving You Written-By – Paul Williams , Roger Nichols	2:13
B6	Another Song Written-By – John Bettis, Richard Carpenter	4:22

Companies, etc.

• Mastered At – A&M Mastering Studios
• Pressed By – Columbia Records Pressing Plant, Pitman

Credits

• Arranged By, Keyboards, Conductor, Vocals – Richard Carpenter
• Bass – Danny Woodhams, Joe Osborn
• Drums – Hal Blaine, Karen Carpenter
• Engineer – Dick Bogert, Ray Gerhardt
• Producer – Jack Daugherty
• Vocals – Karen Carpenter
• Woodwind – Bob Messenger, Doug Strawn, Jim Horn

Notes

Stereo 33⅓ RPM, original copies have silver ink on front cover for background around their image.

First-pressing Columbia Pitman variant, which differs from second and later pressings in that:
- Track A4 publisher listed on label as Faithful Virtue Music Co., Inc. (changed on later pressings to Koppelman & Rubin Music)
- Publisher for all Richard Carpenter/John Bettis compositions (Tracks A3, B3, B4 and B6) listed on label as Almo Music Corp. ASCAP (changed on later pressings to Irving Music, Inc. BMI)

These USA LP pressing variations exist:
Close To You
Close To You
Close To You
Close To You
Close To You
Close To You

Barcode and Other Identifiers

• Matrix / Runout (Side A Label): SP-4441
• Matrix / Runout (Side B Label): SP-4442
• Matrix / Runout (Runout Etching Side A): A&M SP-4441-P2
• Matrix / Runout (Runout Etching Side B): A&M SP-4442-P2
• Matrix / Runout (Runout Etching Side A Variant 2): A&M SP-4441-P2
• Matrix / Runout (Runout Etching Side B Variant 2): A&M SP-4442-P1
• Rights Society (A1, A4, A5, B5): BMI
• Rights Society (A2, A3, A6, B1 to B4, B6): ASCAP

Other versions

Category	Artist	Title (Format)	Label	Category	Country	Year
SP-4271	Carpenters	Close To You ‎(LP, Album)	A&M Records	SP-4271	US	1970
SP-4271, SP 4271	Carpenters	Close To You ‎(LP, Album)	A&M Records, A&M Records	SP-4271, SP 4271	US	1970
SP-4271	Carpenters	Close To You ‎(LP, Album)	A&M Records	SP-4271	Canada	1970
SP-4271	Carpenters	Close To You ‎(LP, Album, RE)	A&M Records	SP-4271	Canada	Unknown
92 727	Carpenters	We've Only Just Begun ‎(LP, Comp, Club)	A&M Records	92 727	Germany	1970

Tracklist

A1	We've Only Just Begun	3:04
A2	Love Is Surrender	1:59
A3	Maybe It's You	3:09
A4	Reason To Believe	3:02
A5	Help	3:02
A6	(They Long To Be) Close To You	4:34
B1	Baby It's You	2:50
B2	I'll Never Fall In Love Again	2:56
B3	Crescent Noon	4:09
B4	Mr. Guder	3:17
B5	I Kept On Loving You	2:13
B6	Another Song	4:22

Companies, etc.

• Pressed By – Columbia Records Pressing Plant, Pitman

Credits

• Arranged By, Keyboards, Conductor, Vocals – Richard Carpenter
• Bass – Danny Woodhams, Joe Osborn
• Drums – Hal Blaine, Karen Carpenter
• Engineer – Dick Bogert, Ray Gerhardt
• Producer – Jack Daugherty
• Vocals – Karen Carpenter
• Woodwind – Bob Messenger, Doug Strawn, Jim Horn

Notes

Original copies have silver ink on front cover for background around their image.

These USA LP pressing variations exist:
Close To You
Close To You
Close To You
Close To You
Close To You
Close To You

Barcode and Other Identifiers

• Matrix / Runout (Side A): SP-4441
• Matrix / Runout (Side B): SP-4442
• Matrix / Runout (Runout Etching Side A): A&M SP-4441-P4
• Matrix / Runout (Runout Etching Side B): A&M SP-4442-P4
• Matrix / Runout (Side A runout var; no dash betw SP & 4441): A&M SP 4441-P4
• Matrix / Runout (Side B runout var): A&M SP 4442-P6

Other versions

Category	Artist	Title (Format)	Label	Category	Country	Year
SP-4271, SP 4271	Carpenters	Close To You ‎(LP, Album)	A&M Records, A&M Records	SP-4271, SP 4271	US	1970
SP-4271	Carpenters	Close To You ‎(LP, Album)	A&M Records	SP-4271	Canada	1970
SP-4271	Carpenters	Close To You ‎(LP, Album, RE)	A&M Records	SP-4271	Canada	Unknown
92 727	Carpenters	We've Only Just Begun ‎(LP, Comp, Club)	A&M Records	92 727	Germany	1970
AMP-7008	Carpenters	Close To You = 遥かなる影 ‎(LP, Album, RE)	A&M Records	AMP-7008	Japan	1979