In the style originally performed by The Carpenters
Number 1 Billboard Hot 100 Hit for The Carpenters for the weeks of July 25, 1970 through August 15, 1970
Number 1 Billboard Easy Listening Hit for The Carpenters for the weeks of July 11, 1970 through August 15, 1970
Close to You lyrics available from Google Lyrics and AZ Lyrics
Original song version from 1970
This short excerpt is in MP3 format running at 128 Kb per second.
The version on the CD album runs at 1,411 Kb per second.
The full CD audio file format size is 38,968 KB and runs for 3 minutes and 46 seconds.
Close to You was created using 4 Acoustic Grand Pianos, 1 Bright Acoustic Piano, 1 Harpsichord, 1 Vibraphone, 1 Acoustic Bass, 3 String Ensembles 1 (Consisting of 2 Violins, 1 Viola, and 1 Cello), 1 String Ensemble 2 (Consisting of 2 Violins, 1 Viola, 1 Cello, and 1 Contrabass), 1 Orchestral Harp, 1 Solo Tuba, 1 Flute, 1 Acoustic Bass Drum, 1 Low Floor Tom, 1 High Floor Tom, 1 Low Tom, 1 Hi‑Mid Tom, 1 Closed Hi‑Hat Cymbals, 1 Open Hi‑Hat Cymbals, 1 Pedal Hi‑Hat Cymbals, 1 Ride Cymbal 1, and 1 Ride Bell.
Songwriters
Burt Bacharach     Wikipedia
Hal David     Wikipedia
Close to You by The Carpenters
Song released on Friday, May 15, 1970
The Carpenters Official Website
The Carpenters Official Website
Included in the album Close to You
Recording Producer
Jack Daugherty     Wikipedia
Recording Performers
Karen Carpenter     Wikipedia
Richard Carpenter     Wikipedia
Joe Osborn     Wikipedia
Hal Blaine     Wikipedia
Chuck Findley     Wikipedia
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