Name: Close to You [Remaster]
Brand: A&M (USA)
SKU: 363507
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Close to You [Remaster]

Rating

Album: Close to You [Remaster]
#	Song Title		Time
1)	We've Only Just Begun Album Version	More Info...	3:05
2)	Love Is Surrender Album Version	More Info...	1:59
3)	Maybe It's You Album Version	More Info...	3:06
4)	Reason To Believe Album Version	More Info...	3:06
5)	Help Album Version	More Info...	3:05
6)	(They Long To Be) Close To You Album Version	More Info...	4:36
7)	Baby It's You Album Version	More Info...	2:54
8)	I'll Never Fall In Love Again Album Version	More Info...	3:01
9)	Crescent Noon Album Version	More Info...	4:13
10)	Mr. Guder Album Version	More Info...	3:15
11)	I Kept On Loving You Album Version	More Info...	2:18
12)	Another Song Album Version	More Info...	4:23
2)	Love Is Surrender	More Info...	0:02
3)	Maybe It's You	More Info...	0:03
4)	Reason to Believe	More Info...	0:03
5)	Help	More Info...	0:03
6)	(They Long to Be) Close to You	More Info...	0:04
7)	Baby It's You	More Info...	0:03
8)	I'll Never Fall in Love Again	More Info...	0:03
9)	Crescent Noon	More Info...	0:04
10)	Mr. Guder	More Info...	0:03
11)	I Kept On Loving You	More Info...	0:02
12)	Another Song	More Info...	0:04

Album: Close to You [Remaster]
#	Song Title		Time
1)	We've Only Just Begun Album Version	More Info...	3:05
2)	Love Is Surrender Album Version	More Info...	1:59
3)	Maybe It's You Album Version	More Info...	3:06
4)	Reason To Believe Album Version	More Info...	3:06
5)	Help Album Version	More Info...	3:05
6)	(They Long To Be) Close To You Album Version	More Info...	4:36
7)	Baby It's You Album Version	More Info...	2:54
8)	I'll Never Fall In Love Again Album Version	More Info...	3:01
9)	Crescent Noon Album Version	More Info...	4:13
10)	Mr. Guder Album Version	More Info...	3:15
11)	I Kept On Loving You Album Version	More Info...	2:18
12)	Another Song Album Version	More Info...	4:23
2)	Love Is Surrender	More Info...	0:02
3)	Maybe It's You	More Info...	0:03
4)	Reason to Believe	More Info...	0:03
5)	Help	More Info...	0:03
6)	(They Long to Be) Close to You	More Info...	0:04
7)	Baby It's You	More Info...	0:03
8)	I'll Never Fall in Love Again	More Info...	0:03
9)	Crescent Noon	More Info...	0:04
10)	Mr. Guder	More Info...	0:03
11)	I Kept On Loving You	More Info...	0:02
12)	Another Song	More Info...	0:04

Tracks

1. We've Only Just Begun

2. Love Is Surrender

3. Maybe It's You

4. Reason To Believe

5. Help

6. (They Long To Be) Close To You

7. Baby It's You

8. I'll Never Fall In Love Again

9. Crescent Noon

10. Mr.Guder

11. I Kept On Loving You

12. Another Song

Performer Notes

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).
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 .
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.

Professional Reviews

Rolling Stone (12/11/03, p.136) - Ranked #175 in Rolling Stone's "The 500 Greatest Albums Of All Time"