"They Long To Be" Close To You

Tracklist Hide Credits

A	"They Long To Be" Close To You Written-By – Hal David / Burt Bacharach*	3:40
B	I Kept On Loving You Written-By – Paul Williams , Roger Nichols	2:20

Companies, etc.

• Mastered At – A&M Mastering Studios
• Pressed By – Monarch Record Mfg. Co.
• Printed By – Alco Research And Engineering, Co.
• Published By – Blue Seas Music, Inc.
• Published By – JAC Music Co., Inc.
• Published By – U.S. Songs, Inc.
• Published By – Irving Music, Inc.
• Pressed By – Monarch Record Mfg. Co.

Credits

• Arranged By – Richard Carpenter
• Producer – Jack Daugherty
• Vocals – Karen Carpenter

Notes

Label variant; see submission notes and images.

A later pressing due to publishers (Side A) Blue Seas Music, Inc./Jac Music Co., Inc./U.S. Songs, Inc..
Side B publisher is Irving Music, Inc.

All indications per wax run-out show that I Kept On Loving You was meant to be the A Side.

Barcode and Other Identifiers

• Matrix / Runout (A): 1962-S
• Matrix / Runout (B): 1961-S
• Rights Society (Side A): ASCAP
• Rights Society (Side B): BMI
• Matrix / Runout (Side A, Etched, (MR) Stamped): A&M-1962-S 15 MR (circled) ∆80874-X
• Matrix / Runout (Side B, Etched, (MR) Stamped): A&M-1961-S 15 MR (circled) ∆80874

Other versions

Category	Artist	Title (Format)	Label	Category	Country	Year
1183	Carpenters	(They Long To Be) Close To You ‎(7")	A&M Records	1183	US	1970
14 656 AT, 14656 AT	Carpenters	(They Long To Be) Close To You ‎(7", Single)	A&M Records, A&M Records	14 656 AT, 14656 AT	Netherlands	1970
N-S-35-16	Carpenters	Close To You ‎(7", Single)	A&M Records	N-S-35-16	Portugal	1970
1183	Carpenters	(They Long To Be) Close To You ‎(7")	A&M Records	1183	US	1970
AM-35	カーペンターズ*	Close To You ‎(7")	A&M Records	AM-35	Japan	1970