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'I'll Never Fall in Love Again' is the third consecutive Burt Bacharach composition on the album.

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It was sung by Richard and Karen in 1970, and performed on their TV show, Make Your Own Kind of Music. 'Baby It's You' is a song composed by Burt Bacharach, Barney Williams, and Mack David. The Carpenters produced four Beatles covers (' Ticket to Ride', ' Help!', ' Can't Buy Me Love' from Your Navy Presents, and ' Nowhere Man'). 'Help!' is a song written by John Lennon and Paul McCartney in early 1965. Karen claimed in a live concert that the reason why they love the song is because it was one of the first songs they performed together as a group. 'Reason to Believe' is a song composed by Tim Hardin in the 1960s. It's a very low-key song, with an oboe solo by Doug Strawn.

'Maybe It's You' is a song written by Richard Carpenter and John Bettis for their previous band, Spectrum. The Carpenters' recording is one of only two tracks on the album on which Richard Carpenter performs lead vocals. This version was released, along with other songs for that broadcast, on an album, 'Love Is.'. Several of the overtly Christian lyrics were changed for this version, notably from 'Without Him, love is not to be found' to 'Without love you are not to be found' and 'You must surrender to His will' to 'You must surrender if you care.' The arrangement is very similar to an arrangement Carmichael did for the Valentine's Day 1970 broadcast by evangelist Oral Roberts. Originally written by Ralph Carmichael for the early contemporary Christian musical Tell It Like It Is, 'Love Is Surrender' was a song Richard and Karen heard during their teen years. Richard regards this as the duo's signature song. In August 1970, it became the Carpenters' second RIAA-certified Gold single. The commercial showed a couple getting married and starting their life together. 'We've Only Just Begun' started out as a commercial for Crocker Citizen's Bank in 1970, composed by Paul Williams and Roger Nichols. It stayed at number 1 for 4 weeks, and became the Carpenters' iconic song. It became Richard and Karen Carpenter's first RIAA-certified Gold single, as well as their first Billboard Hot 100 single that reached the Top 10.

The song was recorded time and time again during the sixties, but didn't do well at all until the Carpenters version. '(They Long to Be) Close to You' was the first Burt Bacharach/ Hal David composition the Carpenters covered.

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Blaine countered that though Karen was a capable drummer, she was accustomed to playing loudly for live performances and thus was not familiar with the different requirements of recording in a professional studio however, she had been informed beforehand of Blaine's involvement and indicated her approval. It won the Best New Artist and Best Contemporary Vocal Performance by a Duo, Group or Chorus for the single ' (They Long to Be) Close to You'.ĭrummer Hal Blaine reported that the Carpenter's parents were in the recording studio for the Close to You album and 'You could tell right away they ruled the roost.' According to Blaine, Karen's mother dictated her singing style and expressed disapproval that she did not perform as a drummer on all the songs. The album and its singles earned Carpenters eight Grammy Award nominations including Album of the Year, Song of the Year, Record of the Year. It was also successful in the United Kingdom, entering the top 50 of the official chart for 76 weeks during the first half of the 1970s. The album topped the Canadian Albums Chart and peaked at number 2 on the US Billboard albums chart.

The former was the song which earned the Carpenters an international reputation. The album contains the hit singles ' (They Long to Be) Close to You' and ' We've Only Just Begun'. In 2003, the album was ranked number 175 on Rolling Stone 's list of the 500 greatest albums of all time, maintaining the rating in a 2012 revised list. Close to You is the second studio album by American duo The Carpenters, released on August 19, 1970.

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