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Carpenters – Close To You

Carpenters - Close To You album cover

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Label:

A&M Records – SP-4271, A&M Records – SP 4271

Format:

Vinyl, LP, Album, Pitman Pressing

Country:

US

Released:

Genre:

Rock, Pop

Style:

Pop Rock, Vocal

Tracklist

A1We've Only Just Begun
3:04
A2Love Is Surrender
Written-By – Ralph Carmichael
1:59
A3Maybe It's You
3:09
A4Reason To Believe
Written-By – Tim Hardin
3:02
A5Help
Written-By – Lennon / McCartney*
3:02
A6(They Long To Be) Close To You
4:34
B1Baby It's You
2:50
B2I'll Never Fall In Love Again
Written-By – Bacharach / David*
2:56
B3Crescent Noon
4:09
B4Mr. Guder
3:17
B5I Kept On Loving You
2:13
B6Another Song
4:22
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Companies, etc.

  • Pressed By – Columbia Records Pressing Plant, Pitman
  • Published By – Irving Music, Inc.
  • Published By – Lexicon Music (2)
  • Published By – Almo Music Corp.
  • Published By – Faithful Virtue Music Co., Inc.
  • Published By – Maclen Music, Inc.
  • Published By – Blue Seas Music, Inc.
  • Published By – JAC Music Co., Inc.
  • Published By – U.S. Songs, Inc.
  • Published By – Dolfi Music Inc.
  • Published By – Mary Jane Pub. Co. Inc.
  • Published By – E. H. Morris

Credits

  • Arranged By, Keyboards, Conductor, Vocals – Richard Carpenter
  • Art Direction – Tom Wilkes (2)
  • Bass – Danny Woodhams, Joe Osborn
  • Drums – Hal Blaine, Karen Carpenter
  • Engineer – Dick Bogert, Ray Gerhardt
  • Photography By – Kessel / Brehm Photography
  • 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

Cat # SP-4271 appears on the label.
Cat # SP 4271 appears on the spine, front and rear cover.

Barcode and Other Identifiers

  • Rights Society: ASCAP
  • Rights Society: BMI
  • Matrix / Runout (Side A label): SP-4441
  • Matrix / Runout (Side B label): SP-4442
  • Pressing Plant ID (Lightly stamped in deadwax): p
  • Matrix / Runout (Variant 1, Side A runout): A&M SP-4441-P4
  • Matrix / Runout (Variant 1, Side B runout): A&M SP-4442-P4
  • Matrix / Runout (Variant 2, Side A runout): A&M SP 4441-P4
  • Matrix / Runout (Variant 2, Side B runout): A&M SP 4442-P6
  • Matrix / Runout (Variant 3, Side A runout): A&M SP 4441-P4
  • Matrix / Runout (Variant 3, Side B runout): A&M SP 4442-P5
  • Matrix / Runout (Variant 4, Side A runout): A&M SP4441-P9
  • Matrix / Runout (Variant 4, Side B runout): A&M SP4442-P9

Other Versions (5 of 170)

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Title (Format)LabelCat#CountryYear
Close To You (LP, Album, Stereo)A&M RecordsAMLS 998UK1970
Recently Edited
Close To You (LP, Album, Club Edition, Capitol Club)A&M Records, A&M Records, A&M RecordsSP-4271, 93844, SW-93844US1970
New Submission
Close To You (LP, Album)A&M RecordsSP-4271Canada1970
Close To You (LP, Album, Stereo)A&M RecordsSAML-933927Australia1970
Recently Edited
Close To You (LP, Album, Santa Maria Pressing)A&M RecordsSP-4271US1970

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  • aclbernie's avatar
    aclbernie
    On my copy,
    Matrix Number (Side A) 15109
    Matrix Number (Side A) 15109-X (REPL)
    Other (Runout Etching Side A): A&M SP 4441-M3-REPL
    Other (Runout Etching Side B): A&M SP 4442-M4

    All else is identical

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