CarpentersClose To You

Label:

A&M Records – SP 4271

Format:

Vinyl , LP, Album , Pitman Pressing

Country:

US

Released:

Genre:

Pop

Style:

Vocal

Tracklist

A1 We've Only Just Begun
Written-ByRoger Nichols (2)
3:04
A2 Love Is Surrender
Written-ByRalph Carmichael
1:59
A3 Maybe It's You
Written-ByRichard Carpenter
3:09
A4 Reason To Believe
Written-ByTim Hardin
3:02
A5 Help
Written-ByLennon / McCartney*
3:02
A6 (They Long To Be) Close To You
Written-ByHal David / Burt Bacharach*
4:34
B1 Baby It's You
Written-ByMack David
2:50
B2 I'll Never Fall In Love Again
Written-ByBacharach / David*
2:56
B3 Crescent Noon
Written-ByRichard Carpenter
4:09
B4 Mr. Guder
Written-ByRichard Carpenter
3:17
B5 I Kept On Loving You
Written-ByRoger Nichols (2)
2:13
B6 Another Song
Written-ByRichard Carpenter
4:22

Companies, etc.

  • Pressed ByColumbia Records Pressing Plant, Pitman
  • Published ByIrving Music, Inc.
  • Published ByLexicon Music (2)
  • Published ByAlmo Music Corp.
  • Published ByFaithful Virtue Music Co., Inc.
  • Published ByMaclen Music, Inc.
  • Published ByBlue Seas Music, Inc.
  • Published ByJAC Music Co., Inc.
  • Published ByU.S. Songs, Inc.
  • Published ByDolfi Music Inc.
  • Published ByMary Jane Pub. Co. Inc.
  • Published ByE. H. Morris

Credits

  • Arranged By, Keyboards, Conductor, VocalsRichard Carpenter
  • Art DirectionTom Wilkes (2)
  • BassJoe Osborn
  • DrumsKaren Carpenter
  • EngineerRay Gerhardt
  • Photography ByKessel / Brehm Photography
  • ProducerJack Daugherty
  • VocalsKaren Carpenter
  • WoodwindJim Horn

Notes

Original copies have silver ink on front cover for background around their image.

These USA LP pressing variations exist:
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 178)

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Title (Format) Label Cat# Country Year
Close To You (LP, Album, Stereo) A&M Records AMLS 998 UK 1970
Recently Edited
Close To You (LP, Album, Club Edition, Capitol Club) A&M Records SP-4271, 93844, SW-93844 US 1970
New Submission
Close To You (LP, Album) A&M Records SP-4271 Canada 1970
Close To You (LP, Album, Stereo) A&M Records SAML-933927 Australia 1970
Close To You (LP, Album, Santa Maria Pressing) A&M Records SP-4271 US 1970

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Reviews

  • 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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