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Subject: Close To You song
Written By: acshore86 on 01/16/05 at 9:54 pm
Back in 1964, Dusty hit an impressive No.3 on the UK charts with 'I Just Don't Know What To Do with Myself.' Soon, she was prepairing a follow-up to her hit, and that same year, she layed down vocals for '(They Long To Be) Close To You'. However, due to complications with her distributors, it was not released as a single - preventing it from charting - but eventually was issued three years later on her 1967 album Where Am I Going?, with the original instrumental intro cut from its final release.
In 1965 Dionne Warwick tried recording the song, but it was a complete failure, that is until in 1970, when The Carpenters recorded it; charting to No.1.
It was only until recently that the original unedited mix was first released to the public, on Dusty's 2-CD compilation Classics & Collectibles.
Subject: Re: Close To You song
Written By: micah on 01/17/05 at 4:33 pm
Interesting! I've always thought The Carpenters were the first group to do It. I've always liked It, but never knew It was such an old song and brought out by other people.
Subject: Re: Close To You song
Written By: Philip Eno on 01/17/05 at 4:39 pm
The songwriters Hal David and Burt Bacharach wrote songs for numerous amount of people and I can understand how this song could have thrown around, but this has intrigue me and now wish to acquire a copy of Dusty Springfield's version of "(They Long To Be) Close To You".
Subject: Re: Close To You song
Written By: saver on 01/18/05 at 6:30 pm
I watched the Carpenters tribute and Paul Williams wrote the song Close to you apperently for a bank commercial..or he wrote words for the tune..not sure how Dusty had it before? or what Bachurach(?) had to do with that one??
Subject: Re: Close To You song
Written By: zcrito on 01/20/05 at 12:12 am
I watched the Carpenters tribute and Paul Williams wrote the song Close to you apperently for a bank commercial..or he wrote words for the tune..not sure how Dusty had it before? or what Bachurach(?) had to do with that one?? ÂÂ
You're thinking of the Paul Williams bank commercial song "We've Only Just Begun".
Subject: Re: Close To You song
Written By: saver on 01/20/05 at 3:42 pm
Good catch!
Must've really been out of it when the show came on!
S.
Subject: Re: Close To You song
Written By: zcrito on 01/20/05 at 10:22 pm
Good catch!
Must've really been out of it when the show came on!
S.
No problem, but consider yourself OUT of the Carpenters fan club. Sorry.
;)
Subject: Re: Close To You song
Written By: saver on 01/21/05 at 2:14 pm
Awww, darn and I thought I knew Carpenters stuff...like....: Did you know Karen weighed 80 lbs. when she died..that was WITH the drums! :o
:D
Subject: Re: Close To You song
Written By: Howard on 01/21/05 at 2:23 pm
Awww, darn and I thought I knew Carpenters stuff...like....: Did you know Karen weighed 80 lbs. when she died..that was WITH the drums! :o
:D
She died in 1983.
Howard