The
Carpenters Legacy Lives On...
Close
To You
Close
To You / I Kept On Loving You - single:
The
Carpenters "Close To You" song/single was what made
the Carpenters at least "seem" like an overnight
success. What a perfect song for Richard and Karen Carpenter.
"Close To You" reached #1 on the charts in just
a few weeks, and stayed at #1 for about a month.
The
song "Close To You" was originally written by Burt
Bacharach and had been performed by individuals like Dionne
Warwick and Richard Chamberlin years earlier.
Herb
Alpert was the one who suggested the song to Richard Carpenter.
Richard was not a big fan of the song at first, but realized
during the recording of the song, that this truly was the
right song for the Carpenters.
"Close
To You" went on to give the Carpenters two Grammy awards.
One was for Best Contemporary Vocal Performance and the other
was for Best New Artist.
The
Carpenters Discography:
Studio
Albums - Singles
- Compilation - Solo
- Tributes
