Close to You

~ Recording by B.T. Express

Appears on releases

#TitleLengthTrack artistRelease titleRelease artistRelease group typeCountry/DateLabelCatalog#
Official
1.5Close to You5:39B.T. ExpressNon-StopB.T. ExpressAlbum
Roadshow (70s/80s US)RS 41001
1.5Close to You5:39B.T. ExpressNon-StopB.T. ExpressAlbum
CleoCLCD392
1.9Close to You5:41B.T. ExpressThe Best of B.T. ExpressB.T. ExpressAlbum + Compilation
Rhino (reissue label)A 28585, R2 72735
1.12Close to You5:38B.T. ExpressGolden ClassicsB.T. ExpressAlbumCollectables (US reissue label)COL-CD-5190

Relationships

sampled by:I Want You by Janet
recording of:(They Long to Be) Close to You (cover)

(They Long to Be) Close to You

lyricist:Hal David
composer:Burt Bacharach
publisher:Albert Music Publishing
Blue Seas Music, Inc.
BMG Rights Management (UK) Ltd. (Hal David) (not for release label use! see annotation)
Carlin Music Corporation
Casa David LP
J. Albert & Son Pty. Ltd.
Jac Music, Inc.
New Hidden Valley Music Co.
U.S. Songs, Inc.
Universal/MCA Music Ltd. (not for release label use!)
Windswept Music (London) Ltd.
フジパシフィックミュージック BMG事業部 (Fujipacific Music Inc., BMG Division)
referred to in medleys:Carpenters Medley (single mix) (order: 5)
The Medley of the Century (40 Tunes in 4 1/2 Minutes) (order: 20)
later parody versions:[Colostomy]
later translated versions:Bij je zijn
Nah bei dir
Sie lieben dich (so wie ich)
So wie ich
Stretto a te (Close to You)
カフェにて
is the basis for:Close to You (Frank Ocean’s vocoder version on “Blonde”, not the Bacharach/David original)
WHITE LINES (Close To You)