Close To You - Carpenters (A&M SP 4271)

Close to You is the second studio album by the American music duo the Carpenters, released on August 19, 1970. The success of the title track earned Carpenters an international reputation. The album topped the Canadian Albums Chart and peaked at #2 on the U.S. Billboard albums chart. It was also successful in the United Kingdom, entering the top 50 of the official chart for 76 weeks during the first half of the 1970s.

The album and its singles earned Carpenters eight Grammy Award nominations including Album of the Year, Song of the Year and Record of the Year. Carpenters won the Best New Artist and Best Contemporary Vocal Performance by a Duo, Group or Chorus for the album.

Side One

• We've Only Just Begun
• Love Is Surrender
• Maybe It's You
• Reason To Believe
• Help
• Close To You

Side Two

• Baby It's You
• I'll Never Fall In Love Again
• Crescent Noon
• Mr. Guder
• I Kept On Loving You
• Another Song