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"(They Long to Be) Close to You" was the first Burt Bacharach/Hal David composition the Carpenters covered. The song was recorded time and time again during the sixties, but didn't do well at all until the Carpenters version. It became Richard and Karen Carpenter's first RIAA-certified Gold single, as well as their first Billboard Hot 100 single that reached the Top 10. It stayed at number 1 for 4 weeks, and became the Carpenters' iconic song.

BBC Special - Only Yesterday

Music Music Music TV Special

Demetrio Braganza Sr. - The Time of His Life

"Clair" is a song by Gilbert O'Sullivan, released in 1972 as the first single from his second album Back to Front. It was written by O'Sullivan and produced by Gordon Mills, and is one of O'Sullivan's biggest-selling singles.

Rowena Braganza at Rheinfalls, Switzerland

Carpenters performing Only Yesterday Artist: Carpenters Album: Horizon Writers: John Bettis, Richard Carpenter

Carpenters performing Hurting Each Other Song: Hurting Each Other Artist: Carpenters Album A Song For You Writers: Gary Geld, Peter Udell