Name: BarryNet Message Board Date/Time: 2/4/2021 2:29 AM Subject: (They Long To Be) Close To You Song for the Day - February 4, 2021: Barry Manilow's version of "(THEY LONG TO BE) CLOSE TO YOU" (written by Burt Bacharach and Hal David) from Barry's 2007 album THE GREATEST SONGS OF THE SEVENTIES! "Close To You" was a #1 hit for the Carpenters (Karen and Richard) on Billboard's Hot 100 during the summer of 1970. Remembering Karen Carpenter (02 March 1950 - 04 February 1983)