"(They Long to Be) Close to You '' A-side label of U.S. 7 - inch single Single by Carpenters from the album Close to You B - side "I Kept on Lovin ' You '' Released May 15, 1970 Format 7 '' single Recorded 1970 Genre Pop, soft rock Length 4: 33 (LP version) 3: 40 (7 '' single) Label A&M 1183 Songwriter (s) Burt Bacharach Hal David Producer (s) Jack Daugherty Carpenters singles chronology "Ticket to Ride '' (1969) "(They Long to Be) Close to You '' (1970) "We 've Only Just Begun '' (1970) "Ticket to Ride '' (1969) "(They Long to Be) Close to You '' (1970) "We 've Only Just Begun '' (1970) Close to You track listing Side one "We 've Only Just Begun '' "Love Is Surrender '' "Maybe It 's You '' "Reason to Believe '' "Help! '' "(They Long to Be) 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 ''
who wrote the carpenter's song close to you
Burt Bacharach Hal David