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Carpenters
The Ultimate Collection
(They Long To Be) Close To You

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(They Long To Be) Close To You

From The Ultimate Collection Track 23:42

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"(They Long To Be) Close To You" is a track by Carpenters, from the album The Ultimate Collection . The track is 3:42 long.

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From The Ultimate Collection

3:42

Album

The Ultimate Collection

Track number

2

1Ticket To Ride
4:10
2(They Long To Be) Close To You
3:42
3We've Only Just Begun
3:05
4For All We Know
2:33
5Rainy Days And Mondays
3:36
6Superstar
3:50
7Bless The Beasts And Children
3:15
8Hurting Each Other
2:48
9It's Going To Take Some Time
2:59
10Goodbye To Love
3:56
11Top Of The World
3:00
12I Won't Last A Day Without You
3:55
13Sing
3:18
14Yesterday Once More
3:58
15This Masquerade
4:53
16Jambalaya (On The Bayou)
3:39
17Please Mr. Postman
2:51
18Desperado
3:38
1Only Yesterday
3:46
2Solitaire
4:41
3There's A Kind Of Hush
3:05
4I Need To Be In Love
3:49
5Sandy
3:42
6All You Get From Love Is A Love Song
3:48
7Calling Occupants Of Interplanetary Craft
7:09
8Sweet Sweet Smile
3:02
9I Believe You
3:55
10Touch Me When We're Dancing
3:20
11When It's Gone (It's Just Gone)
5:01
12Those Good Old Dreams
4:13
13Where Do I Go From Here
4:25
14You're The One
4:15
15Now
3:51
16Your Baby Doesn't Love You Anymore
3:51
17Tryin' To Get The Feeling Again
4:23

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Hurting Each Other

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Goodbye to Love

Yesterday Once More

It's Going to Take Some Time

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