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~ Carpenters (Artist)
4.5 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (24 customer reviews)
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1. We've Only Just Begun
2. Love Is Surrender
3. Maybe It's You
4. Reason to Believe
5. Help!
6. (They Long to Be) Close to You
7. Baby It's You
8. I'll Never Fall in Love Again
9. Crescent Noon
10. Mr. Guder
11. I Kept on Loving You
12. Another Song

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When the Carpenters found themselves with a sudden radio hit ("Close to You"), their record company put the pressure on them to come up with a whole album. The album's glue is, of course, the unabashedly sentimental and corny title track and the subsequent chart topper, "We've Only Just Begun." However, their lush covers of now-classic songs such as "I'll Never Fall in Love Again" and "Baby It's You," and Karen's tragic plea on John Lennon's "Help," contribute to the strength of this collection. The band toys with bossa nova sounds on "Love Is Surrender" and explores deeper emotional terrain on the beautiful "Crescent Moon." Close to You stands as a harbinger of the great things ahead for the Carpenters in the '70s. --Lorry Fleming

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5.0 out of 5 stars The beginning of an era, Jun 14 2004
By Mr. Wynn (State of Confusion) - See all my reviews
The Carpenters became HUGE with the release of this album! Their trademark sound starts with this album and their songs continue to be sung at weddings and anniversaries even today!

There is a wonderful collection of covers and original songs. Richard once again shine sthrough on his wonderful musical arrangements and Karen brings her smooth soft voice to these beautiful songs!

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5.0 out of 5 stars music for the soul, Feb 25 2004
By aaron neubauer (corpus christi, tx) - See all my reviews
this album may have been a rush job to capitalize on a hit, "close to you", but it is simply wonderful. To me all of the songs resemble a suite and show just how wonderful Karen Carpenter's voice really was and what a huge void she left behind. I find it totally amazing that she was only 20 when this album was recorded. The carpenters truly made music for the soul and I find this album is able to transport me to a place that is wonderful every time I hear it. I was originaly was going to give this album 4 stars but I'll give it 5
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3.0 out of 5 stars Good CD, But Wide Variance, Aug 28 2003
By David A. Lessnau (USA) - See all my reviews
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My ratings for the tracks on this CD swing wildly all over the chart. Of the 12 tracks, I've rated four of them as really good, two as good, four as ok, and two as 70s-ish stinkers. Overall, I'd say it's a good CD worth having. But, there are problems. My specific track ratings are:

1. We've Only Just Begun -- 4 Stars
2. Love Is Surrender -- 2 Stars
3. Maybe It's You -- 3 Stars
4. Reason To Believe -- 4 Stars
5. Help -- 2 Stars
6. (They Long To Be) Close To You -- 4 Stars
7. Baby It's You -- 2 Stars
8. I'll Never Fall In Love Again -- 4 Stars
9. Crescent Noon -- 2 Stars
10. Mr. Guder -- 1 Star
11. I Kept On Loving You -- 2 Stars
12. Another Song -- 1 Star

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3.0 out of 5 stars Songs are pure art, but they don't fit right in together.
Ticket To Ride, the first A&M Carpenters single didn't made it well on charts, reaching 54. So, they went on work at 1970 looking for new material and found Bacharach's Close... Read more
Published on Jun 23 2003 by Alberto Santana

5.0 out of 5 stars Carpenters Make a Big Splash With Their New Sound!
Their second album (after Offering/Ticket To Ride), this album established the Carpenters as a new sound in the popular music world. Read more
Published on April 19 2003 by James Koenig

5.0 out of 5 stars Still Wonderful After 28 Years Listening
We took this album on our honeymoon on a wobbly old cassette tape. [In those days, the tapes sold in shops were worse than the ones you made yourself from a gramophone record! Read more
Published on Jun 23 2002 by Gontroppo

5.0 out of 5 stars Carpenter's Best!
Hey everyone, i am a major Carpenter's fan and i have all their CD's. In my mind this is definetly the best! Read more
Published on Jun 7 2002 by Samira Shalhoub

4.0 out of 5 stars Close to all of us
Carpenters' triumphant entrance in pop music with this prime exercise on nostalgia remains rarely fresh for today's standards. Read more
Published on Mar 24 2002 by altera-a

5.0 out of 5 stars 5 plus!
This was one of the first pop albums i ever listened to. I can't say enough about the songs, vocals and emotion brought to this project! Read more
Published on April 15 2001 by johntaylor

5.0 out of 5 stars An overlooked masterpiece?
Being 22, I don't know how this album was appreciated when it was first released. I assume it was well-received, being that a few of their big hits (we've only just begun, close... Read more
Published on Aug 25 2000 by Cailean L. Kohagen

4.0 out of 5 stars My Favorite Carpenters Album
The Carpenters 'Close To You' is my favorite Carpenters album. To be fair, I've never owned every album this brother and sister act produced, only the first five. Read more
Published on Aug 2 2000 by Harold J. Gaugler

5.0 out of 5 stars Every song is a good one
The best Carpenters albums were their second released album through to their fifth(now and then).On these albums the Carpenters achieved a Beatles-like standard-every song on this... Read more
Published on Jul 25 2000

5.0 out of 5 stars Every track is a good one.
What I like about this Carpenters album is the Beatles like standard:that is every track is a good one.The vocals by Karen are outstanding as is Richard's production. Read more
Published on Jul 11 2000

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