(They Long to Be) Close to You

~ Recording by Dusty Springfield

Appears on releases

#TitleLengthTrack artistRelease titleRelease artistRelease group typeCountry/DateLabelCatalog#
Official
1.3They Long to Be Close to You2:29Dusty SpringfieldThe Look of LoveDusty SpringfieldAlbum
PhilipsPHS 600-256
1.7(They long to Be) Close to You2:27Dusty SpringfieldWhere Am I Going?Dusty SpringfieldAlbum
PhilipsSBL 7820
1.7(They long to Be) Close to You2:27Dusty SpringfieldWhere Am I Going?Dusty SpringfieldAlbum
Philips536 962-2
1.3(They Long to be) Close to You2:28Dusty SpringfieldDusty Sings Burt Bacharach FavoritesDusty SpringfieldAlbum + Compilation
PolyGramPHCA-4013
1.1They Long to Be Close to You2:27Dusty SpringfieldSongbooksDusty SpringfieldAlbum + Compilation
Philips552 863-2
1.3(They Long to Be) Close to You2:29Dusty SpringfieldThe Look of LoveDusty SpringfieldAlbum
Mercury Records (or just “Mercury”; a UMG imprint, do not use it for ©/℗ credits)314 538 912-2
1.7(They long to Be) Close to You2:27Dusty SpringfieldWhere Am I Going?Dusty SpringfieldAlbum
  • US2000-04-04
1.15(They long to Be) Close to You2:28Dusty SpringfieldSon of a Preacher ManDusty SpringfieldAlbum + Compilation
Rotation (a Universal Music label)548 093-2
1.12(They Long to Be) Close to You2:24Dusty SpringfieldThe CollectionDusty SpringfieldAlbum + Compilation
Marks and Spencer PLCMS 4816
2.16(They Long to Be) Close to You2:28Dusty SpringfieldThe Look of Love: Her Greatest Love SongsDusty SpringfieldAlbum + Compilation
  • GB2004-03-01
Universal Music TV (UK, a division of Universal Music Operations Limited)9816495
2.10(They Long to Be) Close to You2:26Dusty SpringfieldAt Her Very Best: Dusty SpringfieldDusty SpringfieldAlbum + Compilation
  • GB2006-06-12
Universal Music TV (UK, a division of Universal Music Operations Limited)9840305
1.15They Long To Be Close To You2:24Dusty SpringfieldAnother Little Piece Of My Heart: The Love SongsDusty SpringfieldAlbum + Compilation
Spectrum Music (Universal Music Group budget label)983 6498
1.19(They long to Be) Close to You2:26Dusty Springfield40 Original HitsDusty SpringfieldAlbum + Compilation
Universal Music (plain logo: “Universal Music”)530 837-1
3.12(They long to Be) Close to You2:25Dusty SpringfieldThe Ultimate CollectionDusty SpringfieldAlbum + Compilation
Reader’s Digest9840351
2.10(They Long to Be) Close to You2:26Dusty SpringfieldWalk On By: The Greatest HitsDusty SpringfieldAlbum + Compilation
Universal Music AB (Swedish subsidiary of Universal Music Group)060075308856
2.12(They long to Be) Close to You2:29Dusty SpringfieldA Little Piece of My Heart: The Essential Dusty SpringfieldDusty SpringfieldAlbum + Compilation
Spectrum Music (Universal Music Group budget label)SPECESS004
1.2(They long to Be) Close to You2:31Dusty SpringfieldThe Easy Way: 60 Classic HitsVarious ArtistsAlbum + Compilation
  • GB2019-07-19
Universal Music on Demand5387819
1.3(They Long to Be) Close to You2:29Dusty SpringfieldThe Look of Love (Expanded Edition)Dusty SpringfieldAlbum
Island Mercury (subsidiary of Universal Music Group)

Relationships

recording of:(They Long to Be) Close to You (in 1964: cover)

Related works

(They Long to Be) Close to You

lyricist:Hal David
composer:Burt Bacharach
publisher:Albert Music Publishing
Blue Seas Music, Inc.
BMG Rights Management (UK) Ltd. (Hal David) (not for release label use! see annotation)
Carlin Music Corporation
Casa David LP
J. Albert & Son Pty. Ltd.
Jac Music, Inc.
New Hidden Valley Music Co.
U.S. Songs, Inc.
Universal/MCA Music Ltd. (not for release label use!)
Windswept Music (London) Ltd.
フジパシフィックミュージック BMG事業部 (Fujipacific Music Inc., BMG Division)
referred to in medleys:Carpenters Medley (single mix) (order: 5)
The Medley of the Century (40 Tunes in 4 1/2 Minutes) (order: 20)
later parody versions:[Colostomy]
later translated versions:Bij je zijn
Nah bei dir
Sie lieben dich (so wie ich)
Stretto a te (Close to You)
カフェにて
is the basis for:Close to You (Frank Ocean’s vocoder version on “Blonde”, not the Bacharach/David original)
WHITE LINES (Close To You)