(They Long To Be) Close To You (track)
by Carpenters
Year: 1973
From the album The Singles 1969-1973 (track #12)
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(They Long To Be) Close To You appears on the following album(s) by Carpenters:
- Close To You (track #6) (1970)
- The Singles: 1969–1981 (track #20) (compilation) (2000)
- Love Songs (track #11) (compilation) (1998)
- The Singles 1969-1973 (track #12) (this album) (compilation) (1973)
- Carpenters Gold: Greatest Hits (track #14) (compilation) (2000)
- Classics Volume 2 (track #27) (compilation) (1987)
- Live In Japan (track #3) (1974)
- Only Yesterday (track #18) (compilation) (1990)
- From The Top (track #18) (compilation) (1991)
- Yesterday Once More (track #23) (compilation) (1984)
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| Rating | Date updated | Member | Track ratings | Avg. track rating |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ! | 09/01/2025 22:42 | machiaj | 8,824 | 74/100 |
| ! | 05/09/2023 00:38 | MaxStorm98 | 51,494 | 99/100 |
| ! | 09/21/2018 22:19 | WilliamFrayer | 12,034 | 81/100 |
| ! | 03/18/2016 10:48 | Coconut | 4,795 | 68/100 |
| ! | 04/27/2015 13:30 | LittleMatt | 2,231 | 87/100 |
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This track is rated in the top 5% of all tracks on BestEverAlbums.com. This track has a Bayesian average rating of 80.8/100, a mean average of 85.0/100, and a trimmed mean (excluding outliers) of 85.0/100. The standard deviation for this track is 20.9.
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