(They Long To Be) Close To You/ I Kept On Loving You

Here's a promo copy of the song that launched a thousand voices (that's about how many Richard Carpenter layered into each vocal track). :-) It wasn't their first single, but it was their first hit. Interestingly, the B side features Richard doing lead vocals on a decidedly upbeat, sunshine-pop style number. 'Course, when the layering starts, I can hear several dozen Karen's in the lineup. By the way, the B side is a catchy little uptempo pop track with Richard taking the vocal lead. My wife says she likes it much better than the hit side.

Note: This copy has what looks like a hairline fracture in the making. It's not one now, but you should handle it carefully. On the other hand, this copy has pristine audio... a rarity in copies of this one.