Piano,Vocal,Voice - Level 4 - Digital Download SKU: A0.790025 By Frank Ocean. By Burt Bacharach, Christopher Breaux, Hal David, and Josiah Sherman. Arranged by W. Brent Sawyer. Contemporary. Score. 8 pages. Diamond S Music #3539053. Published by Diamond S Music (A0.790025). CLOSE TO YOU (They Long To Be) - VOCAL SOLO with PIANO accompaniment. KEY OF Ab (for High Tenor or Mezzo). This arrangement is in the style of and faithful to the original CARPENTERS recording of this iconic song written by HAL DAVID & BURT BACHARACH. This song, originally written in 1963, has been recorded by many artists including: Dionne Warwick, Richard Chamberlain (the first to sing this song), Dusty Springfield, The Cranberries ,Stevie Wonder, and even Burt Bacharach himself, and many others, but itβs the 1970 version by The Carpenters bringing them a Grammy in 1971 that everyone is most familiar and associates this song. This arrangement is available in the following keys: G (for ALTO - Original Carpenters key). Ab (for HIGH TENOR or MEZZO), F (for TENOR), E (for BARITONE), Db (for Bass or Soprano). Other arrangements by DIAMOND S MUSIC that can be found on SheetMusicPlus at: https://www.sheetmusicplus.com/publishers/diamond-s-music/6940
