Soprano Saxophone Solo - Level 2 - Digital Download SKU: A0.1075530 By The Carpenters. By Burt Bacharach and Hal David. Arranged by Leo Silva. Pop. Individual part. 2 pages. MP Sheet Music #679723. Published by MP Sheet Music (A0.1075530). (They Long Close to You) is a song written by Bacharach and Hal Davidt for American studio duo The Carpent for their second album Close to You (170) and released on May 14, 1970, single topped the Billboard Hot 100 charts. and Adult Contemporary. It also topped the Canadian and Australian charts and reached number one in the United Kingdom and Ireland. The record was certified by the Recording Industry Association of America (RIAA) in August 1970.