The album and its singles earned Carpenters eight Grammy Award nominations including Album of the Year, Song of the Year, Record of the Year. It was also successful in the United Kingdom, entering the top 50 of the official chart for 76 weeks during the first half of the 1970s. The album topped the Canadian Albums Chart and peaked at number 2 on the US Billboard albums chart. The former was the song which earned the Carpenters an international reputation.
The album contains the hit singles " (They Long to Be) Close to You" and " We've Only Just Begun". In 2003, the album was ranked number 175 on Rolling Stone 's list of the 500 greatest albums of all time, maintaining the rating in a 2012 revised list. Close to You is the second studio album by American duo Carpenters, released on August 19, 1970.
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