The Carpenters hit No. 1 in 1970 with “(They Long to Be) Close to You,” but the song was originally a dud when it first surfaced in the 1960s. According to the website UDiscoverMusic, the tune was ...
Brother and sister duo the Carpenters — featuring Karen on drums and vocals and Richard on vocals and keyboards — were one of the biggest-selling pop groups of the late 1960s and early ’70s. Close to ...