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Close to You is het tweede studioalbum van het Amerikaanse duo The Carpenters, uitgebracht op 19 augustus 1970. Het album bevat de hitsingles "(They Long to Be) Close to You", "I'll Never Fall in Love Again" en "We're Only Just Begun".

Het album bereikte de tweede plaats in de Amerikaanse Billboard 200 en de hoogste plaats in Canada. Het werd dubbelplatina in de VS met 2 miljoen verkochte exemplaren.

Close to You is the second studio album by the American music duo the Carpenters, released on August 19, 1970. In 2003, the album was ranked No. 175 on Rolling Stone's list of the 500 greatest albums of all time, maintaining the rating in a 2012 revised list. The album contains the hit singles "(They Long to Be) Close to You" and "We've Only Just Begun". The success of the title track earned Carpenters an international reputation. The album topped the Canadian Albums Chart and peaked at #2 on the U.S. Billboard albums chart. 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 and its singles earned Carpenters eight Grammy Award nominations including Album of the Year, Song of the Year and Record of the Year. Carpenters won the Best New Artist and Best Contemporary Vocal Performance by a Duo, Group or Chorus for the album.