CLOSE TO YOU: REMEMBER THE CARPENTERS - THE STORY OF KAREN AND RICHARD CARPENTER AND THE SONGS THAT MADE THEM FAMOUS

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• Release Year: 1997
• Genre: Music
• Plot: Close To You: Remembering The Carpenters presents the fascinating history of the top American music act of the 1970s – brother and sister duo Richard and Karen Carpenter. Featuring rare performances and extensive archival material, this special program, as seen on PBS, celebrates the timeless appeal of the Carpenters’ unique sound, from Karen’s hauntingly beautiful and expressive voice to Richard’s diverse talents as arranger, pianist, composer and producer.; ; Enjoy the unforgettable hits which brought the Carpenters enduring worldwide popularity – (They Long To Be) Close To You, We’ve Only Just Begun, For All We Know, Rainy Days And Mondays, Superstar, Hurting Each Other, Goodbye To Love, Yesterday Once More, Top Of The World, Only Yesterday, Touch Me When We’re Dancing, Ticket To Ride, Bless The Beasts &Children and Merry Christmas Darling – plus Karen and Ella Fitzgerald singing This Masquerade and a long-lost excerpt of Dancing In The Street from the Carpenters’ first national television appearance.; ; Among the friends and associates who pay tribute to the extraordinary career of Richard and his late sister Karen are Herb Alpert, Burt Bacharach, Petula Clark, Les Paul, Paul Williams and members of the Carpenters’ band. This expanded collector’s edition of Close To You: Remembering The Carpenters contains previously unavailable bonus footage – including the songs (A Place To) Hideaway and Ave Maria, interview segments and other extras exclusive to home release.;
• Cast: Herb Alpert, Burt Bacharach, John Bettis, Willy Brandt, Agnes Carpenter, Harold Carpenter, Karen Carpenter, Richard Carpenter, David Cassidy, Petula Clark, John Denver, Jerry Dunphy, Ella Fitzgerald, Mary Ford, Bob Henry, Shirley Jones, Daniel Levitin, Pat Nixon, Richard Nixon, Joe Osborn, Les Paul, Tony Peluso, Gary Sims, Dionne Warwick, Paul Williams, Werner Wolfen
• Runtime: 1:40
• Company: MPI
• Media Format: Movie