Question: who wrote the carpenter's song close to you
Answer: 7 - inch single Single by Carpenters from the album Close to You B - side `` I Kept on Lovin ' You '' Released May 15 , 1970 Format 7 '' single Recorded 1970 Genre Pop , soft rock Length 4 : 33 ( LP version ) 3 : 40 ( 7 '' single ) Label A&M 1183 Songwriter ( s ) Burt Bacharach Hal David Producer ( s ) Jack Daugherty Carpenters singles chronology `` Ticket to Ride '' ( 1969 ) `` ( They Long to Be ) Close to You '' ( 1970 ) `` We 've Only Just Begun '' ( 1970 ) `` Ticket to Ride '' ( 1969 ) `` ( They Long to Be ) Close to You '' ( 1970 ) `` We 've Only Just Begun '' ( 1970 ) Close to You track listing Side one `` We 've Only Just Begun '' `` Love Is Surrender '' `` Maybe It 's You '' `` Reason to Believe '' `` Help ! '' `` ( They Long to Be ) Close to You '' Side two `` Baby It 's