Tracks
- We've Only Just Begun
- Love Is Surrender
- Maybe It's You
- Reason to Believe
- Help!
- (They Long to Be) Close to You
- Baby It's You
- I'll Never Fall in Love Again
- Crescent Noon
- Mr. Guder
- I Kept On Loving You
- Another Song
Close to You is a vacuous album. The music is pop. This is a very different pop music from the pop of the early- to mid-sixties. The pop of the sixties was about love and crap like that, but it was more innocent and playful and most likely directed toward teenagers or very young adults. This pop is supposedly more mature seemingly directed toward college-age adults or older.
There are some nice melodies, but the music is really soft. The lyrical content is so god awful. It's light and fluffy, saccharine, puppy-love love songs. After having listened to the album, I almost feel as if I've become dumber. That's not to say lyrical content of other artists or albums were deep philosophical musings. Perhaps other lyrics don't take themselves seriously. These lyrics on this album do. Also, perhaps, I sense an intelligence behind most lyrics. There are exceptions, of course. Paul Simon comes to mind, as well as the Everly Brothers.
I don't think this album is essential to listen to. I suppose it might make sense to be on the 1001 Albums list, if this album is charting a new pop music course. Finally, Karen Carpenter has a nice voice. She should have used it to sing more interesting songs.
In spite of the lyrics, there are some decent songs. We've Only Just Begun, (They Long to Be) Close to You, I'll Never Fall in Love Again, Crescent Noon and Mr. Guder.
★★★★★★☆☆☆☆
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