( They Long To Be ) Close To You

This compilation appears to be a collection of non-authorized recordings quite literally lifted from old records without permission from the original label or even Perry himself. In a world of common sense this would be called stealing but under a technical interpretation of our copyright laws people such as this are getting away with it! At the very least, they should tell you what they're up to but these recordings are usually offered without any explanation. Anyone who purchases this CD can return it for a refund because the title track is incorrectly listed as the Bacharach & David composition "(They Long To Be) Close To You" which only serves to demonstrate that these people are winging it without any real knowledge about these recordings. The 1970s picture of Perry is also mirror image and out of context with these recordings which date to the early 1940s and, hence, not controlled by copyright law.