A Song for You (Carpenters album)
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| A Song for You | ||
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| Studio album by The Carpenters | ||
| Released | June 13, 1972 | |
| Recorded | 1971-1972 | |
| Genre | Pop | |
| Length | 37:17 | |
| Label | A&M Records | |
| Producer(s) | Jack Daugherty | |
| The Carpenters chronology | ||
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| Carpenters (1971) |
A Song for You (1972) |
Now & Then (1973) |
A Song for You is the fourth album released by the Carpenters. It was released on June 13, 1972. According to Richard Carpenter, "A Song For You was intended to be a concept album (of sorts) with the title tune opening and closing the set and the bookended selections compromising the 'song'."[1] In Cash Box's Top 100 Albums of 1972, "A Song for You" was #26. [2]
Contents |
[edit] Track Listing
- "A Song For You" - 4:42
- "Top of the World" - 2:56*
- "Hurting Each Other" - 2:46*
- "It's Going to Take Some Time" - 2:55*
- "Goodbye to Love" - 3:50*
- "Intermission" - 0:22
- "Bless the Beasts and Children" - 3:07
- "Flat Baroque" - 1:45
- "Piano Picker" - 1:59
- "I Won't Last a Day Without You" - 3:46*
- "Crystal Lullaby" - 3:58
- "Road Ode" - 3:50
- "A Song For You" (Reprise) - 0:53
"*" denotes song was released as a single.
[edit] Singles
- Hurting Each Other
US 7" single (1971) A&M 1322 1.Hurting Each Other 2.Maybe It's You
- Bless The Beasts And Children
JP 7" single (1972) AM-114 1.Bless The Beasts And Children 2.Help
- It's Going To Take Some Time
US 7" single (1972) A&M 1351 1.It's Going To Take Some Time 2.Flat Baroque
- Goodbye To Love
US 7" single (1972) A&M 1367 1.Goodbye To Love 2.Crystal Lullaby
- Top Of The World
US 7" single (1973) A&M 1468 1.Top Of The World 2.Heather
- I Won't Last A Day Without You
US 7" single (1974) A&M 1521 1.I Won't Last A Day Without You 2.One Love
| The Carpenters |
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| Their Albums |
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1969: Offering • (repackaged as "Ticket to Ride") • 1970: Close to You • 1971: Carpenters • 1972: A Song for You • 1973: Now & Then • 1975: Horizon |
| Their Compilations |
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1973: The Singles: 1969-1973 • 1978: The Singles: 1974-1978 • 1985: Yesterday Once More • 1991: From The Top• 1995: Interpretations • 1997: Love Songs • 1998: Reflections • 2000: The Singles: 1969-1981 • 2002: The Essential Collection • 2003: Carpenters Perform Carpenter • 2004: Gold: 35th Anniversary Edition |
| Live Performances |
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1971: Carpenters Live at the BBC • 1974: Live in Japan • Live at Budokan • 1976: Live at the Palladium • Live at Holland • Live at the London Theatre • Live in Osaka |
| Solo Albums |
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1987: Time (Richard Carpenter) • 1974: Karen Carpenter (Karen Carpenter) • 1976: Pianist Arranger Composer Conductor (Richard Carpenter) |
| Their DVDs |
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1985: Yesterday Once More • 1995: Interpretations • 1997: Close to You: Remembering the Carpenters • 2002: Gold: Greatest Hits |
| Biographies |
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1995: The Untold Story 2000: Yesterday Once More |
[edit] Information on the Songs
"Hurting Each Other," a cover of an obscure Ruby & the Romantics tune, was the first single issued from A Song for You in early 1972, and reached number two, becoming the Carpenters' sixth straight gold single. A cover of Carole King's "It's Going to Take Some Time" followed and peaked at number 12, and was followed by the number seven hit "Goodbye to Love," which was refused airplay on some easy listening radio stations because of a fuzz-guitar solo by Tony Peluso. The album also included the Carpenters' version of the title song from the 1971 film Bless the Beasts and Children, which had already charted at number 67 on the Hot 100 as the flip side of the duo's version of "Superstar."
The album's biggest hit single, the number one smash "Top of the World," was not issued until over a year after the album's release. According to Richard Carpenter, who co-wrote the song with John Bettis, the reason for the song's late release in the U.S. was that he had misjudged the song's commercial appeal, but was proven wrong when the Carpenters' "Top of the World" became a hit in Japan in 1972 and Lynn Anderson's cover reached #2 on the U.S. country charts in 1973. The song went through a few minor revisions, including a slight remix, before it was finally released as a single in the U.S. The Carpenters' treatment of the much-covered Paul Williams/Roger Nichols composition "I Won't Last a Day Without You" also got a belated single release in 1974, and peaked at number eleven on the Hot 100.
With the exception of "Bless the Beasts..." which peaked at number 26 on the AC chart, all of the album's charted singles made either number one ("Hurting Each Other," "I Won't Last a Day Without You") or number two on the Adult Contemporary chart. The album and its singles were also successful internationally; "Goodbye to Love" and "I Won't Last a Day..." made the top ten on the UK singles chart as a double A-side, and "Top of the World" made the Oricon singles chart in Japan on three separate occasions (#21 in 1972, #52 in 1973, and #83 in 1996).
[edit] References
- ^ "A Song for You" CD Insert: "Released on June 13 of 1972, A Song For You was Karen's and my fourth album. It remains one of my more favored 'Carpenters' efforts. A Song For You was intended to be a concept album (of sorts) with the title tune opening and closing the set and the bookended selections comprising the 'song'."
- ^ http://members.aol.com/_ht_a/randypny3/cashbox/1972YEAP.html
