All You Get from Love Is a Love Song

"All You Get from Love Is a Love Song" is a song composed by Steve Eaton. Previously recorded by The Righteous Brothers in 1975.^[1] , it was popularized by the Carpenters in 1977. It was released to the public on May 2, 1977. Its B-side was "I Have You", a song released on the A Kind of Hush album in 1976. The song was also included on their 1977 album, Passage.

In the late 1970s, this particular track appeared in a Top 10 of misheard lyrics (and is often on similar forums online). This was compiled by Noel Edmonds and the misheard lyric sounds like: "Because the best love songs are written with a broken arm," as opposed to the correct lyrics "Because the best love songs are written with a broken heart."^[2]

Charts

Chart (1977)	Peak position
U.S. Billboard Hot 100	35
U.S. Billboard Easy Listening	4
Canadian Singles Chart	38
Oricon (Japanese) Singles Chart	68

Personnel

Karen Carpenter – lead and backing vocals
Richard Carpenter – Fender Rhodes electric piano, piano, orchestration
Joe Osborn – bass guitar
Ed Green – drums
Tony Peluso – guitar
Ray Parker, Jr. – guitar
Tommy Vig - congas
Jerry Steinholtz - percussion
Tom Scott – tenor saxophone, possible flute
Julia Tillman – backing vocals
Carlene Williams – backing vocals
Maxine Willard – backing vocals

Music video

The music video to "All You Get from Love Is a Love Song" takes place in the A&M Studios. It starts off with the bongo drum and fades into a camera angle zooming towards Karen Carpenter. At the end of the video, the performance fades into a picture of the Carpenters' Hollywood Walk of Fame Star, which is the beginning to the video "Top of the World", performed on The Carpenters' Very First TV Special in 1976. It can be found on the DVD Gold: Greatest Hits. The tenor saxophone solo was performed by Tom Scott (also the tenor sax soloist on "Jazzman" by Carole King), who was then one of the hottest "session players" of the '70s.

References

↑ http://www.righteousbrothersdiscography.com/albumlabels/haven9203.jpg
↑ The Complete Guide to the Music of the Carpenters by John Tobler, Omnibus Press, 1998. ISBN 0.7119,6312.6

External links

Lyrics of this song at MetroLyrics

The Carpenters singles

1960s	1966 "Looking for Love" 1969 "Ticket to Ride"

1970s	1970 "(They Long to Be) Close to You" "We've Only Just Begun" "Merry Christmas, Darling" 1971 "For All We Know" "Rainy Days and Mondays" "Superstar" "Bless the Beasts and Children" 1972 "Hurting Each Other" "It's Going to Take Some Time" "Goodbye to Love" 1973 "Sing" "Yesterday Once More" "Top of the World" 1974 "Jambalaya (On the Bayou)" "I Won't Last a Day Without You" "Please Mr. Postman" "Santa Claus Is Comin' to Town" 1975 "Only Yesterday" "Solitaire" 1976 "There's a Kind of Hush (All Over the World)" "I Need to Be in Love" "Goofus" "Breaking Up Is Hard to Do" 1977 "All You Get from Love Is a Love Song" "Calling Occupants of Interplanetary Craft" "The Christmas Song (Chestnuts Roasting on an Open Fire)" 1978 "Sweet, Sweet Smile" "I Believe You"

1980s	1981 "Touch Me When We're Dancing" "(Want You) Back in My Life Again" "Those Good Old Dreams" 1982 "Beechwood 4-5789" 1983 "Make Believe It's Your First Time" 1984 "Your Baby Doesn't Love You Anymore" "Now" "Little Altar Boy" 1986 "Honolulu City Lights" 1987 "Something in Your Eyes" 1989 "If I Had You"

1990s	1991 "Let Me Be the One" 1994 "Tryin' to Get the Feeling Again" 1996 "Ave Maria"

2000s	2001 "The Rainbow Connection"

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