All You Get from Love Is a Love Song
"All You Get from Love Is a Love Song" | ||||
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Single by Carpenters | ||||
from the album Passage | ||||
B-side | "I Have You" | |||
Released | May 2, 1977 | |||
Recorded | March 1977 | |||
Genre | Pop | |||
Length | 3:46 | |||
Label | A&M 1940 | |||
Songwriter(s) | Steve Eaton | |||
Producer(s) | Richard Carpenter | |||
Carpenters singles chronology | ||||
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"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 21, 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).[citation needed] 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
Weekly charts
Chart (1977) | Peak position |
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US Billboard Hot 100 | 35 |
US Billboard Easy Listening | 4 |
US Cashbox Radio Active Airplay Singles | 11 |
Canadian (RPM) Top Singles | 38 |
Canadian (RPM) Adult Contemporary[3] | 5 |
Oricon (Japanese) Singles Chart | 68 |
Australia (Kent Music Report)[4] | 89 |
Year-end charts
Chart (1977) | Rank |
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US Adult Contemporary (Billboard)[5] | 29 |
Personnel
- Karen Carpenter – lead and backing vocals
- Richard Carpenter – Fender Rhodes electric piano, piano, orchestration
- Joe Osborn – bass guitar
- Ed Greene – drums
- Tony Peluso – guitar
- Ray Parker Jr. – guitar
- congas
- Jerry Steinholtz - percussion
- baritone sax, 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
References
- ^ "Image of album labels" (JPG). Righteousbrothersdiscography.com\accessdate=2016-10-12.
- ISBN 0-7119-6312-6
- ^ "Image : RPM Weekly - Library and Archives Canada". Bac-lac.gc.ca. 17 July 2013. Retrieved 2016-10-12.
- ISBN 0-646-11917-6.
- ^ Billboard, December 24, 1977.