A Song for You (The Carpenters album)

A Song for You
Studio album by
The Carpenters
ReleasedJune 13, 1972
StudioA&M (Hollywood)
Genre
Length36:57
LabelA&M
ProducerJack Daugherty Productions
The Carpenters chronology
Carpenters
(1971) 		A Song for You
(1972) 		Now & Then
(1973)
Singles from A Song for You
  1. "Bless the Beasts and Children"
    Released: August 12, 1971
  2. "Hurting Each Other"
    Released: December 23, 1971
  3. "It's Going to Take Some Time"
    Released: April 13, 1972
  4. "Goodbye to Love"
    Released: June 19, 1972
  5. "Top of the World"
    Released: September 17, 1973
  6. "I Won't Last a Day Without You"
    Released: March 25, 1974
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic[1]
Rolling Stone(Average)[2]
The Rolling Stone Album Guide[3]

A Song for You is the fourth studio album by the American music duo the Carpenters, released on June 22, 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 comprising the 'song'. "A Song for You" was written by songwriter Leon Russell.[4][5]

In Cash Box's Top 100 Albums of 1972, A Song for You was ranked number 26.[6]

Six songs were released as A-side singles internationally: "Hurting Each Other", "It's Going to Take Some Time", "Goodbye to Love", "Top of the World", "I Won't Last a Day Without You", and "Bless the Beasts and Children".

  1. ^ Eder, Bruce. The Carpenters - A Song for You (1972) album review, credits & releases at AllMusic. Retrieved 2012-02-02.
  2. ^ Stephen, Holden (1972-12-12). "Carpenters: A Song for You: Music Reviews". Rolling Stone. Archived from the original on 2009-01-07. Retrieved 2012-02-18.
  3. ^ Brackett, Nathan; Christian Hoard (2004). The Rolling Stone Album Guide. New York City, New York: Simon and Schuster. p. 140. ISBN 0-7432-0169-8. rolling stone carpenters album guide.
  4. ^ A Song for You CD insert
  5. ^ "Leon Russell - Best Of Leon (Vinyl, LP, Compilation) | Discogs". Discogs. February 25, 2019. Retrieved February 25, 2019.
  6. ^ Cash Box YE Pop Albums – 1972