Carpenters, The - A Song For You (1972) Part 2 (Full Album)

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Track List: 5-7

5. Carpenters - Goodbye To Love (0:00)
6. Carpenters - Intermission (3:58)
7. Carpenters - Bless The Beasts And Children (4:26)

A Song for You is the fourth studio album by American music duo 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.

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

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".

Personnel:
Karen Carpenter – lead and backing vocals, drums
Richard Carpenter – lead and backing vocals, piano, Wurlitzer electronic piano, Hammond organ, celesta, orchestration
Tony Peluso – lead guitar
Louie Shelton – guitar
Red Rhodes – steel guitar
Buddy Emmons – pedal steel guitar on "Top of the World"
Joe Osborn – bass guitar
Hal Blaine – drums
Earl Dumler – oboe, English horn
Bob Messenger – tenor saxophone, flute, alto flute
Tim Weisberg – bass flute on "It's Going to Take Some Time"
Norm Herzberg – bassoon
Gary Coleman – percussion on "Hurting Each Other"
Bernie Grundman, Richard Carpenter – remastering at Bernie Grundman Mastering