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DISCID=b008b80d
DTITLE=Carpenters / A Song For You
DYEAR=1972
DGENRE=Rock
TTITLE0=A Song For You
TTITLE1=Top Of The World
TTITLE2=Hurting Each Other
TTITLE3=It's Going To Take Some Time
TTITLE4=Goodbye To Love
TTITLE5=Intermission
TTITLE6=Bless The Beasts And The Children
TTITLE7=Flat Baroque
TTITLE8=Piano Picker
TTITLE9=I Won't Last A Day Without You
TTITLE10=Crystal Lullaby
TTITLE11=Road Ode
TTITLE12=A Song For You (Reprise)
EXTD=Originally Released June 1972\nCD Edition Released \nMoFi Gold CD
EXTD= Edition Released November 9, 1989\nRemastered CD Edition Release
EXTD=d \n\nAMG EXPERT REVIEW: The duo's best album, and the place to s
EXTD=tart beyond the hits compilations. Up to the release of A Song fo
EXTD=r You, the Carpenters' success had seemed an awesome if somewhat 
EXTD=fluky phenomenon, built on prodigious talent, some beautifully cr
EXTD=afted pop sensibilities, and a very fortunate choice of singles -
EXTD=- their albums Close to You and Carpenters, though they were top-
EXTD=sellers, both seemed just a bit thrown together. Then came A Song
EXTD= for You, a seemingly unified concept album written and recorded 
EXTD=during a frantic period of concert activity, and brimming with lo
EXTD=vely musical ideas even more lovingly executed, laced with good h
EXTD=umor, and enough hits of its own to have established any artist's
EXTD= career on its own. And even in between the hits, the album was b
EXTD=uilt on material that could have made a whole career for anyone. 
EXTD=The duo's version of a then-new Carole King song, "It's Going to 
EXTD=Take Some Time," not only became a hit single but helped them in 
EXTD=the "cool" department, Carole King being about the hottest musica
EXTD=l personality there was at that particular time. One song, "Top o
EXTD=f the World," which Richard Carpenter had only visualized as albu
EXTD=m track, became an unexpected hit single and one of the most popu
EXTD=lar songs of the decade. And where the Close to You LP had includ
EXTD=ed some beautiful album tracks ("Crescent Noon," " "Maybe It's Yo
EXTD=u"), A Song for You was dripping with masterpieces, including "Cr
EXTD=ystal Lullaby" and "Road Ode"; Richard Carpenter's "Piano Picker,
EXTD=" a confessional piece sung by the composer, also marked the high
EXTD= point of his solo vocal contributions to the duo's music. Even t
EXTD=he two cuts that reach back into the past -- the soft jazz instru
EXTD=mental "Flat Baroque," a 1966-vintage Richard Carpenter compositi
EXTD=on that he resurrected for this release, and "Bless the Beasts an
EXTD=d the Children," the B-side of "Superstar" from more than a year 
EXTD=earlier (written for a Stanley Kramer movie) -- slot in perfectly
EXTD= among the new songs. The high point of their recording career, A
EXTD= Song for You marked the last time that their music (and the only
EXTD= occasion that one of their albums) would be accepted in the rock
EXTD= world on its own terms, without the duo's squeaky-clean image an
EXTD=d sound, and middle-class dorkiness becoming a drag on their sale
EXTD=s and image. A Song for You has been released several times on CD
EXTD=, the best of which by far is the 1999 A&M remastering with new n
EXTD=otes and full lyrics.  -- Bruce Eder\n\n\nAmazon.com Editorial Re
EXTD=view\nReleased at the height of the Carpenters' popularity in the
EXTD= early '70s, A Song for You spawned five hit singles. Its title t
EXTD=rack by Leon Russell somewhat surprisingly wasn't one of them giv
EXTD=en that it's probably Russell's best-known song and later became 
EXTD=a country hit for Willie Nelson. Two of the album's most successf
EXTD=ul songs, the No. 1 smash "Top of the World" and the Top 10 hit "
EXTD=Goodbye to Love," were cowritten by Richard Carpenter and John Be
EXTD=ttis; most of the record's other material came from outside sourc
EXTD=es, including "I Won't Last a Day Without You" (Paul Williams/Rog
EXTD=er Nichols), "Hurting Each Other" (Peter Udell/Gary Geld) and "It
EXTD='s Going to Take Some Time" (Carole King/Toni Stern). --Peter Bla
EXTD=ckstock \n\n\nAMAZON.COM CUSTOMER REVIEW\nIn their prime., Februa
EXTD=ry 15, 2007\nReviewer: Mark Wilsonwood (Grapevine, TX)\nThere's m
EXTD=ore than one good song on this album, but if there were only one 
EXTD=-- "Top of the World" -- this album would be worth the price. Tha
EXTD=t's because this is a version of the song that's almost never hea
EXTD=rd anymore; the one you typically hear is a slightly different ar
EXTD=rangement that was "countrified", I think in an attempt to get cr
EXTD=ossover exposure to the country and western demographic. The vers
EXTD=ion on this CD -- which doesn't have that "countrification" -- is
EXTD= much better.\n\n\nAMAZON.COM CUSTOMER REVIEW\nThe Full Bloom of 
EXTD=the Carpenters, January 25, 2007\nReviewer: Maestroh "A.A., A.A.S
EXTD=.,B.M.E.,Th.M." (Ph.D. Textual Criticism)\nSo what do you do when
EXTD= you've won three Grammies, had two million-selling albums, five 
EXTD=top five singles (with a #1) and a fast-growing reputation as the
EXTD= top duo of your generation? You go into the studio and record th
EXTD=e best record you've ever made. \n\n"A Song for You" is, bar none
EXTD=, the best ever Carpenter 'first release' recording. Five songs o
EXTD=n this recording charted, all of them going to #12 or higher incl
EXTD=uding three top fives and a number one smash, "Top of the World."
EXTD= The recording was so good, in fact, that upon its original relea
EXTD=se in 1972, Richard Carpenter was not sure what single to release
EXTD= and chose "It's Going To Take Some Time This Time" to accompany 
EXTD=the album. While that song did go to #12, Richard Carpenter later
EXTD= expressed regret over the fact that if he had been smart enough 
EXTD=to release "Top of the World" instead, this album would have sold
EXTD= another million copies solely on the basis of that one song. \n\n
EXTD=The recording was so good that songs from this album charted ever
EXTD=y year from 1971 to 1974. And even a couple of songs not selected
EXTD= for single release were powerful songs that later became Carpent
EXTD=ers standards. \n\nThe album opens with "A Song for You," the Leo
EXTD=n Russell composition that is the perfect vocal vehicle for Karen
EXTD= to emphasize melancholy happiness. It then launches into "Top of
EXTD= the World," composed by Richard Carpenter and John Bettis. This 
EXTD=particular version is NOT the one that went to number one in Sept
EXTD=ember 1973. This is actually a 'softer' performance with Karen gl
EXTD=iding over notes and a more relaxed feel. Personally, I like this
EXTD= version better. The song was released as a single after Lynn And
EXTD=erson took a country version to the top of the country charts (#2
EXTD=) and after a delay of nearly a year and a half. \n\n"Piano Picke
EXTD=r," by then unknown composer Randy Edelman (he did the music to t
EXTD=he 1988 movie "Twins" and other feature films) gives Richard a ch
EXTD=ance to sing a song that sounds autobiographical. Richard's vocal
EXTD= range is rather limited but his piano skills sell the song well.
EXTD= "I Won't Last A Day Without You" is the third (and final) chart 
EXTD=song for the Carpenters written by Roger Nichols and Paul William
EXTD=s (who also wrote "Rainy Days and Mondays" and "We've Only Just B
EXTD=egun"). It peaked at #11 in the spring of 1974, the last song fro
EXTD=m this album to chart. \n\nAnother Richard Carpenter piece, "Flat
EXTD= Baroque," follows, only this does not feature his voice but inst
EXTD=ead his magnificent piano skills. "Goodbye To Love," a song based
EXTD= on an unwritten tune in the Bing Crosy movie "Mississippi," clos
EXTD=es out side one with a fantastic rock guitar riff by Tony Peluso.
EXTD= The song went to #7 in 1972 while this album was at its peak. "I
EXTD=ntermission," a humorous thirty second bit, is the final recordin
EXTD=g on side one. Obviously a joke, this was never released as a sin
EXTD=gle. \n\nSide two opens with the song that preceded this album as
EXTD= a smash #2 hit, "Hurting Each Other." It was originally recorded
EXTD= by Ruby and the Romantics in 1967 but failed to chart. Richard f
EXTD=ound it listening to some old records and decided to record it. "
EXTD=Crystal Lullaby" is a sweet song with a magnificent choral arrang
EXTD=ement using the Carpenters' famous 'overdub' approach. "It's Goin
EXTD=g To Take Some Time This Time," written by the famous Carole King
EXTD=, follows. Simple yet sublime, it goes to #12 concurrent with the
EXTD= album's release. \n\n"Bless The Beasts and the Children" is a so
EXTD=ng from the movie of the same name. It was later released as a B 
EXTD=side and went to #67 on the Billboard Hot 100. Never a serious ch
EXTD=art threat, the song became another Carpenters standard, especial
EXTD=ly later when Richard included it on "Yesterday Once More." "Road
EXTD= Ode" was the weak finisher, a musician's lament on what the road
EXTD= does and how lonely it can be. A harp fade into an echo of the c
EXTD=losing lines of "A Song for You" - the song that opened the album
EXTD= - closes it out perfectly. \n\nThe CD is absolutely magnificent.
EXTD= From the cover artwork - a major improvement over their first th
EXTD=ree releases - to the content to the vocal and instrumental abili
EXTD=ties, this is the perfect Carpenters CD. \n\nAll Carpenters CDs a
EXTD=re compared to this one. It is Richard Carpenter's favorite work,
EXTD= and if you don't want just a 'greatest hits' collection but want
EXTD= to hear the craftsmen at work, this is a highly recommended CD. 
EXTD=Note the number of five star reviews it has. \n\n\n\nAMAZON.COM C
EXTD=USTOMER REVIEW\n"A Song For You" is Vintage Quality Carpenters, J
EXTD=uly 24, 2005\nReviewer: James Koenig "Konedog4" (Fergus Falls, MN
EXTD= United States)\n\n"A Song For You" is the third consecutive smas
EXTD=h-hit album (it went to #4 on Billboard) produced by the Carpente
EXTD=rs, the others being "Close To You", and "Carpenters". Unbelievab
EXTD=ly, no less than 6 hit singles were released from this album! - "
EXTD=Top of the World, (#1 for two weeks) " "Hurting Each Other"(went 
EXTD=to #2)" "It's Going to Take Some Time,"(#12) "Goodbye to Love,"(#
EXTD=7) "I Won't Last a Day Without You,"(#11) and, "Bless the Beasts 
EXTD=and Children." With this many hits singles, it is an album that d
EXTD=efinitely pleases. \n\nThe album is "bookended" with the touching
EXTD= "A Song for You" (in its complete form at the beginning and in a
EXTD= very haunting rendition at the end that will send tingles up you
EXTD=r spine). Interestingly, the order of tracks 1 - 5 repesents a cy
EXTD=cle of the stages of a love relationship from initial deep love t
EXTD=o an eventual breakup. Karen Carpenter's vocals are extraordinary
EXTD=, and exhibit a depth of feeling that indicate she has experience
EXTD=d the deep emotions in each of these songs. \n\nThis album has no
EXTD= dull moments, with every track a unique gem of its own. "Bless t
EXTD=he Beasts and Children", is a movie theme that is one of my favor
EXTD=ites. "Flat Baroque" and "Piano Picker" are two tracks that show 
EXTD=off Richard Carpenters' varied talents as both a composer and per
EXTD=former. Finally, the album wraps with "I Won't Last a Day Without
EXTD= You," "Crystal Lullaby" and "Road Ode." All three are individual
EXTD=ly pleasing. \n\nThe album is another well-deserved GOLD album fo
EXTD=r the Capenters. While many of these songs are included in the Ca
EXTD=rpenter greatest hits albums, this album deserves a place on your
EXTD= music shelf library for it is a complete package. You will treas
EXTD=ure this album as I do.   --  Jim Konedog Koenig \n\n\n\nAMAZON.C
EXTD=OM CUSTOMER REVIEW\nGreat album. Better on vinyl though., Februar
EXTD=y 15, 2004\nReviewer: Robert Bauer (Astoria, N.Y. USA)\n\nWhen I 
EXTD=first heard this l.p. in the 1970's, I thought and still think it
EXTD= is their best record. The title track will send shivers up your 
EXTD=spine and the rest of the album contains some of their biggest hi
EXTD=ts like Goodbye To Love, Top Of The World, Bless The Beasts And T
EXTD=he Children, and Hurting Each Other. It also contains sone other 
EXTD=great non hit tracks like Road Ode, and Piano Picker. Unfortunate
EXTD=ly when I play this on my cd player the recording, even though it
EXTD= has been newly remastered, sounds rough and harsh along the edge
EXTD=s and highs. I hope a Dvd audio version will be released in the n
EXTD=ear future, and I will be the first one to buy a copy. For now I 
EXTD=cannot give it a rave review because of the sound quality. I was 
EXTD=quite dissapointed about it. However if your fortunate enough to 
EXTD=come accross a original vinyl version (and your fortunate enough 
EXTD=to still have a record player) you will love the warmth of the or
EXTD=iginal recording. It plays smooth and clean. In short, great lp, 
EXTD=all original packaging with lyrics, but rough sound.\n\n\n\nAMAZO
EXTD=N.COM CUSTOMER REVIEW\nThe BEST Carpenters CD & FIRST Power Balla
EXTD=d!, April 11, 2003\nReviewer: Bennett Turk (Albany, NY USA)\nA "S
EXTD=ong For You", (1972), is the Best Carpenters album released and i
EXTD=t has the First ever power ballad; "Goodby to Love". This CD is c
EXTD=onsidered the apex of the Carpenters carrer, after it was issued 
EXTD=there was endless touring along with countless promotions as well
EXTD= as very long hours in the recording studio which was basically b
EXTD=urning the candle at both ends in addition to Richard's quallude 
EXTD=problems, and Karen's eating disorder, all of which led to a decl
EXTD=ine in the quality, if not quantity of future musical releases. "
EXTD=A Song for You" is an underrated album, because, the albums bigge
EXTD=st hits, ("Top of the World" and "Hurting Each Other"), were eith
EXTD=er released too early, or too late to help sell the album. Had th
EXTD=e big songs from the CD been released nearer the albums release d
EXTD=ate, it probably would have sold a lot more copies, and been nomi
EXTD=nated for a "Best Album" Grammy award, which it might have won. T
EXTD=his cd has been reissued many times, including a gold-plated CD, 
EXTD=but, according to the Grant Gurrero website, they all sound the s
EXTD=ame. In other words, an almost perfect sound, no matter which one
EXTD= you listen to. The album has one hit after another, quality in q
EXTD=uantity. There's the Acadamy Award nominated song; "Bless the Bea
EXTD=sts and Children" from the film of the same name. There's a song 
EXTD=that could be played to children at bedtime; "Crystal Lullaby". T
EXTD=here's the all-knowing "Road Ode" about the endless touring. "A S
EXTD=ong for You" bookends the CD, opening and closing it, in a very i
EXTD=ntelligent style. There are some new DVD-audio musical discs bein
EXTD=g released, that have a lot of great music, and almost no picture
EXTD=. They are supposed to sound better than a standard musical CD, o
EXTD=r musical DVD-video. So far, there have not been any Carpenters D
EXTD=VD-audio releases. I hope there will be some in the future, and "
EXTD=A Song For You" would be my choise for among the first ones issue
EXTD=d, along with the "Close to You" CD. I also hope that any Carpent
EXTD=ers DVD-audios that are released are sold in the USA, and not jus
EXTD=t in Japan the way the outstanding "As Time Goes By" CD was only 
EXTD=sold in Japan!\n\n\n\nAMAZON.COM CUSTOMER REVIEW\nA 70's CLASSIC 
EXTD=OF CLASSICS, January 1, 2002\nReviewer: cdmusicline "cdmusicline"
EXTD= (Fullerton, CA United States)\nThis super album contains six cha
EXTD=rt hits from "Bless The Beasts And Children" to the #1 "Top Of Th
EXTD=e World". This was the third consecutive chart topping platinum a
EXTD=lbum for the Carpenters. The album opens with the title track the
EXTD= Leon Russell penned "A Song For You". This moving song digs deep
EXTD= and touches the soul. Karen sings with a powerful yearning that 
EXTD=tugs at about every emotion, and Bob Messenger's thrilling sax so
EXTD=lo is a complete delight. "Goodbye To Love" is equally impressive
EXTD= with it's extended fuzz guitar solo enthusiastically performed b
EXTD=y Tony Peluso. Richard Carpenter's shimmering production and drea
EXTD=my arrangement on "Road Ode", take this song about life on the ro
EXTD=ad into new emotional territory and catches the listener by the h
EXTD=eart strings. Another standout is the quirky jazz flavored instru
EXTD=mental "Flat Baroque". The song features Norm Herzberg adding spi
EXTD=ce on the bassoon, Richard's precise and sprite keyboards and, Ka
EXTD=ren's flavor full work on the drums.\nKaren's voice is at an emot
EXTD=ional power point on this album. With her broad range and capitiv
EXTD=ating lower register Karen's angelic voice reaches further into t
EXTD=he soul than your normal singer. All this is wrapped in Richard C
EXTD=arpenter's always spectacular and concise musical arrangements. T
EXTD=he remastered version of this CD also comes with newly added line
EXTD=r notes written by Richard Carpenter.\n"A Song For You" is truly 
EXTD=a classic among classics.\n\n\nHalf.com Details \nContributing ar
EXTD=tists: Hal Blaine, Tim Weisberg \nProducer: Jack Daugherty \n\nAl
EXTD=bum Notes\nThe Carpenters: Karen Carpenter (vocals, drums); Richa
EXTD=rd Carpenter (keyboards, background vocals).\n\nAdditional person
EXTD=nel includes: Louie Shelton, Tony Peluso (guitar); Red Rhodes (st
EXTD=eel guitar); Bob Messenger (tenor saxophone, flute, alto flute); 
EXTD=Tim Weisberg (bass flute); Earl Dumler (oboe, English horn); Norm
EXTD= Herzberg (bassoon); Joe Osborn (bass); Hal Blaine (drums).\n\nDi
EXTD=gitally remastered by Richard Carpenter.\n\nA SONG FOR YOU, Karen
EXTD= and Richard Carpenter's fourth album, is an unusual record. Alon
EXTD=gside the usual million-selling hits, here including "Top of the 
EXTD=World," "Hurting Each Other," "Goodbye To Love," and the film the
EXTD=me "Bless The Beasts And Children," A SONG FOR YOU contains a num
EXTD=ber of brief instrumentals designed to showcase Richard Carpenter
EXTD='s keyboard and arranging skills. Elsewhere, sibling Karen sings 
EXTD=as beautifully as ever, and her dusky, clear alto is at its most 
EXTD=expressive. The CD was remastered by Richard Carpenter in 1998 as
EXTD= part of a general overhaul of the Carpenters' A&M catalogue. A l
EXTD=imited-edition Japanese release features 32-bit digital remasteri
EXTD=ng and an LP-style slipcase.\n\n\nROLLING STONE REVIEW\nWhile the
EXTD= Carpenters' music is not particularly compelling, its lack of pr
EXTD=etension lends it a bland integrity that is uncommon for middle-o
EXTD=f-the-road pop music. The basis of this integrity is Karen's sing
EXTD=ing, which grows more assured with each album. She is especially 
EXTD=strong in her lower register, and she shows the potential of deve
EXTD=loping into an interesting stylist. The musical value of Richard'
EXTD=s contribution to the Carpenter phenomenon, however, is another m
EXTD=atter. The best that can be said for most of his arrangements is 
EXTD=that they provide adequate support for Karen's voice and have a r
EXTD=ecognizable stamp. What they lack is a sense of dramatic structur
EXTD=e or interpretive style.\n\nThe formula that Richard applies to h
EXTD=is own songs, he applies to everyone else's as well. This is a sh
EXTD=ame, since many of the Carpenters' records begin strikingly but t
EXTD=hen fail to gather momentum. The most obvious way in which this h
EXTD=appens is that, time and again, the clarity of Karen's vocal line
EXTD= is interrupted or joined by multi-tracked "choral filler," which
EXTD= tends to drain a song of its personality. It is the same fault t
EXTD=hat weakened countless pop records in the Forties and Fifties.\n\n
EXTD=Five songs are authored or co-authored by Richard. They vary in e
EXTD=motional range from cotton candy to ice milk, the best of them be
EXTD=ing the current hit single, "Goodbye to Love." Richard sings solo
EXTD= on two cuts--"Piano Picker" and "Crystal Lullaby." His voice is 
EXTD=pleasant enough, but he seems to be afflicted with a very noticea
EXTD=ble lisp. One cut, "Flat Baroque," features Richard on the piano 
EXTD=playing in a style that can only be described as Peter Neromanque
EXTD=.\n\nThe title cut, Leon Russell's "A Song For You" is far and aw
EXTD=ay the album's finest moment. It is a great song that is rapidly 
EXTD=achieving the classic status it deserves, and Karen communicates 
EXTD=its poignancy with effortless serenity. The Carpenters have done 
EXTD=well by Leon in the past, their version of "Superstar" standing a
EXTD=s perhaps their finest record to date. Unfortunately, the album d
EXTD=oesn't contain any other very strong material. "Hurting Each Othe
EXTD=r," which preceded "Goodbye to Love" as a hit single, does not ap
EXTD=proach the level of the Carpenters' first hits. Karen's interpret
EXTD=ation of Carole King and Toni Stern's "It's Going to Take Some Ti
EXTD=me" shows only that the song requires Carole's personal touch in 
EXTD=order to work "Bless the Beasts and Children," title song of the 
EXTD=movie, has lavish production values going for it, and nothing els
EXTD=e. Mention should be made of Bob Messenger's pleasant flute and t
EXTD=enor sax breaks on "Road Ode" and "A Song For You," respectively.
EXTD=\n\nIf the Carpenters are to grow with their audience, they will 
EXTD=need more of this sort of instrumentation. But above all, they wi
EXTD=ll need to be more discriminating in their selection of material.
EXTD= Karen is capable of giving us considerably more than tiny sugar 
EXTD=valentines. (RS 119 - Oct 12, 1972)  --  STEPHEN HOLDEN
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