All You Get from Love Is a Love Song
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"All You Get from Love Is a Love Song" is a song composed by Steve Eaton. 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 in their 1977 album, Passage
and fades into a camera angle zooming towards Karen Carpenter
. After the music video is done, it fades out into 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. Tenor saxophone solo was performed by Tom Scott (tenor sax soloist on "Jazz Man" - Carole King), who was then one of the hottest "session players" of the 70's.
Passage (The Carpenters album)
Passage is the eighth album by American popular music duo Carpenters. Released in 1977, it produced the hit singles "All You Get from Love Is a Love Song", "Calling Occupants of Interplanetary Craft" and "Sweet, Sweet Smile"....
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 |
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 drumBongo drum
Bongo or bongos are a Cuban percussion instrument consisting of a pair of single-headed, open-ended drums attached to each other. The drums are of different size: the larger drum is called in Spanish the hembra and the smaller the macho...
and fades into a camera angle zooming towards Karen Carpenter
Karen Carpenter
Karen Anne Carpenter was an American singer and drummer. She and her brother, Richard, formed the 1970s duo The Carpenters. She was a drummer of exceptional skill, but she is best remembered for her vocal performances of idealistic romantic ballads of true love...
. After the music video is done, it fades out into 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
The Carpenters' Very First TV Special
The Carpenters' Very First Television Special was Richard and Karen Carpenter's very first television special, aired December 8, 1976.The Carpenters performed many skits with guest stars Victor Borge and John Denver...
" in 1976. It can be found on the DVD Gold: Greatest Hits. Tenor saxophone solo was performed by Tom Scott (tenor sax soloist on "Jazz Man" - Carole King), who was then one of the hottest "session players" of the 70's.