A Song For You

Tracklist Hide Credits

A1	A Song For You Written-By – Leon Russell	4:42
A2	Top Of The World Written-By – John Bettis, Richard Carpenter	2:56
A3	Hurting Each Other Written-By – Gary Geld, Peter Udell	2:46
A4	It's Going To Take Some Time Written-By – Carole King, Toni Stern	2:55
A5	Goodbye To Love Written-By – John Bettis, Richard Carpenter	3:50
A6	Intermission Written-By – Richard Carpenter	0:22
B1	Bless The Beasts And Children Written-By – Barry DeVorzon*, Perry Botkin, Jr.*	3:07
B2	Flat Baroque Written-By – Richard Carpenter	1:45
B3	Piano Picker Written-By – Randy Edelman	1:59
B4	I Won't Last A Day Without You Written-By – Paul Williams , Roger Nichols	3:47
B5	Crystal Lullaby Written-By – John Bettis, Richard Carpenter	3:58
B6	Road Ode Written-By – Dan Woodhams*, Gary Sims	3:50
B7	A Song For You (Reprise) Written-By – Leon Russell	0:53

Credits

• Arranged By, Orchestrated By, Keyboards – Richard Carpenter
• Artwork – Roland Young
• Bass – Joe Osborn
• Bassoon – Norm Herzberg*
• Drums – Hal Blaine, Karen Carpenter
• Engineer – Ray Gerhardt
• Engineer [Assistant] – Roger Young
• Flute [Bass] – Tim Weisberg
• Guitar – Louie Shelton
• Lead Guitar – Tony Peluso
• Oboe, English Horn – Earl Dumler
• Photography By [Front Cover] – Jim McCrary
• Photography By [Sleeve] – Bill Hennigar
• Producer – Jack Daugherty
• Steel Guitar – Red Rhodes
• Tenor Saxophone, Flute, Flute [Alto] – Bob Messenger
• Vocals – Karen Carpenter, Richard Carpenter

Notes

Envelope album cover and brown labels.

Special Thanks: Ron Gorow.
Intermission inspired by Crucifixus-Antonio Lotti ca. 1667-1740.
Baldwin Piano, Ludwig Drums, Wurlitzer Electric Piano.

℗ 1972 A&M Records, Inc.

Catalog no's; SP 3511 cover, SP-3511; center label

Barcode and Other Identifiers

• Matrix / Runout (Run-out etching side A): A&M SP 3531-M3-Re A17176(3-1)
• Matrix / Runout (Run-out etching side B): A&M SP 3532-M6 A17176-X(7R)
• Matrix / Runout (A Side Label): SP-3531
• Matrix / Runout (B Side Label): SP-3532
• Matrix / Runout (Run-out etching side A, variation): A&M SP3531-P1
• Matrix / Runout (Run-out etching side B, variation): A&M SP3532-P2

Other versions

Category	Artist	Title (Format)	Label	Category	Country	Year
SAML 934 561	Carpenters	A Song For You ‎(LP, Album, Gat)	A&M Records	SAML 934 561	Australia	1972
CD89497	Carpenters	A Song For You ‎(CD, Album, Unofficial)	A&M Records	CD89497	Russia	Unknown
AMC-3511	Carpenters	A Song For You ‎(Cass, Album, Club)	A&M Records	AMC-3511	Canada	Unknown
SMAS-94398	Carpenters	A Song For You ‎(LP, Album, Club)	A&M Records, Capitol Records, Inc.	SMAS-94398	US	1972
SP 3511, SP-3511	Carpenters	A Song For You ‎(LP, Album, RP)	A&M Records, A&M Records	SP 3511, SP-3511	Canada	Unknown

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