Tracklist Hide Credits
| A1 | A Song For YouWritten-By – Leon Russell |
4:42 |
| A2 | Top Of The WorldWritten-By – John Bettis, Richard Carpenter |
2:56 |
| A3 | Hurting Each OtherWritten-By – Gary Geld, Peter Udell |
2:46 |
| A4 | It's Going To Take Some TimeWritten-By – Carole King, Toni Stern |
2:55 |
| A5 | Goodbye To LoveWritten-By – John Bettis, Richard Carpenter |
3:50 |
| A6 | IntermissionWritten-By – Richard Carpenter |
0:22 |
| B1 | Bless The Beasts And The ChildrenWritten-By – Barry DeVorzon*, Perry Botkin, Jr.* |
3:07 |
| B2 | Flat BaroqueWritten-By – Richard Carpenter |
1:45 |
| B3 | Piano PickerWritten-By – Randy Edelman |
1:59 |
| B4 | I Won't Last A Day Without YouWritten-By – Paul Williams , Roger Nichols |
3:47 |
| B5 | Crystal LullabyWritten-By – John Bettis, Richard Carpenter |
3:58 |
| B6 | Road OdeWritten-By – Dan Woodhams*, Gary Sims |
3:50 |
| B7 | A Song For You (Reprise)Written-By – Leon Russell |
0:53 |
Companies, etc.
- Phonographic Copyright (p) – A&M Records, Inc.
Credits
- Arranged By, Orchestrated By – Richard Carpenter
- Art Direction – 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
- Keyboards – Richard Carpenter
- 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 Flute] – Bob Messenger
- Vocals [All Vocals] – Karen Carpenter, Richard Carpenter
Notes
Envelope album cover and brown A&M label variant. Catalog number SP 3511 taken from cover, spine and inner sleeve. Catalog number SP-3511 from center 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.
Barcode and Other Identifiers
- Matrix / Runout (Side A Run Out, Etched): SP-3511 A&M SP3531-S1
- Matrix / Runout (Side B Run Out, Etched): SP-3511 A&M SP3532-S2
- Matrix / Runout (Side A Matrix): SP-3531
- Matrix / Runout (Side B Matrix): SP-3532
Other versions
| Category | Artist | Title (Format) | Label | Category | Country | Year |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| SP 3511, SP-3511 | Carpenters | A Song For You (LP, Album) | A&M Records, A&M Records | SP 3511, SP-3511 | US | 1972 |
| AML-135 | Carpenters | A Song For You (LP, Album, TP) | A&M Records | AML-135 | Japan | 1972 |
| SAML 934561, SAML-934,561 | Carpenters | A Song For You (LP, Album) | A&M Records, A&M Records | SAML 934561, SAML-934,561 | Australia | 1972 |
| SP 3511, SP-3511 | Carpenters | A Song For You (LP, Album) | A&M Records, A&M Records | SP 3511, SP-3511 | US | 1972 |
| AMC-3511 | Carpenters | A Song For You (Cass, Album, Club) | A&M Records | AMC-3511 | Canada | Unknown |
Tracklist Hide Credits
| A1 | A Song For YouWritten-By – Leon Russell |
4:42 |
| A2 | Top Of The WorldWritten-By – John Bettis, Richard Carpenter |
2:56 |
| A3 | Hurting Each OtherWritten-By – Gary Geld, Peter Udell |
2:46 |
| A4 | It's Going To Take Some TimeWritten-By – Carole King, Toni Stern |
2:55 |
| A5 | Goodbye To LoveWritten-By – John Bettis, Richard Carpenter |
3:50 |
| A6 | IntermissionWritten-By – Richard Carpenter |
0:22 |
| B1 | Bless The Beasts And ChildrenWritten-By – Barry DeVorzon*, Perry Botkin, Jr.* |
3:07 |
| B2 | Flat BaroqueWritten-By – Richard Carpenter |
1:45 |
| B3 | Piano PickerWritten-By – Randy Edelman |
1:59 |
| B4 | I Won't Last A Day Without YouWritten-By – Paul Williams , Roger Nichols |
3:47 |
| B5 | Crystal LullabyWritten-By – John Bettis, Richard Carpenter |
3:58 |
| B6 | Road OdeWritten-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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| AML-135 | Carpenters | A Song For You (LP, Album, TP) | A&M Records | AML-135 | Japan | 1972 |
| SAML 934561, SAML-934,561 | Carpenters | A Song For You (LP, Album) | A&M Records, A&M Records | SAML 934561, SAML-934,561 | Australia | 1972 |
| SP 3511, SP-3511 | Carpenters | A Song For You (LP, Album) | A&M Records, A&M Records | SP 3511, SP-3511 | US | 1972 |
| 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 |












