For All We Know (song, 1970)
| For All We Know | |
|---|---|
| Larry Meredith | |
| publication | 1970 |
| length | 2:49 |
| Genre (s) | Movie song |
| Author (s) | , |
| text | Robb Wilson , Arthur James |
| music | Fred Karlin |
| Label | ABC Records |
| Award (s) | Oscar for best song |
| album | Lovers and Other Strangers |
| Cover versions | |
| 1971 | Carpenters |
| 1971 | Shirley Bassey |
For All We Know is a song from the movie Lovers and Other Strangers (1970). The music was written by Fred Karlin , the lyrics by Robb Wilson and Arthur James . The song was named Best Song at the 1971 Academy Awards . In the film the song is sung by Larry Meredith . A well-known and successful version comes from the pop duo Carpenters .
Original version
Robb Royer and Jimmy Griffin, founding members of the band Bread , wrote the lyrics for the song For All We Know under a pseudonym. The music is from Fred Karlin. In the film, the song can be heard during the wedding. The vocals are from Larry Meredith, the music is played by the band Country Coalition . The accompanying soundtrack and the single were released by ABC Records .
At the 1971 Academy Awards , For All We Know was named Oscar / Best Song . At this time, the Carpenters version was already successfully in the charts, but since the duo was never featured in a film and thus could not appear according to the Oscar rules, the song was sung by Petula Clark .
Carpenters version
Richard Carpenter heard the song in the cinema in November 1970 when he wanted to relax before the upcoming appearances in the opening act of an Engelbert Humperdinck revue. He came across the song and had the sheet music sent to him. Another song to choose from was (Where Do I Begin) Love Story from the film Love Story , but the duo decided against setting two well-known film pieces from the same year to music.
The intro was played by an oboe . This came about by chance when Richard Carpenter met José Feliciano and the latter asked him if he could play on one of their next albums. Karen and Richard Carpenter invited him, the intro to the song was his idea. He played it on his guitar, but his manager at the time was angry and forbade the recording to be used. Therefore the intro was replaced by an oboe. Karen Carpenter sang the song while Richard accompanied her on the piano. The rest of the instruments were played by the famous wrecking crew .
The Carpenters' version was released as a single on January 15, 1971. The B-side became Don't Be Afraid . The single reached number 3 on the Billboard Hot 100 .
occupation
- Karen Carpenter - vocals
- Richard Carpenter - backing vocals, piano, Hammond organ , Wurlitzer electric piano , orchestration
- Joe Osborn - bass
- Hal Blaine - hi-hats , kick drum
- Earle Dumler - oboe
Individual evidence
- ↑ For All We Know at Discogs . Retrieved January 11, 2020.
- ↑ a b Randy Schmidt: Little Girl Blue: The Life of Karen Carpenter . Omnibus Press, 2012, ISBN 978-0-85712-769-3 ( google.de [accessed January 10, 2020]).
- ^ Randy L. Schmidt: Yesterday Once More: The Carpenters Reader . Chicago Review Press, 2012, ISBN 978-1-61374-417-8 ( google.de [accessed January 11, 2020]).
- ↑ Carpenter's Fans Ask- Richard Answers, May 2005. Retrieved January 11, 2020 .
- ↑ Hal Blaine, David Goggin: Hal Blaine and the Wrecking Crew . Hal Leonard Corporation, 2010, ISBN 978-1-888408-12-6 ( google.de [accessed January 11, 2020]).
- ^ Carpenter's Chart History. In: Billboard.com. Retrieved January 11, 2020 .