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A Song for You is The Carpenters' fourth studio album. Released in June of 1972, A Song for You spawned five A-side singles and one charting B-side single. The Carpenters' biggest hit single from this album was "Top of the World", which reached #1 on the Billboard Hot 100, even though the single version was arranged differently from the original album version on A Song for You.

Recording for this album commenced in mid-1971, with the recording for the theme to the 1971 film, Bless the Beasts and Children. "Bless the Beasts and Children" was chosen to be the B-side of "Superstar" in September of 1971. "Bless the Beasts and Children" charted at #67 on the Billboard Hot 100.

• ... that, on Richard Carpenter's 60th birthday, there was an earthquake on the island of Hawaii?
• ... that Karen Carpenter's favorite beverage was allegedly iced tea?

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