The
Carpenters Legacy Lives On...
Goodbye
To Love
Goodbye
To Love / Crystal Lullaby - single:
The
idea for the Carpenters song "Goodbye To Love" came
about after Richard Carpenter saw an old Bing Crosby movie.
In this movie Crosby plays a song writer who wrote a great
song called "Goodbye To Love". From the movie, Richard
and friend/lyricist John Bettis wrote their own idea for what
a song with that kind of title would sound like. "Goodbye
To Love" became the first Carpenter/Bettis composition
to be released as a single.
"Goodbye
To Love" not only became another Carpenters top 10 hit,
but it also introduced listeners to a new form of music, by
using what's called a "fuzz-guitar" solo within
a ballad song context. The guitar playing was supplied by
Tony Peluso, who would later go on to becaome a regular band
member with the Carpenters.
The
Carpenters Discography:
Studio
Albums - Singles
- Compilation - Solo
- Tributes
