"A Song for You" serves as the fourth studio album by the American music duo The Carpenters, hitting the airwaves on June 13, 1972. According to Richard Carpenter, the album was conceived as a concept album, with the title track opening and closing the set, and the songs in between forming the 'song'. The titular "A Song for You" was penned by songwriter Leon Russell.
The album made its mark in Cash Box's Top 100 Albums of 1972, securing the impressive ranking of number 26. Internationally, six songs from the album were released as A-side singles, including "Hurting Each Other," "It's Going to Take Some Time," "Goodbye to Love," "Top of the World," "I Won't Last a Day Without You," and "Bless the Beasts and Children."
