A Song for You

~ Release group by Carpenters

Annotation

There are three different releases of the album on CD. A&M released a version in the mid ’80s that featured some remixes and single mixes. The liner notes on the A&M disc were sparse too – basically just track lists.

In the latter ’80s, Mobile Sound Fidelity Labs (MFSL) released a version of A SONG FOR YOU with more remixes in an effort to give it an audiophile reference-sound quality. These are highly sought-after by collectors today. An exact digital clone of the MFSL version appeared on THE COMPACT DISC COLLECTION, a British box set release of the 12 studio albums in 1990.

Finally in 1998, A&M/PolyGram released A SONG FOR YOU as part of its Remastered Classics series, with all recordings returned to their original album remixes, some of them a bit rough-sounding on today’s digital equipment, but faithfully remastered by Bernie Grundman and Richard Carpenter.

Annotation last modified on 2021-10-13 15:01 UTC.

Album

ReleaseArtistFormatTracksCountry/DateLabelCatalog#Barcode
Official
A Song for You (UK LP on A&M)Carpenters12" Vinyl13
  • GB1972-06-13
A&M RecordsAMLS 63511[none]
A Song for YouCarpentersCassette13
  • GB1972-06-13
A&M RecordsZCAM 63511[none]
A Song for YouCarpenters12" Vinyl13
  • US1972-06-22
A&M RecordsSP-3511[none]
A Song for YouCarpenters12" Vinyl13
A&M RecordsSP 3511, SP-3511[none]
A Song for YouCarpenters12" Vinyl13
  • JP1972-07-10
A&M RecordsAML-135[none]
A Song for YouCarpenters12" Vinyl13
  • JP1972-07-10
A&M RecordsAML-135[none]
Una Cancion Para Ti = A Song for You (stereo)Carpenters12" Vinyl13
A&M Records5237[none]
A Song for YouCarpenters12" Vinyl13
A&M Records6237[none]
A Song for YouCarpenters12" Vinyl13
A&M RecordsL-34561, SAML-934 561[none]
A Song for YouCarpentersCassette13
A&M RecordsAM 24561, C-34561[none]
A Song for YouCarpenters12" Vinyl13
A&M RecordsSAML 934561, SAML-934,561[none]
A Song for YouCarpenters12" Vinyl13
A&M RecordsSP-3511[none]
A Song for YouCarpenters12" Vinyl13
A&M RecordsSA&M-2087, SAM-2087[none]
A Song for YouCarpenters12" Vinyl13
A&M RecordsSP-3511[none]
A Song for You (White shell, Quadraphonic)Carpenters8-Track Cartridge13
A&M Records8Q-53511[none]
A Song for You (Club edition)Carpenters12" Vinyl13
A&M RecordsSP-3511[none]
A Song for YouCarpenters12" Vinyl13
A&M Records86 207 IT[none]
A Song for YouCarpenters12" Vinyl13
A&M RecordsA&M 204, AM 204[none]
A Song for YouCarpenters12" Vinyl13
A&M RecordsSP-3511[none]
A Song for YouCarpentersCassette13
A&M Records393511-4[none]
A Song for YouCarpenters12" Vinyl13
A&M RecordsAMLS 63511, SLAM 63511[none]
A Song for YouCarpenters12" Vinyl13
A&M RecordsAML-135
A Song for YouCarpentersCassette13
A&M RecordsCSAM - 1082, CSAM/ 1082[none]
A Song for YouCarpenters12" Vinyl13
A&M RecordsAML/S - 1082[none]
A Song for YouCarpenters8-Track Cartridge12
A&M RecordsAM8 - 1082, AM8 1082[none]
A Song for YouCarpenters12" Vinyl13
A&M Records63511 AMLS, AMLS 63511[none]
A Song for You (stereo)Carpenters12" Vinyl13
A&M RecordsSAML-934561[none]
A Song for You (Quadraphonic)Carpenters12" Vinyl13
A&M RecordsSAML 934561Q[none]
A Song for YouCarpenters12" Vinyl13
A&M RecordsELD 2123[none]
A Song for YouCarpenters12" Vinyl13
A&M RecordsSP-3511[none]
A Song for YouCarpenters12" Vinyl13
A&M RecordsAMLS 63511[none]
A Song for You (Off-green shell)Carpenters8-Track Cartridge13
A&M RecordsY8AM 63511[none]
A Song for You (Quadraphonic)Carpenters8-Track Cartridge13
A&M RecordsY8QAM 63511[none]
A Song for You (alternate track order)CarpentersReel-to-reel14
A&M RecordsOR-3511[none]
A Song For You (Club edition - RCA)Carpenters12" Vinyl13
RCA Music Service (RCA's Music Club), A&M RecordsR1103918, SP-3511[none]
A Song for You (Quadraphonic, Blue Shell)Carpenters8-Track Cartridge13
A&M Records8Q-53511[none]
A Song for You (white shell)Carpenters8-Track Cartridge14
A&M Records8T-3511[none]
A Song for YouCarpenters12" Vinyl13
A&M RecordsSP 3511, SP-3511[none]
A Song for YouCarpenters12" Vinyl13
A&M RecordsSP 3511, SP-3511[none]
A Song for You (Club edition: RCA)Carpenters8-Track Cartridge12
A&M Records, RCA Music Service (RCA's Music Club)8T-3511, S 110391[none]
A Song for You (Off-beige shell)Carpenters8-Track Cartridge14
A&M Records8T-3511[none]
A Song for YouCarpentersCassette14
A&M RecordsCS-3511[none]
A Song for You (7 ½ ips, ¼", 4-Track Stereo, 7" Cine Reel)CarpentersReel-to-reel14
A&M RecordsOR-3511[none]
A Song for You (Beige shell)Carpenters8-Track Cartridge14
A&M Records8T-3511[none]
Una Canción Para TiCarpenters12" Vinyl13
A&M RecordsSAML 70.556, SAML 70556[none]
A Song For YouCarpentersDigital Media13
  • -1972
A&M Records602567822295
A Song for YouCarpenters12" Vinyl13
A&M RecordsSP 3511, SP-3511[none]
A Song for YouCarpenters12" Vinyl13
A&M Records86207-I[none]
A Song for YouCarpentersCassette14
A&M RecordsD 54.352, D-54352[none]
A Song for YouCarpenters12" Vinyl13
A&M RecordsGP-254[none]
A Song for YouCarpenters12" Vinyl13
A&M RecordsAMLS 63511[none]
A Song for YouCarpenters12" Vinyl13
A&M RecordsAMP-7006[none]
Una Cancion Para Ti = A Song for YouCarpenters12" Vinyl13
A&M RecordsAMS-5079[none]
A Song for You (AM+)CarpentersCD13
  • JP1986-01-25
A&M Records32XB-53[none]
A Song for You (made by Canyon Records, Inc. Japan)CarpentersCD13
  • JP1986-11-05
A&M RecordsD32Y31044988012232434
A Song for YouCarpenters12" Vinyl13
  • JP1986-12-05
A&M RecordsC25Y3118[none]
A Song for You (Audio Master Plus (AM+) Series)CarpentersCD13
A&M RecordsCD 3511075021351127
A Song for You (Made in West Germany by PolyGram)CarpentersCD13
A&M RecordsCD 3511075021351127
A Song for YouCarpentersCD13
Mobile Fidelity Sound LabUDCD 525015775152526
A Song for YouCarpentersCD13
  • JP1992-01-21
A&M RecordsPCCY-102854988013393134
A Song for You (Karen in My Memories Series)CarpentersCD13
  • JP1993-03-01
A&M RecordsPOCM-18124988005114785
A Song for YouCarpentersCD13
  • JP1998-12-23
A&M RecordsPOCM-90544988005226440
A Song for You (Remastered Classics Series)CarpentersCD13
A&M Records82839 3511 2082839351126
A Song for YouCarpentersSHM-CD13
  • JP2009-08-26
A&M RecordsUICY-942234988005572356
A Song for YouCarpentersCD13
  • XE2010-01-28
A&M Records82839 3511 2082839351126
A Song for YouCarpentersSHM-CD13
  • JP2012-09-19
A&M RecordsUICY-252974988005724465
Promotion
A Song for You (Test Pressing)Carpenters12" Vinyl13
A&M RecordsAML-135[none]
A Song for YouCarpenters12" Vinyl13
A&M RecordsSP 3511[none]
A Song for YouCarpenters12" Vinyl13
A&M RecordsAMP-7006[none]
A Song for YouCarpenters12" Vinyl13
  • JP1986-12-05
A&M RecordsC25Y3118[none]

Relationships

associated singles/EPs:Bless the Beasts and Children / Help
Hurting Each Other
Discogs:https://www.discogs.com/master/84966 [info]
lyrics page:https://genius.com/albums/Carpenters/A-song-for-you [info]
other databases:https://rateyourmusic.com/release/album/carpenters/a-song-for-you/ [info]
https://www.45worlds.com/vinyl/album/sp3511 [info]
Allmusic:https://www.allmusic.com/album/mw0000189431 [info]
Wikidata:Q1755196 [info]