Goodbye to Love
E750833
"Goodbye to Love" is a 1972 soft rock ballad by the Carpenters, noted for its melancholic lyrics and pioneering use of a fuzz guitar solo in a pop ballad.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Goodbye to Love canonical | 2 |
Statements (44)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
single
ⓘ
song ⓘ |
| album | A Song for You NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| artist | Carpenters NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| composer | Richard Carpenter NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin |
United States of America
ⓘ
surface form:
United States
|
| drummer | Karen Carpenter NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| genre |
pop ballad
ⓘ
soft rock ⓘ |
| hasGuitarStyle | distorted fuzz guitar solo ⓘ |
| hasHarmonyStyle | overdubbed vocal harmonies ⓘ |
| hasInstrument |
bass guitar
ⓘ
drums ⓘ guitar ⓘ keyboards ⓘ orchestral strings ⓘ |
| hasLeadVocal | Karen Carpenter NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasMood |
melancholic
ⓘ
wistful ⓘ |
| hasMusicalFeature |
fuzz guitar solo
ⓘ
multi-track vocal harmonies ⓘ orchestral arrangement ⓘ |
| hasStyle | Carpenters signature ballad style ⓘ |
| hasTempo | slow ⓘ |
| hasTimePeriod | 20th century popular music ⓘ |
| hasTitle | Goodbye to Love NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasVocalStyle | smooth contralto lead vocal ⓘ |
| isInCatalogOf | Carpenters discography ⓘ |
| keyboardist | Richard Carpenter NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| language | English ⓘ |
| lyricalTheme |
loneliness
ⓘ
lost love ⓘ resignation ⓘ |
| lyricist | John Bettis NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| notableFor |
melancholic lyrics
ⓘ
pioneering use of fuzz guitar solo in a pop ballad ⓘ |
| partOf | A Song for You NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| performer | Carpenters NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| producer | Jack Daugherty NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| recordingArtist | A&M Records NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| recordLabel | A&M Records ⓘ |
| releaseDecade | 1970s ⓘ |
| releaseYear | 1972 ⓘ |
| vocalist | Karen Carpenter NERFINISHED ⓘ |
Referenced by (2)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.