Goodbye to Love

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"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.

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Goodbye to Love canonical 2

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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

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The Carpenters notableWork Goodbye to Love
John Bettis notableWork Goodbye to Love