Only Love Is Real

"Only Love Is Real" is a song written and performed by Carole King. The song was included on her 1976 album, Thoroughbred.[1] The single peaked at No. 28 in the Billboard Hot 100 and was King's fourth and final No. 1 on the Easy Listening chart, where it remained for one week in March 1976.[2] It is ranked as the 40th biggest AC/Easy Listening hit of 1976.[3]

"Only Love Is Real"
Single by Carole King
from the album Thoroughbred
B-side"Still Here Thinking of You"
ReleasedFebruary 1976
GenreEasy listening
Length3:29
LabelOde
Songwriter(s)Carole King
Producer(s)Lou Adler
Carole King singles chronology
"Nightingale"
(1975)		 "Only Love Is Real"
(1976)		 "High Out of Time"
(1976)

Cash Box said the song has a "likable tune with a carefully constructed lyric" and that "Like Dylan, Carole King understands the power of a subtle rhyme, and she uses her knowledge in this tune with tremendous effect."[4] Record World said that "The exceptional songwriting prowess of Carole King continues to manifest itself in quality records such as this."[5]

Personnel

Charts
Chart (1976) Peak
position
US Billboard Hot 100[6] 28
US Billboard Easy Listening 1

See also

References
  1. Carole King Discography. Discogs.com. Accessed June 20, 2012.
  2. Whitburn, Joel (2002). Top Adult Contemporary: 1961-2001. Record Research. p. 136.
  3. Top 50 Adult Contemporary Hits of 1976
  4. "CashBox Singles Reviews" (PDF). Cash Box. February 14, 1976. p. 17. Retrieved 2021-12-11.
  5. "Hits of the Week" (PDF). Record World. February 7, 1976. p. 1. Retrieved 2023-03-08.
  6. Whitburn, Joel (2013). Joel Whitburn's Top Pop Singles, 14th Edition: 1955-2012. Record Research. p. 464.


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