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"Only Love Is Real" | ||||
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Single by Carole King | ||||
from the album Thoroughbred | ||||
B-side | "Still Here Thinking of You" | |||
Released | February 1976 | |||
Genre | Easy listening | |||
Length | 3:29 | |||
Label | Ode | |||
Songwriter(s) | Carole King | |||
Producer(s) | Lou Adler | |||
Carole King singles chronology | ||||
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"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]
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]
Chart (1976) | Peak position |
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US Billboard Hot 100[6] | 28 |
US Billboard Easy Listening | 1 |