All My Love (Led Zeppelin song)
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"All My Love" is a song on English rock band Led Zeppelin's final studio album, In Through the Out Door, released in 1979. Credited to Robert Plant and John Paul Jones, it is a slow-tempo progressive rock song, featuring a synthesizer solo by Jones and lyrics performed by Plant.
Plant wrote the song as a tribute to his son, Karac, who died from a stomach infection in 1977 at the age of five. He did the vocals all in one take, and the song changes key on the last chorus.
Overview
A studio outtake of an extended "All My Love" exists, timed at 7:55 minutes. It has a complete ending, with Plant extending the last verse and a twangy B-Bender guitar solo by Page.[1] This version has been made available on a number of Led Zeppelin bootleg recordings. The original working title for the composition was called "The Hook".
The song was played live on Led Zeppelin's concert tour of Europe in 1980.[1] It was one of the most well received performances of the tour. "All My Love" is also included on the Led Zeppelin compilations Early Days and Latter Days, Remasters and Mothership.
In an interview he later gave to rock journalist Cameron Crowe, Plant stated that this song was one of Led Zeppelin's "finest moments".[2] However, guitarist Jimmy Page has expressed less fond sentiments for the song. In an interview with Guitar World magazine in 1998, Page stated that he and drummer John Bonham
...both felt that In Through the Out Door was a little soft. I wasn't really keen on "All My Love". I was a little worried about the chorus. I could just imagine people doing the wave and all of that. And I thought, that's not us. That's not us. In its place it was fine, but I wouldn't have wanted to pursue that direction in the future.[3]
"All My Love" is one of only two Led Zeppelin songs which Page had no part in writing (the other being "South Bound Saurez", also from In Through the Out Door).
Accolades
| Publication | Country | Accolade | Year | Rank |
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| Radio Caroline | United Kingdom | "Top 500 Tracks"[4] | 1999 | 239 |
Formats and tracklistings
1979 7" single edition (Brazil: Swan Song SS 11105, Paraguay: Swan Song 11.105)
- A. "All My Love" [mono] (Jones, Plant) – 5:33
- B. "All My Love" [stereo] (Jones, Plant) – 5:33
1979 7" single edition (Argentina: Swan Song SS 79435)
- A. "All My Love" (Jones, Plant) – 5:33
- B. "Hot Dog" (Page, Plant) – 3:15
1980 7" single edition (Peru: Capricornio 030 [RI 16288])
- A. "All My Love (Con Todo Mi Amor)" (Jones, Plant) – 5:53
- B. "Rise"* (Armer, Badazz) – 4:53
Notes:
(*) B-side by Herb Alpert
Personnel
- Robert Plant – vocals
- Jimmy Page – guitars
- John Paul Jones – bass and synthesizer
- John Bonham – drums
Cover versions
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Sources
- Lewis, Dave (2004) The Complete Guide to the Music of Led Zeppelin, ISBN 0-7119-3528-9
- Welch, Chris (1998) Led Zeppelin: Dazed and Confused: The Stories Behind Every Song, ISBN 1-56025-818-7
References
- ^ a b Dave Lewis (1994), The Complete Guide to the Music of Led Zeppelin, Omnibus Press, ISBN 0-7119-3528-9.
- ^ Liner notes by Cameron Crowe for The Complete Studio Recordings.
- ^ Brad Tolinski and Greg Di Bendetto, "Light and Shade", Guitar World, January 1998.
- ^ "Top 500 Tracks - 1999". Radio Caroline. Retrieved 2009-02-10.
External links
Template:In Through the Out Door
