All My Love

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{{Infobox Song

name = All My Love image = album = In Through the Out Door published = Flames of Albion Music registration = ASCAP 310179689 released = 15 August 1979 recorded = November-December 1978 genre = Rock, Progressive rock language = English length = 5 minutes 33 seconds composer = [[John Paul Jones (musician)|John Paul Jones and [[Robert Plant label = [[Swan Song Records producer = Jimmy Page engineer = Leif Mases

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'All My Love' is a song on [[England|English [[Rock music|rock band [[Led Zeppelin's final studio album, [[In Through the Out Door, released in 1979. Written by [[Robert Plant and [[John Paul Jones (musician)|John Paul Jones, it is a slow-tempo rock song, featuring a [[synthesizer solo by Jones and sensitive lyrics by Plant.

Overview

Plant wrote the song as a tribute to his son Karac Plant 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. Jones used a [[Yamaha GX-1 for the string arrangement on 'All My Love', with a '[[baroque horn' solo with expressive [[vibrato. A studio out-take of an extended 'All My Love' exists, timed at seven minutes two seconds. 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'.

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] '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). 'All My Love' is also included on the Led Zeppelin compilations [[Early Days and Latter Days, [[Remasters (Led Zeppelin album)|Remasters and [[Mothership (album)|Mothership.

The song was played live on Led Zeppelin's [[Tour Over Europe 1980|concert tour of Europe in 1980.[3] It was one of the most well received performances of the tour.

Accolades

Publication Country Accolade Year Rank
[[Radio Caroline United Kingdom Top 500 Tracks[4] 1999 239
DigitalDreamDoor United States The 100 Greatest Recordings From 1979[5] 2007 63

Chart positions

Song (Airplay)

Chart (1979) Peak position
Canadian [[CHUM (AM) chart[6] 2

Credits

Personnel
  • Musicians:
    • Jimmy Page – electric guitar, producer, remastering, digital remastering
    • Robert Plant – vocals
    • John Paul Jones – synthesizer, bass guitar
    • [[John Bonham - drums, percussion
  • Production:
    • [[Peter Grant – executive producer
    • Leif Mases - engineer, mixing
    • Joe Sidore - original CD mastering engineer (mid-1980s)
    • George Marino - remastered CD engineer (1990)

References

  1. ↑ Lewis, Dave (2012). Led Zeppelin: From a Whisper to a Scream. London: Omnibus Press, 94. ISBN 978-1-78038-547-1. 
  2. ↑ Liner notes by [[Cameron Crowe for [[The Complete Studio Recordings (Led Zeppelin box set)|The Complete Studio Recordings.
  3. ↑ Lewis, Dave (2012). Led Zeppelin: From a Whisper to a Scream. London: Omnibus Press, 94. ISBN 978-1-78038-547-1. 
  4. ↑ Top 500 Tracks - 1999. Radio Caroline. Retrieved on 9 August 2013.
  5. ↑ The 100 Greatest Recordings From 1979 - 2007. DigitalDreamDoor. Retrieved on 9 August 2013.
  6. ↑ 1050 CHUM Toronto's Top Singles: 3 November 1979. 1050chum.com. Retrieved on 9 August 2013.
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