All My Love
| All My Love | |
|---|---|
| Appears on | In Through the Out Door |
| Published by | Flames of Albion Music |
| Registration | ASCAP 310179689 |
| Release date | 15 August 1979 |
| Recorded | November-December 1978 |
| Genre | Rock, Progressive rock |
| Language | English |
| Length | 5 min 33 sec |
| Composer | John Paul Jones, Robert Plant |
| Label | Swan Song Records |
| Producer | Jimmy Page |
| Engineer | Leif Mases |
"All My Love" is a song on English rock band Led Zeppelin's final studio album, In Through the Out Door, released in 1979. Written by Robert Plant and 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, 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. A studio outtake of an extended "All My Love" exists, timed at 7:02 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".
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 and Mothership.
The song was played live on Led Zeppelin's 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 |
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
Chart positions
Song (Airplay)
| Chart (1979) | Peak position |
|---|---|
| Canadian CHUM (AM) chart[6] | 2 |
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Cover versions
- 1993: Dread Zeppelin (Hot & Spicy Beanburger)
- 1997: The London Philharmonic Orchestra with Peter Scholes (Kashmir: The Symphonic Led Zeppelin)
- 1999: Great White (Great Zeppelin: A Tribute to Led Zeppelin)
- 2000: various artists (Pickin' on Zeppelin: A Tribute)
- 2002: Mor Koren & Kirsten Laiken (Livin' Lovin' Played: A Tribute to Led Zeppelin)
- 2002: Emerson Nogueira (Versão Acústica, Vol. 2)
- 2004: Ween (Live in Chicago DVD)
- 2004: Hampton String Quartet (HSQ Rides Again)
- 2004: The Classic Rock String Quartet (A Classic Rock Tribute to Led Zeppelin)
- 2005: Led Zepagain (A Tribute to Led Zeppelin)
- 2006: Greg Reeves & Erica Stock (Dub Tribute to Led Zeppelin)
- 2008: Billy Sherwood (Led Box: The Ultimate Led Zeppelin Tribute)
- 2008: Edinho Santa Cruz (Na Estrada do Rock: In Concert)
Notes
- ↑ 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.
- ↑ Dave Lewis (1994), The Complete Guide to the Music of Led Zeppelin, Omnibus Press, ISBN 0-7119-3528-9.
- ↑ Top 500 Tracks - 1999. Radio Caroline. Retrieved on 2009-02-10.
- ↑ The 100 Greatest Recordings From 1979 - 2007. DigitalDreamDoor. Retrieved on 2009-02-10.
- ↑ 1050 CHUM Toronto's Top Singles: 3 November 1979. 1050chum.com. Retrieved on 2009-01-19.