Name a nice old love ballad that we don't hear much any more.

[TheTecknician]

I'll start with 'Longer' by Dan Fogelberg.

Sade - By Your Side

Al Martino - The End of the World

Carpenters - We've Only Just Begun

Yes! Just listened to it again on YouTube. The memories!

Also

Anything by Dr Hook
' best thing that ever happened to me' Gladys night

'Fool if you think it's over' Christmas Rea

You are my sunshine - Jimmie Davies

The actual verses are quite sad but the chorus is lovely.
Plus there's a jazzy clarinet solo!

Unchained Melody 🎶

Midnight Train To Georgia: Gladys Knight

You're the best thing by Paul Weller

Seconding what everyone has said about The Last Waltz. I never imagined I would love Englebert Humperdinck and then one day, poignantly Steve Wright played The Last Waltz and it became one of my guilty little pleasures.
After my Grandma died I heard Matt Monroe, once again on Steve Wright, singing a Portrait of My Love. Even though I never really heard my Gran play this I knew she used to love him and if it comes on I feel like she is nearby.

I shall submit The Most Beautiful Girl by Charlie Rich (not the similarly titled Prince song).

Aaah lovely song x

8

Chris de Burgh: Lady In Red; No Borderline.
Kris Kristopherson: Jet Plane; Help me make it through the night.
Willie Nelson: Loving her was easier than anything I’ll ever do again; Angel flying too close to the ground.
Enya: May it be; If I could be where you are.
Righteous Brothers: Unchained Melody.

We're all alone by either Boz Scaggs or Rita Collidge - I love both versions - gorgeous

Have I Told You Lately - Van Morrison

Yep x 100 😊

Where do you go to my lovely - Peter Sarstedt

For The Good Times - Perry Como

A beautiful sad song about saying goodbye.

I only have eyes for you - The Flamingoes.

Just the most beautiful song.

Also Move Close by Phyllis Nelson - nothing reminds me of teenage slow dances and fumbled kisses more than this!

Not exactly a ballad but God Only Knows by the Beach Boys

Walk on By (Dionne Warwick)

Another vote for The Flamingos.
These Arms Of Mine Otis Redding
Woman In Love Barbara Streisand.
Do It Neil Diamond.

Touched to see that some posters have mentioned Stardust on their funeral list. They played it at the end of my grandad's funeral and I still get a lump in my throat when I hear it so many years later.

Another of my favourites is Let it be Me by the Everley Brothers which we had as our first dance.

I know it's not strictly speaking a love ballad, but one I love is I Can't Make you Love Me - the version by George Michael. I turned on one of the music channels last night and it was on. It was spellbinding.

Book of Love - Peter Gabriel

Not a love song as such, I think more of missed opportunities ..

All my Life - Phil Collins

(Esp the extended version with a sax intro)

I guess that's why they call it the blues Elton John

Some lovely songs here.

What We Did For Love from Chorus Line is lovely. Josh Grogan does a nice version. DD2 sang it as the final song of her High School leaving concert - dedicated to her classmates. it was really touching.

Nat King Cole - They tried to tell us that we were too young
Elvis - Cant help falling in love
practically anything by Dean Martin
Patsy Cline - Crazy
Petula Clarke - This is my song
agree with all pp songs as well, will come back with more adore a good love song.