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

[TheTecknician]

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

A Nightingale Sang In Berkeley Square - Nat King Cole.
Someone To Watch Over Me - Frank Sinatra.
My Funny Valentine - Frank Sinatra
The Way You Look Tonight - I actually like Fred Astaire singing this one.
They Can’t Take That Away From Me - Frank again.

When I fall in love - Nat King Cole
My Girl - Otis Redding
Love me Tender -Elvis ❤️

@Tempnamechng - 48 years old?

I'm listening to 'Loving You' by Minnie Riperton just now. Memories of springtime in 1975.

@LunaNorth Fantastic choices! I'll be putting all of these in my library.

I’m sorry @FiveShelties I’ve only just seen your post, which has brought tears to my eyes. I’m sorry for your loss. I can imagine playing that song would have been a very moving tribute to your Mum x

@Qwine thank you so much for your kind words, very much appreciated.

Separate Lives by Phil Collins and Marilyn Martin.
Against All Odds - Phil Collins.
In Too Deep - Phil Collins.

I really like some of Phil Collins’s love songs. He’s underrated imo.

Silver Springs by Fleetwood Mac.
True Colors - Cyndi Lauper.
Anything for You - Gloria Estefan.
Hands to Heaven - Breathe.
Through the Barricades - Spandau Ballet.
Heaven - Bryan Adams.
I’m Not In Love - 10cc.
Drive - The Cars.
One Step Up - Bruce Springsteen.

I actually have a Spotify playlist called ‘Young Romance’ full of songs I used to listen to when I was a hormonal adolescent. It’s great for a nostalgic wallow 🥰

You’ve Lost that Loving Feeling by The Righteous Brothers

The Sun ain’t Gonna Shine anymore by The Walker Brothers

When a Man Loves a Woman by Percy Sledge

The First Time Ever I saw your Face by Roberta Flack

The Grass is Blue - Dolly Parton. Oh, this one makes me cry.
Songbird - Fleetwood Mac.
I Hope I Don’t Fall In Love With You - Tom Waits.
Love of My Life - Queen.
A Case of You - Joni Mitchell.
Mirrorball - Elbow.
Everybody’s Got To Learn Sometime - The Korgis.

This Guy’s in Love with you by Herb Alpert

edit: spelling

Another oldie

Andy Williams. - More

Some Enchanted Evening - from South Pacific.

Jack Jones recorded What I Did For Love for the same-titled album in about 1976. Very good it is too. My parents were fans and went to a few of his shows at the Batley Variety Club back in the day.

Theme From Mahogany (Do You Know Where You're Going To?) by Diana Ross is another old classic that somehow doesn't get old. Timeless.

I Get Along Without You Very Well - especially Chet Baker version. That last line: "Except perhaps in Spring - but I should never think of Spring, for that would surely break my heart in two."

Smooth radio play ‘Against all odds’ all the time.

Does a lullaby count as a love ballad.

If so - Goodnight My Angel by Billy Joel , written for his baby daughter. The Kings Singers version is awesome. Mums and Dads might need a box of tissues.

Me too! The Nat King Cole version. Has me in floods. Every time.

Strangers in the Night

Feelings (Charles Aznavour - there's a blast from the past!)

”You were better to me than I was to myself. For me there’s you and there ain’t nobody else.”

Thank you was desperately trying to remember this yesterday.
yy Jack Jones my dad was a huge fan of his, not sure if I’m making this up but wasn’t he David Cassidy Dad?
Al Martino -Spanish eyes always makes me cry my Dad used to sing this a lot (he had a fabulous tenor voice)
Sam Cooke - you send me

A love so beautiful. Roy Orbison,, Michael Bolton also covered it.

Jack Jones is not David Cassidy's father. There's only 12 years' age difference.

The Beach Boys - Forever
Bread - Everything I Own
Fleetwood Mac - Songbird
The Carpenters - We’ve Only Just Begun