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

[TheTecknician]

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

@BibbleandSqwauk me too. 1992.

'You Do Something to Me' is an excellent song.

The Rose by Bette Midler.

Magic Moments, Perry Como, an immortalBacharach/David composition,
old fashioned, corny, happy, innocent, still hear it on the radio occasionally,
never fails to make me smile
and
If I Loved you from Carousel, don’t know the singer.

Anything by the glorious Andy Williams,
That’s Amore, Dean Martin,
if it’s ballads you are looking for, Olden but Golden.

That was my Mum's favourite song. She used to play the 7" single on repeat until the sun warped it because our record player was next to the French windows.

Oh I love Carly Simon and Linda Ronstadt too @mathanxiety

Have you heard Linda Ronstadt, Emmy Lou Harris and Dolly Parton singing To Know Him Is To Love Him ?
Such a combination of beautiful voices.

Also Dolly Parton's I Will Always Love You is a beautiful rendition.

Carly Simon's Jesse is a great love song too.

Oh my goodness, I’d forgotten about this. Thanks for mentioning it @DustyLee123 . I love this song x

Crazy by Patsy Cline

Heaven by Bryan Adams.

Quite a popular ballad, I think but it ALWAYS gives me goosebumps whenever I hear it.

@cheapskatemum Ha we all did that at some time!

The first time ever I saw your face - Roberta Flack

This Nearly Was Mine - from South Pacific. So sad.

Song For a Winter Night, by Gordon Lightfoot
Wichita Lineman, by Glen Campbell

Have you heard Linda Ronstadt, Emmy Lou Harris and Dolly Parto singing To Know Him Is To Love Him ?
Such a combination of beautiful voices.

I have indeed - breathtaking voices.

Along the same lines - Boulder to Birmingham, by Emmylou Harris.

On the street where you live....Dean Martin

Somebody - Depeche Mode
Always and Forever - Heatwave
The Very Thought of You - Al Bowllby
She Moved Through the Fair
Lagan Love - Hozier covered this a few years ago as a one off.

Luther Vandross - so many ballads! Love him covering A House is not A Home by Hal David and Burt Bacharach, This live performance is a tour de force in vocal control and talent- The GOAT

Giving you the best that I got - Anita Baker
Set Adrift on Memory Bliss - PM Dawn
Sign Your Name - Sananda Maitreya (Terence Trent Darby)

Lady in red Chris de burgh
Beautiful tonight Eric Clapton.

I love Eric Clapton's Wonderful Tonight also.

I love The Air that I Breathe by The Hollies. Him talking about his blissed out post-shag mood, where life is perfect in that moment, gives me the feels.

Some great ones already.

Sylvia's Mother by Dr Hook. The anguish!

Evergreen by Barbara Streisand
Mona Lisa by Mat King Cole
Can't help falling in Love by Elvis

DS was born in an operating theatre to Can't Help Falling In Love With You. A brilliant choice by the operating theatre assistant.

Has anyone mentioned Wicked Game? Chris Isaak?

The very thought of you (Nat King Cole)

I Can't Make You Love Me - Bonnie Rait

I Don't Want to Talk About It/First Cut is The Deepest - Rod Stewart