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Love, look at the two of us Strangers in many ways We've got a lifetime to share So much to say And as we go From day to day I'll feel you close to me But time alone will tell Let's take a lifetime to say "I knew you well" For only time will tell us so And love may grow For all we know. Love, look at the two of us Strangers in many ways Let's take a lifetime to say "I knew you well" For only time will tell us so And love may grow For all we know.
On the concert trail in November, 1970, Richard was worried about finding the right song to follow the phenomenal successes of Close To You and We've Only Just Begun, which was still No. 1 in the nation. During a concert tour in Toronto and Chicago with Englebert Humperdinck, Richard was especially preoccupied by this problem. Ever resourceful, the Carpenters' manager, Sherwin Bash (a former Arabic camel-trader), advised Richard and Karen to take their minds off their work and see a movie playing locally: Lovers And Other Strangers. For All We Know was a song written for a wedding scene in the movie. Richard and Karen were immediately taken with it and decided they should record it for single release as soon as they returned home. It was released in mid-December and in two months became their third gold single. As a result of the hit record, For All We Know won the Academy Award for Best Song from a Motion Picture in 1970.
In the notes to the Carpenters: The Compact Disc Collection, Richard Carpenter wrote:
For All We Know - Karen and I were in Toronto to open the show for Englebert Humperdinck. We had one night off before opening and our manager Sherwin Bash suggested we see the film Lovers And Other Strangers. We enjoyed the film and noticed the song For All We Know which we recorded upon our return home. (It subsequently won an Oscar for Best Song of 1970).
