All My Love ( Led Zeppelin song ) - wikipedia All My Love ( Led Zeppelin song ) `` All My Love '' Song by Led Zeppelin from the album In Through the Out Door Released 15 August 1979 ( 1979 - 08 - 15 ) Recorded November -- December 1978 Genre Rock Length 5 : 53 Label Swan Song Songwriter ( s ) John Paul Jones, Robert Plant Producer ( s ) Jimmy Page `` All My Love '' is the sixth track on Led Zeppelin 's 1979 album In Through the Out Door. Credited to Robert Plant and John Paul Jones, it is a rock ballad that features a synthesizer solo by Jones. It was written in honour of Plant 's son Karac, who died while Led Zeppelin was on their 1977 North American tour. Contents 1 Recording and releases 2 Reception 3 Legacy 4 The Hook 5 Formats and track listings 6 Personnel 7 Cover versions 8 Notes 9 References 10 External Links Recording and releases `` All My Love '' is a mid-tempo rock - style ballad, which biographer Nigel Williamson describes as `` underpinned by a semi-classical arrangement of the kind popular at the time with the likes of Genesis and ELO ''. The original working title was `` The Hook ''. The song was recorded between November and December 1978 at Polar Studios in Stockholm, Sweden. A studio outtake of an extended version of the song exists, timed around 7 : 55 ( the song itself would be timed around 6 : 57 ). It has a complete ending, with Plant extending the last chorus with much ad - libbing and a twangy B - Bender guitar solo by Page. This version is found on several Led Zeppelin bootleg recordings. Led Zeppelin performed the song during their concert tour of Europe in 1980. It was one of the most well received performances of the tour. `` All My Love '' is also included on the Led Zeppelin compilations Early Days and Latter Days, Remasters and Mothership. Reception In a review for In Through the Out Door ( Deluxe Edition ), Andrew Doscas of PopMatters described `` All My Love '' as `` the saddest and most heartfelt Zeppelin song. '' Doscas described the song as `` a fitting ode to Plant 's son, which hauntingly enough sounds like a foreshadowing of a band on the path to an impending and unforeseeable dissolution. Legacy In an interview he later gave to rock journalist Cameron Crowe, Plant stated that this song was one of Led Zeppelin 's `` finest moments ''. However, guitarist Jimmy Page expressed less fondness for the song : We ( drummer John Bonham and I ) both felt In Through the Out Door was a little soft. I was n't really keen on `` All My Love. '' I was a little worried about the chorus. I could just imagine people doing the wave and all of that. And I thought, ' That 's not us. ' In its place it was fine, but I would n't have wanted to pursue that direction in the future. Publication Country Accolade Year Rank Radio Caroline United Kingdom `` Top 500 Tracks '' 1999 239 The Hook A mono mix of the song was re-released in 2015 on In Through the Out Door ( Deluxe Edition ), under the title `` The Hook ''. Formats and track listings 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 Personnel Robert Plant -- vocals Jimmy Page -- guitars John Paul Jones -- bass guitar, synthesizer John Bonham -- drums Cover versions Main article : List of cover versions of Led Zeppelin songs Notes Jump up ^ Shadwick 2005, p. 296. Jump up ^ Williamson 2007, p. 188. ^ Jump up to : Lewis 1994. ^ Jump up to : Doscas, Andrew ( 22 September 2015 ). `` Led Zeppelin : In Through the Out Door ( Deluxe Edition ) ''. PopMatters. Retrieved 27 July 2017. Jump up ^ Liner notes by Cameron Crowe for The Complete Studio Recordings. Jump up ^ Tolinski 2012, eBook. Jump up ^ `` Top 500 Tracks - 1999 ''. Radio Caroline. Archived from the original on 18 May 2015. Retrieved 10 February 2009. Jump up ^ Grow, Kory ( 3 June 2015 ). `` Led Zeppelin Announces Final Three Deluxe Reissues ''. Rolling Stone. Retrieved 17 August 2017. References Lewis, Dave ( 2004 ). The Complete Guide to the Music of Led Zeppelin. London : Omnibus Press. ISBN 0 - 7119 - 3528 - 9. Shadwick, Keith ( 2005 ). Led Zeppelin : The Story of a Band and Their Music 1968 -- 1980 ( 1st ed. ). San Francisco : Backbeat Books. ISBN 0 - 87930 - 871 - 0. Tolinski, Brad ( 2012 ). Light and Shade : Conversations with Jimmy Page. Crown Publishing Group. ISBN 978 - 0 - 307 - 98573 - 6. Welch, Chris ( 1998 ). Led Zeppelin : Dazed and Confused : The Stories Behind Every Song. New York City : Thunder 's Mouth Press. ISBN 1 - 56025 - 818 - 7. Williamson, Nigel ( 2007 ). The Rough Guide to Led Zeppelin. New York City : Penguin Books. ISBN 978 - 1405384216. External links Lyrics of this song at MetroLyrics In Through the Out Door track listing Songs Side one `` In the Evening '' `` South Bound Saurez '' `` Fool in the Rain '' `` Hot Dog '' Side two `` Carouselambra '' `` All My Love '' `` I 'm Gonna Crawl '' Deluxe edition `` Southbound Piano '' `` The Epic '' `` The Hook '' `` Blot '' Led Zeppelin Led Zeppelin II Led Zeppelin III Led Zeppelin IV Houses of the Holy Physical Graffiti Presence In Through the Out Door Coda Led Zeppelin John Bonham John Paul Jones Jimmy Page Robert Plant Studio albums Led Zeppelin Led Zeppelin II Led Zeppelin III Led Zeppelin IV Houses of the Holy Physical Graffiti Presence In Through the Out Door Coda Live albums The Song Remains the Same BBC Sessions How the West Was Won Celebration Day Compilations Profiled The Best of Led Zeppelin BBC Sessions Mothership Led Zeppelin Deluxe Edition Boxed sets Led Zeppelin Remasters Boxed Set 2 The Complete Studio Recordings Definitive Collection Singles `` Good Times Bad Times '' / `` Communication Breakdown '' `` Whole Lotta Love '' / `` Living Loving Maid ( She 's Just a Woman ) '' `` Immigrant Song '' / `` Hey, Hey, What Can I Do '' `` Black Dog '' / `` Misty Mountain Hop '' `` Rock and Roll '' / `` Four Sticks '' `` Over the Hills and Far Away '' / `` Dancing Days '' `` D'yer Mak'er '' / `` The Crunge '' `` Trampled Under Foot '' / `` Black Country Woman '' `` Candy Store Rock '' / `` Royal Orleans '' `` Fool in the Rain '' / `` Hot Dog '' `` Travelling Riverside Blues '' `` Baby Come On Home '' `` The Girl I Love She Got Long Black Wavy Hair '' Films The Song Remains the Same Led Zeppelin DVD Celebration Day Tours Scandinavia 1968 U.K. 1968 North America 1968 -- 1969 U.K. & Scandinavia 1969 North America Spring 1969 U.K. Summer 1969 North America Summer 1969 Europe Autumn 1969 North America Autumn 1969 U.K. 1970 Europe 1970 North America Spring 1970 Iceland, Bath & Germany 1970 North America Summer 1970 U.K. Spring 1971 Europe 1971 North America 1971 Japan 1971 U.K. Winter 1971 Australasia 1972 North America 1972 Japan 1972 U.K. 1972 -- 1973 Europe 1973 North America 1973 North America 1975 Earls Court 1975 North America 1977 Knebworth 1979 Over Europe 1980 Reunions Live Aid ( 1985 ) Atlantic Records 40th Anniversary ( 1988 ) Ahmet Ertegun Tribute Concert ( 2007 ) Lists Discography Songs Awards and nominations Bootlegs Cover versions by others Led Zeppelin songs written or inspired by others Related Articles Swan Song Records Three Week Hero `` Beck 's Bolero '' Bron - Yr - Aur The Starship Caesar 's Chariot Shark episode Planned tour -- The 1980s, Part One Covers and tributes That ' 70s Show ( season 5 ) Bands The Yardbirds Band of Joy XYZ The Honeydrippers The Firm Coverdale Page Page and Plant Jimmy Page and the Black Crowes Them Crooked Vultures Strange Sensation Books Hammer of the Gods : The Led Zeppelin Saga Stairway to Heaven : Led Zeppelin Uncensored When Giants Walked the Earth People Jason Bonham Peter Grant Richard Cole Book Portal Retrieved from `` https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=All_My_Love_(Led_Zeppelin_song)&oldid=796948920 '' Categories : 1979 songs Led Zeppelin songs Songs written by John Paul Jones ( musician ) Songs written by Robert Plant Song recordings produced by Jimmy Page Songs in memory of deceased persons Swan Song Records singles Hidden categories : Use dmy dates from February 2014 Use British English from February 2014 Articles with hAudio microformats Talk Contents About Wikipedia Čeština Español Français Italiano ქართული Português Svenska Edit links This page was last edited on 24 August 2017, at 01 : 32. 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Question: who was all of my love written for
Answer: in honour of Plant's son Karac