Sung by the married couple Captain & Tennille, "Love Will Keep Us Together" is an affirmation that they will always be together, no matter what sweet-talking girl comes along. But to the writers, it had a different meaning. Neil Sedaka and Howard Greenfield wrote the song in 1973 during their last songwriting session together. They had been working together since their high school days, and in the late '50s and early '60s were one of the most formidable songwriting teams in New York, with huge hits for Connie Francis and for Sedaka as a solo artist. Greenfield was moving to California, so to them, the song was about their close personal and professional relationship. "We both cried after we wrote it," Sedaka said.
Neil Sedaka was the first to record the song, initially releasing it as a single in France in 1973. In 1974, he included it on his popular comeback album, Sedaka's Back. Toni Tennille loved the song when she first heard it, and in 1975 Captain & Tennille released it as their first major-label single (they had just gotten a deal with A&M Records). It became the title track of their first album and their signature song.
Daryl Dragon (The Captain) was formerly a keyboard player for The Beach Boys, and wanted "I Write The Songs," written by Bruce Johnston of The Beach Boys, released as their first single. That song ended up on the album, but was not issued as a single.
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