<Li> "I Kept on Loving You" </Li> <Li> "Another Song" </Li> <P> "We've Only Just Begun" is a hit single by Carpenters written by Roger Nichols (music) and Paul Williams (lyrics). Ranked at No. 405 on Rolling Stone magazine's list of "The 500 Greatest Songs of All Time", it is frequently used as a wedding song . </P> <P> The song was originally recorded by Smokey Roberds, a friend of Nichols, under the name "Freddie Allen". It debuted in a wedding - themed television commercial for Crocker National Bank in California in the winter of 1970 with Williams on vocals . Hal Riney, founder of the San Francisco - based advertising agency Hal Riney & Partners, commissioned the song to help Crocker appeal to young people . The song played over footage of a young couple getting married and just starting out . Direct reference to the bank was left out, in part to make the song more marketable . The commercial was very popular and Crocker National's business flourished . </P>

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