Love Songs: A Compilation... Old and New

Love Songs: A Compilation... Old and New
Compilation album by Phil Collins
Released	28 September 2004 (2004-09-28) (US) [1] 1 November 2004 (UK) [2]
Recorded	1980–2004
Genre	Pop pop rock
Length	105:28
Label	Face Value Virgin
Producer	Phil Collins, Hugh Padgham, Arif Mardin, Anne Dudley, Rob Cavallo, Nick Davis, David Pack, Lamont Dozier, Robert Colby [3]
Compiler	Geoff Callingham [3]
Phil Collins chronology
The Platinum Collection (2004) Love Songs: A Compilation... Old and New (2004) Going Back (2010)

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AllMusic	[1]

Love Songs: A Compilation... Old and New is a compilation album by English musician Phil Collins. The album was released by Atlantic Recording Corporation and Rhino Entertainment on 28 September 2004. ^[1] The album was released only a few months after Collins' previous compilation album The Platinum Collection .

The album was compiled of recordings released on previous albums as well as several previously unreleased songs, including a rehearsal take and live recordings.

Background, compilation and songs

The concept of Love Songs had existed since 2000. In that year, Collins and producer Rob Cavallo recorded the songs "Can't Stop Loving You," "Tears of a Clown" and "Least You Can Do" for inclusion in the compilation. However, the album did not see release and the songs were remixed and included on the 2002 studio album, Testify . ^[4]

The songs on Love Songs were compiled by Geoff Callingham with the track listing being approved by Phil Collins. ^[3] Several of the recordings—"I've Forgotten Everything," "This Must Be Love," —on the album were sped-up by several beats per minute, while none of the songs were remixed from their original albums. In 2005 a special valentine edition was released which features a bonus DVD with promo videos. ^[5]

Track listing

All tracks are written by Phil Collins, except where noted.

Disc one

No.	Title	Writer(s)	Original album	Length
1.	"Tearing and Breaking"	John Martyn Collins	Previously unreleased	5:32
2.	"Do You Remember?"		...But Seriously (1989)	4:36
3.	"One More Night" (remix)		No Jacket Required (1985)	4:49
4.	"Against All Odds (Take a Look at Me Now)"		Against All Odds (1984)	3:28
5.	"Can't Turn Back the Years"		Both Sides (1993)	4:38
6.	"A Groovy Kind of Love"	Toni Wine Carole Bayer Sager	Buster (1988)	3:29
7.	"Everyday"		Both Sides (1993)	5:42
8.	"Don't Let Him Steal Your Heart Away"		Hello, I Must Be Going! (1982)	4:46
9.	"Please Come Out Tonight"		Both Sides (1993)	5:47
10.	"This Must Be Love"		Face Value (1981)	3:36
11.	"It's in Your Eyes"		Dance into the Light (1996)	3:03
12.	"Can't Stop Loving You"	Billy Nicholls	Testify (2003)	4:18

Disc two

No.	Title	Writer(s)	Original album	Length
1.	"Testify"		Testify (2003)	6:31
2.	"True Colors" (rehearsal)	Billy Steinberg Tom Kelly	Hits (1998)	5:32
3.	"You'll Be in My Heart"		Tarzan (1999)	4:17
4.	"If Leaving Me Is Easy"		Face Value (1981)	4:55
5.	"I've Been Trying"	Curtis Mayfield	A Tribute to Curtis Mayfield (1994)	5:00
6.	"I've Forgotten Everything"		Both Sides (1993)	4:36
7.	"Somewhere"	Stephen Sondheim Leonard Bernstein	The Songs of West Side Story (1996)	4:01
8.	"The Least You Can Do" (remix)	Collins Daryl Stuermer	Testify (2003)	5:04
9.	"Two Hearts"	Collins Lamont Dozier	Buster (1988)	3:24
10.	"Separate Lives" (live)	Stephen Bishop	Serious Hits... Live! (1990)	5:18
11.	"My Girl" (live)	Smokey Robinson	Live from the Board (1995)	3:49
12.	"Always" (live)	Irving Berlin	"Both Sides of the Story" B-side (1993)	4:37
13.	"The Way You Look Tonight" (live)	Dorothy Fields Jerome Kern	Previously unreleased	4:04

Charts and certifications

Weekly charts Chart (2004–07) Peak position Australian Albums (ARIA) [6] 37 Austrian Albums (Ö3 Austria) [7] 4 Belgian Albums (Ultratop Flanders) [8] 6 Belgian Albums (Ultratop Wallonia) [9] 2 Canadian Albums (Billboard) [10] 9 Danish Albums (Hitlisten) [11] 2 Dutch Albums (Album Top 100) [12] 6 French Compilations [13] 1 German Albums (Offizielle Top 100) [14] 8 Irish Albums (IRMA) [15] 4 Italian Albums (FIMI) [16] 9 Norwegian Albums (VG-lista) [17] 13 Polish Albums (ZPAV) [18] 32 Portuguese Albums (AFP) [19] 1 Scottish Albums (OCC) [20] 10 Singaporean Albums (RIAS) [21] 8 Spanish Albums (PROMUSICAE) [22] 86 Swedish Albums (Sverigetopplistan) [23] 7 Swiss Albums (Schweizer Hitparade) [24] 2 Taiwanese Albums (Five Music) [25] 7 UK Albums (OCC) [26] 7 US Billboard 200 [27] 51

Year-end charts Chart (2004) Position Austrian Albums (Ö3 Austria) [28] 43 Belgian Albums (Ultratop Flanders) [29] 50 Belgian Albums (Ultratop Wallonia) [30] 24 Dutch Albums (Album Top 100) [31] 46 German Albums (Offizielle Top 100) [32] 73 Swedish Albums (Sverigetopplistan) [33] 97 Swiss Albums (Schweizer Hitparade) [34] 16 UK Albums (OCC) [35] 39 Chart (2005) Position Dutch Albums (Album Top 100) [36] 88 Swiss Albums (Schweizer Hitparade) [37] 75 UK Albums (OCC) [38] 102 Chart (2007) Position UK Albums (OCC) [39] 181 Certifications Region Certification Certified units/sales Austria (IFPI Austria) [40] Gold 15,000* Belgium (BRMA) [41] Gold 25,000* Brazil (Pro-Música Brasil) [42] Gold 50,000* Canada (Music Canada) [43] Platinum 100,000^ Denmark (IFPI Danmark) [44] Platinum 40,000^ France (SNEP) [45] 2× Gold 200,000* Germany (BVMI) [46] 3× Gold 300,000^ Ireland (IRMA) [47] Platinum 15,000^ Portugal (AFP) [48] 2× Platinum 80,000^ Switzerland (IFPI Switzerland) [49] Platinum 40,000^ United Kingdom (BPI) [50] 2× Platinum 600,000^ United States (RIAA) [51] Gold 250,000^ Summaries Europe (IFPI) [52] Platinum 1,000,000* * Sales figures based on certification alone. ^ Shipments figures based on certification alone.

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