Love Songs: A Compilation... Old and New

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Love Songs: A Compilation... Old and New
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Compilation album by
Released28 September 2004 (2004-09-28) (US) [1]
1 November 2004 (UK) [2]
Recorded1980–2004
Genre
Length105:28
Label Atlantic/Rhino
Virgin (UK/Éire)
Producer Phil Collins, Hugh Padgham, Arif Mardin, Anne Dudley, Rob Cavallo, Nick Davis, David Pack, Lamont Dozier, Robert Colby [3]
CompilerGeoff Callingham [3]
Phil Collins chronology
The Platinum Collection
(2004)
Love Songs: A Compilation... Old and New
(2004)
Going Back
(2010)
Professional ratings
Review scores
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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 the compilation album The Platinum Collection .

Contents

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. [5]

Track listing

All tracks are written by Phil Collins, except where noted

Disc one
No.TitleOriginal albumLength
1."Tearing and Breaking" (music: John Martyn; lyrics: John Martyn, Collins)Previously unreleased5:32
2."Do You Remember?" ...But Seriously 4:36
3."One More Night" (remix) No Jacket Required 4:49
4."Against All Odds (Take a Look at Me Now)" Against All Odds 3:28
5."Can't Turn Back the Years" Both Sides 4:38
6."A Groovy Kind of Love" (writers: Toni Wine, Carole Bayer Sager) Buster 3:29
7."Everyday"Both Sides5:42
8."Don't Let Him Steal Your Heart Away" Hello, I Must Be Going! 4:46
9."Please Come Out Tonight"Both Sides5:47
10."This Must Be Love" Face Value 3:36
11."It's in Your Eyes" Dance Into the Light 3:03
12."Can't Stop Loving You" (writer: Billy Nicholls) Testify 4:18
Disc two
No.TitleOriginal albumLength
1."Testify"Testify6:31
2."True Colors" (rehearsal; writers: Billy Steinberg, Tom Kelly) Hits 5:32
3."You'll Be in My Heart" Tarzan 4:17
4."If Leaving Me Is Easy"Face Value4:55
5."I've Been Trying" (writer: Curtis Mayfield) A Tribute to Curtis Mayfield 5:00
6."I've Forgotten Everything"Both Sides4:36
7."Somewhere" (music: Leonard Bernstein; lyrics: Stephen Sondheim)The Songs of West Side Story 4:01
8."The Least You Can Do" (remix; music: Daryl Stuermer; lyrics: Collins)Testify5:04
9."Two Hearts" (writers: Collins, Lamont Dozier)Buster3:24
10."Separate Lives" (live; writer: Stephen Bishop) Serious Hits... Live! 5:18
11."My Girl" (live; writer: Smokey Robinson)Live from the Board3:49
12."Always" (live; writer: Irving Berlin)"Both Sides of the Story" B-side4:37
13."The Way You Look Tonight" (live; music: Jerome Kern; lyrics: Dorothy Fields)Previously unreleased4:04

Charts and certifications

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