Love Songs | ||||
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Compilation album by | ||||
Released | 6 November 1995 (UK) | |||
Recorded | 1970–1996 | |||
Genre | Rock, pop | |||
Length | 70:50 | |||
Label | Rocket | |||
Producer | Gus Dudgeon, Chris Thomas | |||
Elton John chronology | ||||
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Singles from Love Songs [US version] | ||||
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AllMusic | [1] |
Billboard | (favorable) [2] |
The Encyclopedia of Popular Music | [3] |
Music Week | [4] |
Love Songs is a compilation album by English musician Elton John. It was released on 6 November 1995 by John's own label The Rocket Record Company, in conjunction with Mercury Records, [5] and in North America by MCA Records on 24 September 1996. In the US, it was certified gold in December 1996, platinum in March 1997, double platinum in December 1998 and triple platinum in August 2000 by the RIAA.
It was a major success on its release, topping the album charts in three countries and certified platinum in eleven countries and multi-platinum in seven. It spawned a music video compilation, which was originally released on LaserDisc, VHS and VCD.
Elton John had originally released an album called Love Songs in 1982 through his own label, The Rocket Record Company. [6] It focused mostly on the period of 1976–1982, when John and Bernie Taupin took a break in their collaboration and John was mostly writing with other lyricists such as Gary Osborne and Tim Rice. "Blue Eyes" and "Sorry Seems to Be the Hardest Word" are the only two songs from that album are featured in this new collection.
On the US version, ten of the fifteen tracks had been released in the period since the now-deleted Greatest Hits Volume 3 collection, including John's second tenure on MCA Records and two songs from the then-recent Made in England . (Two of these tracks, however, were live versions of old songs, namely "Candle in the Wind" and "Don't Let the Sun Go Down on Me"). "You Can Make History (Young Again)" and "No Valentines" were the two new songs made specifically for this release.
The UK version saw an alternate track order with the inclusion of such songs as "I Guess That's Why They Call It the Blues", "Nikita", "True Love" (a duet with Kiki Dee), "Please", "Song for Guy", and the original version of "Candle in the Wind". In addition, "Blessed" is represented as the single edit on both versions. "You Can Make History (Young Again)" and "No Valentines" did not appear on this version since they were recorded after its release.
All songs written by Elton John and Bernie Taupin, except where noted.
No. | Title | Writer(s) | Album | Length |
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1. | "Can You Feel the Love Tonight" | John, Rice | The Lion King (1994) | 4:03 |
2. | "The One" | The One (1992) | 5:55 | |
3. | "Sacrifice" | Sleeping with the Past (1989) | 5:10 | |
4. | "Daniel" | Don't Shoot Me I'm Only the Piano Player (1973) | 3:55 | |
5. | "Someone Saved My Life Tonight" | Captain Fantastic and the Brown Dirt Cowboy (1975) | 6:47 | |
6. | "Your Song" | Elton John (1970) | 4:03 | |
7. | "Don't Let the Sun Go Down on Me" (live duet with George Michael) | Duets (1993) | 5:50 | |
8. | "Believe" | Made in England (1995) | 4:44 | |
9. | "Blue Eyes" | John, Osborne | Jump Up! (1982) | 3:30 |
10. | "Sorry Seems to Be the Hardest Word" | Blue Moves (1976) | 3:50 | |
11. | "Blessed" | Made in England (1995) | 4:06 | |
12. | "Candle in the Wind" (live) | Live in Australia with the Melbourne Symphony Orchestra (1987) | 4:02 | |
13. | "You Can Make History (Young Again)" | previously unreleased | 4:57 | |
14. | "No Valentines" | previously unreleased | 4:11 | |
15. | "Circle of Life" | John, Rice | The Lion King (1994) | 4:50 |
Total length: | 70:51 |
Weekly charts
| Year-end charts
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Region | Certification | Certified units/sales |
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Argentina (CAPIF) [45] | 2× Platinum | 120,000^ |
Australia (ARIA) [46] | 3× Platinum | 210,000^ |
Austria (IFPI Austria) [47] | Platinum | 50,000* |
Belgium (BEA) [48] | Platinum | 50,000* |
Brazil (Pro-Música Brasil) [49] | Platinum | 250,000* |
Canada (Music Canada) [50] | 2× Platinum | 200,000^ |
Chile [51] | Platinum | 25,000 [51] |
Finland (Musiikkituottajat) [52] | Platinum | 63,250 [52] |
France (SNEP) [53] | 2× Platinum | 600,000* |
Germany (BVMI) [54] | Platinum | 500,000^ |
Hong Kong (IFPI Hong Kong) [55] | 3× Platinum | 60,000* |
Hungary (MAHASZ) [56] | Gold | 10,000 [57] |
Indonesia [58] | 2× Gold | 50,000 [58] |
Japan (RIAJ) [59] | Gold | 140,000 [21] |
Mexico (AMPROFON) [60] | Gold | 100,000^ |
Netherlands (NVPI) [61] | Platinum | 100,000^ |
New Zealand (RMNZ) [62] | 2× Platinum | 30,000^ |
Norway (IFPI Norway) [63] | 2× Platinum | 100,000* |
Poland (ZPAV) [64] | Gold | 50,000* |
Portugal (AFP) [65] | Platinum | 40,000^ |
Spain (PROMUSICAE) [66] | Platinum | 100,000^ |
South Africa (RISA) [67] | Platinum | 50,000* |
Sweden (GLF) [68] | Platinum | 100,000^ |
Switzerland (IFPI Switzerland) [69] | 2× Platinum | 100,000^ |
Taiwan (RIT) [70] | 2× Platinum | 100,000 [71] |
United Kingdom (BPI) [72] | 3× Platinum | 900,000^ |
United States (RIAA) [73] | 3× Platinum | 3,000,000^ |
Summaries | ||
Europe (IFPI) [74] | 5× Platinum | 5,000,000* |
* Sales figures based on certification alone. |
Region | Date | Label | Format | Catalogue |
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Europe | 6 November 1995 | Rocket/Mercury Records | CD | 528,788-2 |
North America | 24 September 1996 | MCA Records | Cassette | MCAC-11481 |
CD | MCAD-11481 | |||
United States | 2001 | Island Records | CD | 314,548,841-2 |
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