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| The Love Songs | ||||
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| Released | September 30, 1997 | |||
| Genre | Rock | |||
| Length | 64:34 | |||
| Label | A&M | |||
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The Love Songs is the fourth compilation album by Chris de Burgh, released by A&M Records in 1997. Three new tracks are included in addition to songs found on previous albums, several of which were re-recorded for this release.
All songs written by Chris de Burgh.
| Chart (2013) | Peak position |
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| South African Albums (RISA) [1] | 18 |
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