Love Songs: A Compilation... Old and New
2004 compilation album by Phil Collins
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Love Songs: A Compilation... Old and New is a compilation album by the English musician Phil Collins. The album was released by Atlantic Recording Corporation and Rhino Entertainment on 28 September 2004 in the US[1] and 1 November in Collins' native UK.[3] The album was released only a few months after Collins' previous compilation album The Platinum Collection.
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| Released | 28 September 2004[1] | |||
| Recorded | 1980–2004 | |||
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| Length | 105:28 | |||
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| Producers | Phil Collins, Hugh Padgham, Arif Mardin, Anne Dudley, Rob Cavallo, Nick Davis, David Pack, Lamont Dozier, Robert Colby[2] | |||
| Compiler | Geoff Callingham[2] | |||
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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.[2] 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.
| No. | Title | Writer(s) | Original album | Length |
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| 1. | "Tearing and Breaking" |
| 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" | 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 (2002) | 4:18 |
| No. | Title | Writer(s) | Original album | Length |
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| 1. | "Testify" | Testify (2002) | 6:31 | |
| 2. | "True Colors" (rehearsal) | 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" | The Songs of West Side Story (1996) | 4:01 | |
| 8. | "The Least You Can Do" (remix) |
| Testify (2002) | 5:04 |
| 9. | "Two Hearts" |
| 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) | Previously unreleased | 4:04 |
Charts and certifications
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