Love Songs (Elton John album)

This article is about the 1990s album. There is another Elton John album of the same title released in the UK in 1982.

Love Songs
Compilation album by Elton John
Released	6 November 1995[1]
Recorded	1970–1996
Genre	Rock, pop
Length	70:50
Label	Rocket
Producer	Gus Dudgeon, Chris Thomas
Elton John chronology
Made in England (1995) Love Songs (1996) The Big Picture (1997)
Singles from Love Songs [US version]
"You Can Make History (Young Again)" Released: October 1996

Professional ratings
Review scores
Source	Rating
Allmusic	[2]

Love Songs is a compilation album by British singer-songwriter Elton John. The album was first released on 6 November 1995 by John's own label The Rocket Record Company, in conjunction with Mercury Records.^[1] The album was released in North America by MCA Records almost a year after the European release, on 24 September 1996. In the US, it was certified gold in December 1996, platinum in March 1997, 2× platinum in December 1998 and 3× platinum in August 2000 by the RIAA.

The album was a major success upon its release, topping the albums charts in three countries, was certified platinum in 11 countries and multi-platinum in 7.

The release also spawned a music video compilation, which was originally released on laserdisc, VHS, and VCD.

Compilation and songs

In a sense, it may be considered an unofficial Greatest Hits Volume 4. On the US version, ten of the fifteen tracks had been released in the period since the "Volume 3" collection, including the artist's second tenure on MCA 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 made specifically for this release. The former was about John and Taupin each finding love and idealism in their new life partners. Unfortunately, Taupin's relationship would eventually end and is covered in the lyrics of "Mansfield" on the 2001 release, Songs from the West Coast.

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". "You Can Make History (Young Again)" and "No Valentines" do not appear on this version since they were recorded after its release. Due to a production error, the US CD booklet and cassette lyric sheet provide the lyrics for "I Guess That's Why They Call It the Blues" directly after "Candle in the Wind".

Track listing

All songs written by Elton John and Bernie Taupin, except where noted.

European version

1. "Sacrifice"
2. "Candle in the Wind"
3. "I Guess That's Why They Call It the Blues"
4. "Don't Let the Sun Go Down on Me" (Live duet with George Michael)
5. "Sorry Seems to Be the Hardest Word"
6. "Blue Eyes" (John, Gary Osborne)
7. "Daniel"
8. "Nikita"
9. "Your Song"
10. "The One"
11. "Someone Saved My Life Tonight"
12. "True Love" (Duet with Kiki Dee) (Cole Porter)
13. "Can You Feel the Love Tonight" (John, Rice)
14. "Circle of Life" (John, Rice)
15. "Blessed"
16. "Please"
17. "Song for Guy" (John)

North American version

1. "Can You Feel the Love Tonight" (John, Tim Rice) – 4:02
2. "The One" – 5:55
3. "Sacrifice" – 5:09
4. "Daniel" – 3:55
5. "Someone Saved My Life Tonight" – 6:47
6. "Your Song" – 4:03
7. "Don't Let the Sun Go Down on Me" (Live duet with George Michael) – 5:50
8. "Believe" – 4:44
9. "Blue Eyes" (John, Osborne) – 3:29
10. "Sorry Seems to Be the Hardest Word" – 3:50
11. "Blessed" – 5:03
12. "Candle in the Wind" (Live) – 4:02
13. "You Can Make History (Young Again)" – 4:56
14. "No Valentines" – 4:11
15. "Circle of Life" (John, Rice) – 4:50

Music video compilation

1. "Sacrifice"
2. "Candle in the Wind"
3. "I Guess That's Why They Call It the Blues"
4. "Don't Let the Sun Go Down on Me" (Live duet with George Michael)
5. "Sorry Seems to Be the Hardest Word"
6. "Blue Eyes"
7. "Daniel"
8. "Nikita"
9. "Your Song"
10. "The One"
11. "Someone Saved My Life Tonight"
12. "True Love" (Duet with Kiki Dee)
13. "Can You Feel the Love Tonight"
14. "Circle of Life"
15. "Blessed"
16. "Please"
17. "Song for Guy"
18. "Believe"

Charts

Chart (1995)	Peak position
Australian Top 50 Albums[3]	7
Austrian Top 75 Albums[4]	4
Belgium (Wallonia) 100 Albums[5]	4
Chile (APF)[6]	1
Danish Albums Chart[7]	4
French Compilations[8]	1
German Albums[9]	7
Italian Albums Chart[10]	2
Japanese Albums Chart[11]	12
New Zealand Top 40 Albums[12]	1
Norwegian Top 40 Albums[13]	1
Portugal Albums Chart[14]	2
Spain Albums Chart[15]	8
Swedish Top 60 Albums[16]	2
Swiss Top 100 Albums[17]	2
UK Albums Chart[18]	4
Chart (1996)	Peak position
Belgium (Flanders) 100 Albums[19]	5
Canadian Top Albums[20]	11
Finnish Top 50 Albums[21]	2
Hungarian Top 40 Albums[22]	8
Netherlands Top 100 Albums[23]	3
US Billboard 200[24]	24
Chart (1999)	Peak position
US Catalog Albums[24]	17
Chart (2006)	Peak position
Spanish Top 100 Albums[25]	42

Certifications

Country	Provider	Certification (sales thresholds)
Argentina[26]	CAPIF	2× Platinum
Australia[27]	ARIA	3× Platinum
Austria[28]	IFPI	Platinum
Canada[29]	Music Canada	2× Platinum
Finland[30]	IFPI	Platinum
France[31]	SNEP	2× Platinum
Germany[32]	BVMI	Platinum
Hungary[33]	MAHASZ	Gold
Japan[34]	Oricon	Gold
Poland[35]	ZPAV	Gold
Spain[36]	IFPI	Platinum
Sweden[37]	IFPI	Platinum
Switzerland[38]	IFPI	2× Platinum
United Kingdom[1]	BPI	3× Platinum
United States[39]	RIAA	3× Platinum
Summaries
Europe[40]	IFPI	5× Platinum

Release history

Region	Date	Label	Format	Catalog
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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External links

• Lyrics for Love Songs at BernieTaupin.com