Love Songs (Elton John album)

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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 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. 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.

Video Love Songs (Elton John album)

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 the two new songs 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".

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Track listing

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

European version

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

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Music video compilation

1. "Sacrifice"
2. "Candle in the Wind (Live in Australia, 1984)"
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 (Live in Barcelona, 1992)"
6. "Blue Eyes"
7. "Daniel (Live in Australia, 1984)"
8. "Nikita"
9. "Your Song (Live at Wembley Stadium, 1984)"
10. "The One"
11. "Someone Saved My Life Tonight (Live in Edinburgh, 1976)"
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 (Live in Australia, 1984)"
18. "Believe"

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Charts

Year-end charts

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Certifications

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Release history

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References

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External links

• Lyrics for Love Songs at BernieTaupin.com

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