Love Songs:Elton John

Love Songs is a compilation album by British singer-songwriter Elton John. The album was first released on 6 November 1996 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. The VCD version did not include the videos for "True Love", "Please", or the live version of "Someone Saved My Life Tonight".



Contents
[hide]  *1 Compilation and songs  ==Compilation and songs[ edit] == 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.
 * 2 Track listing
 * 2.1 European version
 * 2.2 North American version
 * 3 Music video compilation
 * 4 Charts
 * 5 Certifications
 * 6 Release history
 * 7 References
 * 8 External links

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 withKiki 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. Interestingly enough, the US cassette's lyrics sleeve provide lyrics for "I Guess That's Why They Call It the Blues" directly after "Candle in the Wind". ==Track listing[ edit] == All songs written by Elton John and Bernie Taupin, except where noted. ===European version<span class="mw-editsection-bracket" style="color:rgb(85,85,85);">[ edit<span class="mw-editsection-bracket" style="color:rgb(85,85,85);">] === ===North American version<span class="mw-editsection" style="-webkit-user-select:none;font-size:small;margin-left:1em;line-height:1em;display:inline-block;white-space:nowrap;unicode-bidi:-webkit-isolate;"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket" style="color:rgb(85,85,85);">[ edit<span class="mw-editsection-bracket" style="color:rgb(85,85,85);">] === ==Music video compilation<span class="mw-editsection" style="-webkit-user-select:none;font-size:small;margin-left:1em;line-height:1em;display:inline-block;white-space:nowrap;unicode-bidi:-webkit-isolate;font-family:sans-serif;"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket" style="color:rgb(85,85,85);">[ edit<span class="mw-editsection-bracket" style="color:rgb(85,85,85);">] == ==Charts<span class="mw-editsection" style="-webkit-user-select:none;font-size:small;margin-left:1em;line-height:1em;display:inline-block;white-space:nowrap;unicode-bidi:-webkit-isolate;font-family:sans-serif;"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket" style="color:rgb(85,85,85);">[ edit<span class="mw-editsection-bracket" style="color:rgb(85,85,85);">] == ==Certifications<span class="mw-editsection" style="-webkit-user-select:none;font-size:small;margin-left:1em;line-height:1em;display:inline-block;white-space:nowrap;unicode-bidi:-webkit-isolate;font-family:sans-serif;"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket" style="color:rgb(85,85,85);">[ edit<span class="mw-editsection-bracket" style="color:rgb(85,85,85);">] == ==Release history<span class="mw-editsection" style="-webkit-user-select:none;font-size:small;margin-left:1em;line-height:1em;display:inline-block;white-space:nowrap;unicode-bidi:-webkit-isolate;font-family:sans-serif;"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket" style="color:rgb(85,85,85);">[ edit<span class="mw-editsection-bracket" style="color:rgb(85,85,85);">] ==
 * 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, 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)
 * 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, Gary 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
 * 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 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" (Laserdisc and VHS only)
 * 12) "True Love" (Laserdisc and VHS only)
 * 13) "Can You Feel the Love Tonight"
 * 14) "Circle of Life"
 * 15) "Blessed"
 * 16) "Please" (Laserdisc and VHS only)
 * 17) "Song for Guy"
 * 18) "Believe"