Love Songs is a
compilation album by English musician
Elton John. It was released on 6 November 1995 by John's own label
The Rocket Record Company, in conjunction with
Mercury Records,[4] and in North America by
MCA Records on 24 September 1996. In the US, it was certified gold in December 1996, platinum in March 1997, double platinum in December 1998 and triple platinum in August 2000 by the RIAA.
It was a major success on its release, topping the album charts in three countries and certified platinum in eleven countries and multi-platinum in seven. It spawned a music video compilation, which was originally released on
LaserDisc,
VHS and
VCD.
Background
John had originally released an album called Love Songs in 1982 through his own label, The Rocket Record Company.[5] It focused mostly on the period of 1976–1982, when John and
Bernie Taupin took a break in their collaboration and John was mostly writing with other lyricists such as
Gary Osborne and
Tim Rice. "
Blue Eyes" and "
Sorry Seems to Be the Hardest Word" are the only two songs from that album are featured in this new collection.
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". In addition, "Blessed" is represented as the single edit on both versions. "You Can Make History (Young Again)" and "No Valentines" did 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".
The phonographic copyright of the compilation is owned by William A. Bong Ltd. and is exclusively licensed to Mercury Records Ltd.
Music video compilation
"Sacrifice"
"Candle in the Wind (Live in Australia, 1984)"
"I Guess That's Why They Call It the Blues"
"Don't Let the Sun Go Down on Me" (Live duet with George Michael)
"Sorry Seems to Be the Hardest Word (Live in Barcelona, 1992)"
"Blue Eyes"
"Daniel (Live in Australia, 1984)"
"Nikita"
"Your Song (Live at Wembley Stadium, 1984)"
"The One"
"Someone Saved My Life Tonight (Live in Edinburgh, 1976)"