Love Songs (Elton John album)
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| Compilation album by Elton John | ||||
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September 24, 1996 |
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| Label (s) | Rocket | |||
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Title (number) |
18th |
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running time |
82:28 |
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Love Songs is a best-of album by British singer , composer and pianist Elton John . It was released on September 24, 1996 on the Rocket label.
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Most of the songs on the album are previously released singles from previous studio albums by Elton John. Only You Can Make History (Young Again) was produced for the album and released as a single.
Guest contributions by George Michael and Kiki Dee can be found on the recording . George Michael can be heard on Don't Let the Sun Go Down on Me , while Kiki Dee is on True Love .
production
Most of the songs on Love Songs were written by Elton John and Bernie Taupin . Gus Dudgeon and Chris Thomas served as executive producers on the album.
Track list
| # | title | Guest Posts | producer | length | Original album (year) |
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| 1 | Sacrifice | Chris Thomas | 5:07 | Sleeping with the Past (1989) | |
| 2 | Candle in the wind | Gus Dudgeon | 3:48 | Goodbye Yellow Brick Road (1973) | |
| 3 | I Guess That's Why They Call It the Blues | Chris Thomas | 4:42 | Too Low for Zero (1983) | |
| 4th | Don't Let the Sun Go Down on Me | George Michael | George Michael | 5:47 | Single track (1991) |
| 5 | Sorry Seems to Be the Hardest Word | Gus Dudgeon | 3:48 | Blue Moves (1976) | |
| 6th | Blue eyes | Chris Thomas | 3:27 | Jump up! (1982) | |
| 7th | Daniel | Gus Dudgeon | 3:53 | Don't Shoot Me I'm Only the Piano Player (1973) | |
| 8th | Nikita | Gus Dudgeon | 4:52 | Ice on Fire (1985) | |
| 9 | Your song | Gus Dudgeon | 4:01 | Elton John (1970) | |
| 10 | The One | Chris Thomas | 5:52 | The One (1992) | |
| 11 | Someone Saved My Life Tonight | Gus Dudgeon | 6:45 | Captain Fantastic and the Brown Dirt Cowboy (1975) | |
| 12 | True love | Kiki Dee | Narada Michael Walden | 3:32 | Duets (1993) |
| 13 | Can you feel the love tonight | Chris Thomas | 4:00 | The Lion King (1994) | |
| 14th | Circle of Life | Hans Zimmer , Mark Mancina , Jay Rifkin and Chris Thomas | 4:49 | The Lion King (1994) | |
| 15th | Blessed | Greg Penny | 4:06 | Made in England (1995) | |
| 16 | Please | Greg Penny | 3:52 | Made in England (1995) | |
| 17th | Song for Guy | Elton John | 5:04 | A Single Man (1978) | |
| 18th | You Can Make History (Young Again) | Chris Thomas | 4:54 | previously unpublished |
Chart successes and singles
Love Songs debuted at number 24 on the Billboard 200 in the week ending October 12, 1996 . The album entered the German album charts on November 20, 1995 at number 57. On January 8, 1996, it reached its highest position in Germany with number 7. Furthermore, Love Songs reached the top of the charts in New Zealand and Norway.
album
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| 1996 | Love songs |
DE7 (53 weeks) DE |
AT4 (34 weeks) AT |
CH2 (31 weeks) CH |
UK4 (70 weeks) UK |
US24 (76 weeks) US |
First published: September 24, 1996
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Singles
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| 1996 | You Can Make History (Young Again) | - | - | - | - |
US70 (17 weeks) US |
First published: October 1996
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Sales figures and awards
Love Songs was awarded a platinum record in 1997 in Germany for more than 500,000 units sold . In the United States, the album was triple platinum in 2000 for over three million sales.
| Professional reviews | |
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| Reviews | |
| source | rating |
| allmusic |
 
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| Country / Region | Award | Sales |
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| Awards for music sales (country / region, Award, Sales) |
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 Argentina (CAPIF)
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 2 × platinum
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120,000 |
 Australia (ARIA)
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3 × platinum
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210,000 |
 Belgium (BEA)
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platinum
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(50,000) |
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Germany (BVMI)
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platinum
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(500,000) |
 Europe (IFPI)
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5 × platinum
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5,000,000 |
 Finland (IFPI)
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platinum
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(63,250) |
 France (SNEP)
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2 × platinum
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(600,000) |
 Japan (RIAJ)
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 gold
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100,000 |
 Canada (MC)
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2 × platinum
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200,000 |
 Mexico (AMPROFON)
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gold
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100,000 |
 New Zealand (RMNZ)
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platinum
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15,000 |
 Netherlands (NVPI)
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platinum
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(100,000) |
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Austria (IFPI)
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platinum
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(50,000) |
 Poland (ZPAV)
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gold
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(50,000) |
 Sweden (IFPI)
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platinum
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(100,000) |
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Switzerland (IFPI)
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2 × platinum
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(100,000) |
 Spain (Promusicae)
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platinum
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(100,000) |
 Hungary (MAHASZ)
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gold
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(10,000) |
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United States (RIAA)
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3 × platinum
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3,000,000 |
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United Kingdom (BPI)
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3 × platinum
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(900,000) |
| All in all |
4 × gold 30 × platinum |
8,745,000 |
Main article: Elton John / Music Sales Awards
Individual evidence
- ^ Billboard 200: The week of October 13, 1996. Retrieved December 14, 2018 .
- ↑ Chart tracking Love Songs on officialcharts.de
- ↑ international chart following Love Songs
- ↑ a b Chart sources: DE AT CH UK US
- ↑ DE: Platinum
- ↑ US: 3 × platinum
- ↑ Rating: allmusic.com