Love Songs (Elton John album)

Infobox Album |
Name = Love Songs
Type = Greatest Hits
Artist = Elton John
Released = 1996
Recorded =
Genre = Rock/Pop
Length =
Label = MCA (US/Canada) Rocket Records
Producer = Gus Dudgeon Chris Thomas
Reviews =
*Allmusic rating|3|5 [http://wc03.allmusic.com/cg/amg.dll?p=amg&token=&sql=10:aifixqwkldse link]
Last album = "Made in England"
(1995)
This album = "Love Songs"
(1996)
Next album = "The Big Picture"
(1997)

"Love Songs" is a 1996 Elton John greatest hits album originally released by MCA Records. It is now available on Island in the US.

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" were excluded from this release.

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."

Track listing (US)

All songs by John/Taupin, except where noted.
# "Can You Feel the Love Tonight" (John, Rice)
# "The One"
# "Sacrifice"
# "Daniel"
# "Someone Saved My Life Tonight"
# "Your Song"
# "Don't Let the Sun Go Down on Me" (Live duet with George Michael)
# "Believe"
# "Blue Eyes" (John, Osborne)
# "Sorry Seems to Be the Hardest Word"
# "Blessed"
# "Candle in the Wind" (Live)
# "You Can Make History (Young Again)"
# "No Valentines"
# "Circle of Life" (John, Rice)

Track listing (UK)

All songs by John/Taupin, except where noted.
# "Sacrifice"
# "Candle in the Wind"
# "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"
# "Blue Eyes" (John, Osborne)
# "Daniel"
# "Nikita"
# "Your Song"
# "The One"
# "Someone Saved My Life Tonight"
# "True Love" (duet with Kiki Dee)
# "Can You Feel the Love Tonight" (John, Rice)
# "Circle of Life" (John, Rice)
# "Blessed"
# "Please"
# "Song for Guy" (John)

Music Video Compilation

# "Sacrifice"
# "Candle in the Wind"
# "I Guess That's Why They Call It the Blues"
# "Don't Let the Sun Go Down on Me (Live with George Michael)"
# "Sorry Seems to Be the Hardest Word"
# "Blue Eyes"
# "Daniel"
# "Nikita"
# "Your Song"
# "The One"
# "Someone Saved My Life Tonight" (Laserdisc and VHS only)
# "True Love" (Laserdisc and VHS only)
# "Can You Feel the Love Tonight"
# "Circle of Life"
# "Blessed"
# "Please" (Laserdisc and VHS only)
# "Song for Guy"
# "Believe"