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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 , [ 5 ] and in North America by MCA Records on 24 September 1996.
The LP's original packaging included an 11 x 11" booklet, with the songs' lyrics printed, calligraphy-style, on simulated parchment paper. For the first several pressings, the cover itself was simulated leather, and the Beatles' image (a re-working of Richard Avedon 's 1967 portrait, featured in Look Magazine ) was simulated gold-foil.
The concept of Love Songs had existed since 2000. In that year, Collins and producer Rob Cavallo recorded the songs "Can't Stop Loving You," "Tears of a Clown" and "Least You Can Do" for inclusion in the compilation. However, the album did not see release and the songs were remixed and included on the 2002 studio album, Testify. [4]
Throughout his career, John has sold over 300 million records worldwide, making him one of the best-selling music artists of all time. [ 6 ] [ 7 ] John's biggest-selling studio album is Goodbye Yellow Brick Road , which has sold more than 30 million copies worldwide and ranks among the best-selling albums worldwide .
The 50 Greatest Love Songs was first released in UK, on September 11, 2001, [1] and later released in Europe and USA, on November 12, 2001. [ 5 ] [ 6 ] That same year, the compilation was released in Asia, and Australia, where it put Elvis back into Top 30 for the first time in 20 years.
Love Songs is the Bee Gees' third compilation album in four years, though the first to cover a specific musical style.A proposed album of love songs was in the works around 1995 when the Bee Gees recorded their own versions of "Heartbreaker" and "Emotion", but that project was soon shelved and those recordings remained unavailable until the release of Their Greatest Hits: The Record in 2001.
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The majority of the songs on Layla and Other Assorted Love Songs were products of Clapton and Whitlock's collaboration, which produced six of the nine originals on the recording, with five covers making up the balance. Clapton used a diminutive 5-watt tweed Fender Champ during the sessions, [11] which has grown to legend since.