Greatest Ever! Love Songs: The Definitive Collection

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Review by James Christopher Monger

This budget-priced, three-disc, 60-track box set is all about the amore. The no-frills Greatest Ever! Love Songs features a wide cross-section of genres and spans multiple decades, with highlights arriving via the lush, Benjamin Orr-led Cars classic "Drive," Eva Cassidy's lovely "Songbird," the Everly Brothers' "All I Have to Do Is Dream," and Harry Nilsson's cathartic "Without You."

Tracklist

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#TitleArtistLength
1How Do I Live
producer:
Mike Curb, Chuck Howard and Wilbur C. Rimes
recording of:
How Do I Live
lyricist and composer:
Diane Warren
publisher:
ヤマハミュージックエンタテインメントホールディングス, ユニバーサル・ミュージック・パブリッシング Synch事業部 and Realsongs (from 1997 to present)
part of:
The 70th Academy Award for Best Original Song (number: 2)
LeAnn Rimes4:07
2Drive
recording engineer:
Nigel Green
producer:
The Cars and Robert John “Mutt” Lange
mixer:
Mike Shipley
bass:
Benjamin Orr
drums (drum set):
David Robinson
guitar:
Elliot Easton and Ric Ocasek
keyboard:
Greg Hawkes
vocals:
Elliot Easton, Greg Hawkes, Ric Ocasek and Benjamin Orr
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Elektra/Asylum Records (in 1984) and WEA International Inc. (in 1984)
recorded at:
Battery Studios in London, England, United Kingdom
mixed at:
Electric Lady Studios in Greenwich Village, New York, New York, United States
music videos:
Drive by The Cars
recording of:
Drive
publisher:
Ric Ocasek (in 1983)
lyricist and composer:
Ric Ocasek
publisher:
Carlin Music Corp., Gallo Music Publishing, Lido Music, Inc., Universal Music Corp., Universal‐MCA Music Publishing and Warner/Chappell Music Ltd.
The Cars3:56
3Fields of Gold
acoustic guitar:
Eva Cassidy
electric guitar:
Keith Grimes
vocals:
Eva Cassidy
remaster of:
Fields of Gold by Eva Cassidy
cover recording of:
Fields of Gold
lyricist and composer:
Sting
publisher:
EMI Music Publishing Germany, EMI Music Publishing Ltd. and Steerpike Ltd.
Eva Cassidy4:43
4If Tomorrow Never Comes
cover recording of:
If Tomorrow Never Comes
writer:
Kent Blazy and Garth Brooks
publisher:
BMG Music Publishing Ltd., Hornall Brothers Music Ltd., Major Bob Music Co. Ltd., Universal Music–MGB Songs, シンコーミュージック・エンタテイメント, フジパシフィックミュージック and ユニバーサル・ミュージック・パブリッシング Synch事業部
Ronan Keating3:36
5Nothing Compares 2 U
engineer:
Chris Birkett
producer:
Nellee Hooper and Sinéad O’Connor
mixer:
Chris Birkett, Fachtna Ó Ceallaigh and Sinéad O’Connor
vocals:
Sinéad O’Connor
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Chrysalis Records (in 1990) and Ensign Records Ltd. (in 1990)
music videos:
Nothing Compares 2 U by Sinéad O’Connor
part of:
New York Post: 100 Greatest Covers (2007) (number: 4), AUX: 10 Cover Songs Better Than The Orignials, Paste: The 50 Greatest NON One-Hit Wonders of All Time (number: 38), Billboard: The 500 Best Pop Songs (number: 87), Rolling Stone: 500 Greatest Songs of All Time (number: 162), Rolling Stone: 500 Greatest Songs of All Time: 2021 edition (number: 184) and Indie 88: Top 500 Indie Rock Songs (number: 413)
cover recording of:
Nothing Compares 2 U
lyricist and composer:
Prince
publisher:
Copyright Control, NPG Publishing and Warner Chappell
sub-publisher:
シンコーミュージック・エンタテイメント and ユニバーサル・ミュージック・パブリッシング Synch事業部
Sinéad O’Connor5:00
6Geek Love
recording of:
Geek Love
writer:
Nerina Pallot
publisher:
Chrysalis Music Ltd.
Nerina Pallot4:00
7Friday I’m in Love
assistant engineer:
Chris Bandy
engineer:
David M. Allen and Steve Whitfield
producer:
David M. Allen and The Cure
assistant mixer:
Andy Baker, Shaun De Feo, Bill Parry, Danton Supple and Mark Warner
mixer:
Mark Saunders
bass guitar:
Simon Gallup
bass guitar [6-string bass]:
Perry Bamonte
drums (drum set) and percussion:
Boris Williams
guitar:
Robert Smith and Porl Thompson
keyboard:
Perry Bamonte and Robert Smith
lead vocals:
Robert Smith
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Fiction Records Ltd. (in 1992)
recorded at:
The Manor in Oxfordshire, England, United Kingdom
mixed at:
Olympic Studios in Barnes, Richmond upon Thames, London, England, United Kingdom
music videos:
Friday I’m in Love by The Cure
part of:
Indie 88: Top 500 Indie Rock Songs (number: 73)
recording of:
Friday I’m in Love
lyricist:
Robert J. Smith
composer:
Boris Williams, Paul S. Thompson, Perry Bamonte, Robert J. Smith and Simon Gallup
publisher:
BMG Music Publishing Ltd., BMG Songs, Inc. and Fiction Songs Ltd.
The Cure3:35
8Love… Thy Will Be Done
additional producer:
Martika
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Sony Music Entertainment (in 1991) and Sony Music Entertainment Inc. (in 1991)
recording of:
Love… Thy Will Be Done (in 1991)
writer:
Martika and Prince
publisher:
BMG Music Publishing Ltd., Universal Music Publishing Ltd., Warner Chappell Music Ltd., WB Music Corp. (, in 1991), Famous Music Corporation (in 1991), Girlsongs (in 1991) and Tika Tunes (in 1991)
Martika4:19
9Only You
engineer:
John Fryer and Eric Radcliffe
additional producer:
Daniel Miller
producer:
Eric Radcliffe and Yazoo
keyboard and synthesizer:
Vince Clarke
vocals:
Alison Moyet
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Mute Records Ltd. (in 1982)
recording of:
Only You
lyricist and composer:
Vince Clarke
publisher:
Musical Moments Ltd., SM Publishing (UK) Limited, Sonet Publishing and Sony/ATV Music Publishing (UK) Ltd.
Yazoo3:10
10Love and Affection
Joan Armatrading4:21
11Days
cover recording of:
Days
lyricist and composer:
Ray Davies
publisher:
ABKCO Music, Inc. and Unichappell Music, Inc.
Kirsty MacColl3:01
12It Must Be Love
cover recording of:
It Must Be Love
lyricist and composer:
Labi Siffre
publisher:
Chrysalis Music
Madness3:21
13Crazy for You
producer:
Nicky Graham
recording of:
Crazy for You
lyricist and composer:
Richie Wermerling
Let Loose4:11
14To Love Again
producer:
Gary Barlow and John Shanks
recording of:
To Love Again
writer:
Gary Barlow, Alesha Dixon and John Shanks
Alesha Dixon3:51
15Closest Thing to Crazy
cover recording of:
The Closest Thing to Crazy
lyricist and composer:
Mike Batt
publisher:
Dramatico, Dramatico Music Publishing, Sony Music Publishing and Sony/ATV Music Publishing (UK) Ltd.
Michael Ball3:59
16Stay
recording of:
Stay
writer:
Marcella Detroit, Siobhan Fahey and Jean Guiot
publisher:
BMG Music Publishing Ltd., EMI Music Publishing Ltd. and Island Music Ltd.
Shakespears Sister3:25
17The Power of Love
engineer:
Stuart Bruce and Stephen Lipson
additional producer:
Stephen Lipson
producer:
Trevor Horn
bass guitar:
Mark O’Toole
drums (drum set):
Peter Gill
guest keyboard:
Andrew Richards and Anne Dudley
guest percussion:
Luís Jardim
guitar:
Brian Nash
lead vocals:
Holly Johnson, Mark O’Toole and Paul Rutherford
strings arranger and additional arranger:
Anne Dudley
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Zang Tuum Tumb (in 1984)
recording of:
The Power of Love
writer:
Peter Gill, Holly Johnson, Brian Nash and Mark O’Toole
publisher:
Perfect Songs Ltd. and Rubet Music Publishing, Inc.
Frankie Goes to Hollywood5:30
18Moments in Love
producer:
Trevor Horn
guest vocals:
Camilla Pilkington
vocals:
Camilla Pilkington
arranger:
Trevor Horn
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
ZTT Records Ltd. (in 1984)
samples:
Boogie Woogie Bugle Boy by The Andrews Sisters
recording of:
Moments in Love
composer:
Anne Dudley, Trevor Horn, J.J. Jeczalik, Gary Langan and Paul Morley
publisher:
Perfect Songs Ltd., SPZ Music, Inc. and Unforgettable Songs Ltd.
Art of Noise4:38
19You’re the One
Shane MacGowan and the Popes3:55
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