Love Songs: A Compilation...Old and New

by Phil Collins

Overview

Released on Rhino/Atlantic/Face Value Records in the fall of 2004, Love Songs is a good idea executed poorly. Since Phil Collins is known for his romantic hit ballads, the idea to have all of these hits on one disc is appealing. That's not what Love Songs is -- as the subtitle A Compilation...Old and New suggests, it has grander ambitions than that. It spans two discs, adding several new songs, rarities, and live recordings into the mix, sometimes substituting alternate versions for the hit version (as on a live version of "Separate Lives" and a rehearsal take, of all things, for "True Colors"). While the low-key, romantic atmosphere is more or less kept throughout the 25 songs, the preponderance of unfamiliar material and sheer length makes this a less than ideal make-out record. This is one case when less would have been more. ~ Stephen Thomas Erlewine

Product Details

Release Date:	07/09/2021
Label:	Wea
UPC:	0825646188420

Album Credits

Performance Credits

Phil Collins   Primary Artist,Drums,Vocals,Keyboards
Bridgette Bryant   Primary Artist,Featured Artist
Tim Pierce   Guitar
Arnold McCuller   Vocals (Background)
Gerald Albright   Soloist,Sax (Soprano)
Tito Carrillo   Trumpet
Harry Kim   Soloist,Director,Flugelhorn
Daryl Stuermer   Guitar
Kevin Sheehan   Sax (Baritone)
Eric Rigler   Pipe
Don Myrick   Saxophone
Mark Bettcher   Trombone
Doug Richeson   Guitar (Bass)
Alan Hood   Trumpet
Ronnie Caryl   Guitar
Freddie Washington   Guitar (Bass)
Paul Bushnel   Bass
Ron Modell   Trumpet
Antonio Garcia   Trombone
Scott Bliege   Trombone
Leland Sklar   Guitar (Bass)
Jamie Muhoberac   Keyboards
Sheila E.   Percussion
Amy Keys   Vocals (Background)
Paulinho Da Costa   Percussion
Babyface   Drums,Keyboards,Vocals (Background)
Brad Cole   Keyboards
Chris Collins   Sax (Tenor)
Greg Phillinganes   Piano,Wurlitzer
Arturo Velasco   Trombone
Luis Conte   Percussion
Nathan East   Guitar (Bass)
Michael Landau   Guitar
Michael Thompson   Guitar
Daniel Fornero   Trumpet
Cornelius Mims   Bass

Technical Credits

Geoff Callingham   Compilation Producer,Engineer
Anne Dudley   Producer
Arif Mardin   Producer
Tom Lord-Alge   Mixing
Daryl Stuermer   Composer,Producer
Stephen Sondheim   Composer,Lyricist
Chris Blair   Mastering Engineer
Chris Lord-Alge   Mixing
Christophe Suchet   Engineer,Recording
Carole Bayer Sager   Composer,Lyricist
Don Murray   Mixing,Producer
Michael Colin   Engineer
Nadine Levy   Design,Art Direction
Guzman/Rotterdam Conservatory Orquesta Tipica   Photography
Julian Broad   Photography
Sebastian Copeland   Photography
T.C. Kelly   Composer
Tony Smith   Executive Producer
Rene Weis   Assistant Engineer
John Martyn   Composer,Lyricist
Doug McKean   Pro-Tools
David Pack   Producer
Rob Cavallo   Producer
Ronald White   Composer
Dorothy Fields   Composer,Lyricist
Smokey Robinson   Composer
Billy Nicholls   Composer,Lyricist
Toni Wine   Composer,Lyricist
Allen Sides   Mixing,Engineer,Remixing
Paul Gomersall   Engineer,Recording
Stephen Bishop   Composer,Lyricist
Amy Keys   Vocal Arrangement
Jerome Kern   Composer
Bernie Grundman   Mastering
Babyface   Producer
Billy Steinberg   Composer,Lyricist
Billy Nichols   Composer
Brad Cole   Arranger,Vocal Arrangement
Irving Berlin   Composer,Lyricist
Lamont Dozier   Composer,Producer
James Sanger   Programming
Elliot Scheiner   Engineer
Curtis Mayfield   Composer
Leonard Bernstein   Composer
Howard Gray   Engineer
Robert Colby   Producer
Hugh Padgham   Mixing,Engineer,Producer,Assistant
Roberta Flack   Arranger
Nick Davis   Producer
Phil Collins   Mixing,Composer,Lyricist,Producer,Group Member
Mauricio Guerrero   Engineer,Recording
Tom Kelly   Composer,Lyricist
David Costa   Design,Art Direction