Love Songs: A Compilation Old and New

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. (All Music Guide - Stephen Thomas Erlewine)

1 Tearing and Breaking 5:32
2 Do You Remember 4:38
3 One More Night [LP Version] 4:52
4 Against All Odds [LP Version] 5:04
5 Can't Turn Back the Years 4:40
6 Groovy Kind of Love 3:31
7 Everyday 5:43
8 Don't Let Him Steal Your Heart Away 4:47
9 Please Come out Tonight 5:48
10 This Must Be Love 3:57
11 It's in Your Eyes [LP Version] 3:03
12 Can't Stop Loving You 4:18
13 Testify 6:33
14 True Colors (Rehearsal) 5:33
15 If Leaving Me Is Easy 4:55
16 I've Been Trying 5:00
17 I've Forgotten Everything 5:15
18 Somewhere 4:02
19 The Least You Can Do 5:07
20 Two Hearts [LP Version] 3:25
21 Separate Lives (Feat. Bridgette Bryant) [live] 5:15
22 My Girl [live] 3:43
23 Always [live] 4:32
24 The Way You Look Tonight [live] 4:00