Can't Stop Loving You
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"I Can't Stop Loving You (Though I Try)" is a song by Leo Sayer
from his 1978 self-titled album
. It reached number six on the UK singles chart and was classified silver.
on his seventh solo album Testify
, released in 2002. The song was the lead single from Testify. It is also released as the twelfth track on the first CD of the 2004 compilation album, Love Songs: A Compilation... Old and New
. Although it had minor airplay, the song was yet another number one Billboard adult contemporary
smash hit for Collins, his eighth. The song also reached the number ten on the Eurochart.
The song was originally recorded by Phil Collins
in 2000. Titled "Can't Stop Loving You (Though I Try)" then re-titled "can't stop loving you" and released in 2002 for Testify.
Leo Sayer
Leo Sayer is a British singer-songwriter, musician, and entertainer whose singing career has spanned four decades. Sayer became a naturalised Australian citizen in 2009. Sayer was a top singles and album act on both sides of the Atlantic in the 1970s...
from his 1978 self-titled album
Leo Sayer (album)
Leo Sayer is the self-titled sixth album by English singer-songwriter Leo Sayer, and released in 1978.The song "I Can't Stop Loving You " later became a hit when Phil Collins recorded it in 2002.-Track listing:...
. It reached number six on the UK singles chart and was classified silver.
Phil Collins version
"Can't Stop Loving You" is the tenth song by English singer Phil CollinsPhil Collins
Philip David Charles "Phil" Collins, LVO is an English singer-songwriter, drummer, pianist and actor best known as a drummer and vocalist for British progressive rock group Genesis and as a solo artist....
on his seventh solo album Testify
Testify (Phil Collins album)
-Personnel:*Phil Collins - all instruments except where noted*Daryl Stuermer - guitar *Tim Pierce - guitar *Paul Bushnell - bass guitar *Jamie Muhoberac - keyboards...
, released in 2002. The song was the lead single from Testify. It is also released as the twelfth track on the first CD of the 2004 compilation album, Love Songs: A Compilation... Old and New
Love Songs: A Compilation... Old and New
Love Songs: A Compilation... Old and New is a compilation album by British musician Phil Collins. The album was released by Atlantic Recording Corporation and Rhino Entertainment on 28 September 2004...
. Although it had minor airplay, the song was yet another number one Billboard adult contemporary
Hot Adult Contemporary Tracks
The Adult Contemporary chart is a weekly chart published in Billboard magazine that lists the most popular songs on adult contemporary and "lite-pop" radio stations in the United States...
smash hit for Collins, his eighth. The song also reached the number ten on the Eurochart.
The song was originally recorded by Phil Collins
Phil Collins
Philip David Charles "Phil" Collins, LVO is an English singer-songwriter, drummer, pianist and actor best known as a drummer and vocalist for British progressive rock group Genesis and as a solo artist....
in 2000. Titled "Can't Stop Loving You (Though I Try)" then re-titled "can't stop loving you" and released in 2002 for Testify.
Track listing
- "Can't Stop Loving You" – 4:18
- "High Flying Angel" (US Single & Japan Testify Only) – 4:44
Charts
| Chart (2002) | Peak position |
|---|---|
| Dutch Singles Chart | 3 |
| German Singles Chart | 11 |
| UK Singles Chart UK Singles Chart The UK Singles Chart is compiled by The Official Charts Company on behalf of the British record-industry. The full chart contains the top selling 200 singles in the United Kingdom based upon combined record sales and download numbers, though some media outlets only list the Top 40 or the Top 75 ... |
28 |
| US Billboard Hot 100 Billboard Hot 100 The Billboard Hot 100 is the United States music industry standard singles popularity chart issued weekly by Billboard magazine. Chart rankings are based on radio play and sales; the tracking-week for sales begins on Monday and ends on Sunday, while the radio play tracking-week runs from Wednesday... |
76 |
| US Billboard Hot Adult Contemporary Tracks Hot Adult Contemporary Tracks The Adult Contemporary chart is a weekly chart published in Billboard magazine that lists the most popular songs on adult contemporary and "lite-pop" radio stations in the United States... |
1 |
Credits
- Phil CollinsPhil CollinsPhilip David Charles "Phil" Collins, LVO is an English singer-songwriter, drummer, pianist and actor best known as a drummer and vocalist for British progressive rock group Genesis and as a solo artist....
: drumsDrum kitA drum kit is a collection of drums, cymbals and often other percussion instruments, such as cowbells, wood blocks, triangles, chimes, or tambourines, arranged for convenient playing by a single person ....
, vocals - Paul Bushnel: bassBass (instrument)Bass describes musical instruments that produce tones in the low-pitched range. They belong to different families of instruments and can cover a wide range of musical roles...
- Tim Pierce: guitarGuitarThe guitar is a plucked string instrument, usually played with fingers or a pick. The guitar consists of a body with a rigid neck to which the strings, generally six in number, are attached. Guitars are traditionally constructed of various woods and strung with animal gut or, more recently, with...
- James Muhoberac: keyboardMusical keyboardA musical keyboard is the set of adjacent depressible levers or keys on a musical instrument, particularly the piano. Keyboards typically contain keys for playing the twelve notes of the Western musical scale, with a combination of larger, longer keys and smaller, shorter keys that repeats at the...
s - Phil CollinsPhil CollinsPhilip David Charles "Phil" Collins, LVO is an English singer-songwriter, drummer, pianist and actor best known as a drummer and vocalist for British progressive rock group Genesis and as a solo artist....
: arranger
Other cover versions
- 1980: Outlaws have a version of this song on their album Ghost Riders.
- 2006: Australian country musicCountry musicCountry music is a popular American musical style that began in the rural Southern United States in the 1920s. It takes its roots from Western cowboy and folk music...
singer Keith UrbanKeith UrbanKeith Lionel Urban is a New Zealand-born Australian, country music singer, songwriter and guitarist whose commercial success has been mainly in the United States and Australia. Urban was born in New Zealand and began his career in Australia at an early age...
recorded the song on his album Love, Pain & the Whole Crazy ThingLove, Pain & the whole crazy thingLove, Pain & the Whole Crazy Thing, or Love, Pain & the whole crazy thing as typeset on the cover art, is the fifth solo album by Australian country singer Keith Urban. It is his fourth album release in the United States, and his fifth for Capitol Records. The album was issued on November 7, 2006...
. - 2009: Martina McBrideMartina McBrideMartina McBride is an American country music singer and songwriter. McBride has been called the "Céline Dion of Country Music" for her big-voiced ballads and soprano range....
covered the song as a pre-order bonus track to her album ShineShine (Martina McBride album)Shine is the tenth studio album from American country music singer Martina McBride. It was released on March 24, 2009 through RCA Records Nashville. The album spun three Top 20 hits on the Billboard country chart: "Ride" and "Wrong Baby Wrong" both reached #11, and "I Just Call You Mine" peaked at...
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