If We Fall in Love Tonight is an album released by Rod Stewart on 12 November 1996. It includes mostly previously released songs. The album was released in both the US and UK, though the versions differ slightly. It was released by Warner Bros. Records, and produced the singles "If We Fall in Love Tonight" and "When I Need You".
| If We Fall in Love Tonight | ||||
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| Compilation album by | ||||
| Released | 4 November 1996 [1] | |||
| Genre | Rock, pop | |||
| Length | 67:32 (U.S. version) 73:51 (International version) | |||
| Label | Warner Bros. | |||
| Producer | Arnold Stiefel (exec.) | |||
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| Review scores | |
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| Source | Rating |
| AllMusic |   [2] |
| The Rolling Stone Album Guide | [3] |
Background
editThe title track "If We Fall in Love Tonight", written for this album, had some legal wrangles regarding its copyright and track title which have now been resolved.[citation needed] The album also includes another original recording, "For the First Time", which was an Adult Contemporary hit for Kenny Loggins after it was included in the soundtrack for the film One Fine Day. The album includes two newly recorded cover versions of hit songs: "Sometimes When We Touch", originally by Dan Hill and "When I Need You", originally by Albert Hammond and a hit for Leo Sayer a few months later. Two other songs had not been previously released on a Rod Stewart album: "So Far Away", originally by Carole King, which had been released as a single in 1995 from that year's Carole King tribute album, Tapestry Revisited, and "All for Love", a collaboration with Bryan Adams and Sting, from the 1993 film soundtrack The Three Musketeers. Additionally, two songs were revamped for If We Fall in Love Tonight: "Have I Told You Lately", originally by Van Morrison and initially released on Stewart's Vagabond Heart, was remixed here; and "Forever Young", initially on Stewart's Out of Order, which was completely re-recorded. The remaining tracks were all previously released on various Rod Stewart albums.
Track listing
edit| No. | Title | Writer(s) | Producer(s) | Length |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | "If We Fall in Love Tonight" (new original song; previously unreleased) | Jimmy Jam and Terry Lewis | Jimmy Jam and Terry Lewis | 5:39 |
| 2. | "For the First Time" (new original song; previously unreleased) | Jud Friedman, Allan Rich, James Newton Howard | Howard | 4:01 |
| 3. | "When I Need You" (new cover song; previously unreleased) | Carole Bayer Sager, Albert Hammond | Jimmy Jam and Terry Lewis | 4:50 |
| 4. | "So Far Away" (previously released on the Carole King tribute album, Tapestry Revisited) | Carole King | David Foster | 4:20 |
| 5. | "Have I Told You Lately" (studio version remix) (new remixed version; previously unreleased) | Van Morrison | Rod Stewart, Bernard Edwards, Steve MacMillan[a] | 3:58 |
| 6. | "My Heart Can't Tell You No" (previously released on Stewart's Out of Order) | Simon Climie, Dennis Morgan | Stewart, Edwards, Andy Taylor | 5:16 |
| 7. | "You're in My Heart" (previously released on Stewart's Foot Loose & Fancy Free) | Stewart | Tom Dowd | 4:28 |
| 8. | "The First Cut Is the Deepest" (previously released on Stewart's A Night on the Town) | Cat Stevens | Dowd | 3:50 |
| 9. | "I Don't Want to Talk About It" (original version on Stewart's Atlantic Crossing; this version taken from Stewart's Storyteller – The Complete Anthology: 1964–1990) | Danny Whitten | Dowd | 4:50 |
| 10. | "Tonight's the Night (Gonna Be Alright)" (previously released on Stewart's A Night on the Town) | Stewart | Dowd | 3:33 |
| 11. | "Sometimes When We Touch" (new cover song; previously unreleased) | Barry Mann, Dan Hill | Howard | 4:24 |
| 12. | "Downtown Train" (previously released on Stewart's Storyteller – The Complete Anthology: 1964–1990) | Tom Waits | Trevor Horn | 4:40 |
| 13. | "Broken Arrow" (previously released on Stewart's Vagabond Heart) (Robbie Robertson) | Robbie Robertson | Patrick Leonard, Lenny Waronker[b] | 4:21 |
| 14. | "Forever Young" (1996) (new re-recorded version; previously unreleased) | Stewart, Jim Cregan, Kevin Savigar | Savigar | 4:52 |
| 15. | "All for Love" (with Bryan Adams & Sting, previously released on The Three Musketeers Soundtrack) (Bryan Adams, Robert Lange, Michael Kamen) | 4:41 |
International release
edit- "If We Fall in Love Tonight" – 5:39
- "For the First Time" – 4:01
- "When I Need You" – 4:50
- "Sometimes When We Touch" – 4:20
- "Tonight's the Night (Gonna Be Alright)" – 3:33
- "I Don't Want to Talk About It (1989)" – 4:50
- "Have I Told You Lately (Studio Remix Version)" – 3:58
- "Broken Arrow" – 4:21
- "Forever Young (1996)" – 4:52
- "You're in My Heart (The Final Acclaim)" – 4:28
- "My Heart Can't Tell You No" – 5:16
- "The First Cut Is the Deepest" – 3:50
- "Sailing" – 4:38
- "Downtown Train" – 4:40
- "Tom Traubert's Blues (Waltzing Matilda)" (previously released on Stewart's Lead Vocalist) – 6:10
- "All for Love" (with Bryan Adams & Sting) – 4:41
Notes
- ^a signifies a remixer
- ^b signifies a co-producer
- The Japanese release replaces track 8, "Broken Arrow", with "Your Song" from the Elton John tribute album Two Rooms. The remaining track list is otherwise identical. On some releases, "Sailing" is replaced by "This".
Production
edit- Mastered by Doug Sax
- Compilation and Mastering Advisor: Bill Schnee
- Photography: Ken Schles and Randee St. Nicholas
- Art Direction and Design: Stephen Walker
- Management: Arnold Stiefel and Annie Challis
- "If We Fall in Love Tonight" and "When I Need You" produced by Jimmy Jam and Terry Lewis
- "For the First Time" and "Sometimes When We Touch" produced by James Newton-Howard
- "So Far Away" produced by David Foster
- "Have I Told You Lately" produced by Rod Stewart & Bernard Edwards; Remixed by Steve MacMillan
- "Forever Young" produced by Kevin Savigar
- "All for Love" produced by Chris Thomas, Bryan Adams, and David Nicholas
Charts
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Weekly chartsedit
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Year-end chartsedit
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Certifications
edit| Region | Certification | Certified units/sales |
|---|---|---|
| Argentina (CAPIF)[26] | Gold | 30,000^ |
| Australia (ARIA)[27] | Platinum | 70,000^ |
| Austria (IFPI Austria)[28] | Gold | 25,000* |
| Denmark (IFPI Danmark)[29] | Platinum | 50,000^ |
| Hong Kong (IFPI Hong Kong)[30] | Platinum | 20,000* |
| New Zealand (RMNZ)[31] | Platinum | 15,000^ |
| Norway (IFPI Norway)[32] | Gold | 25,000* |
| Portugal (AFP)[33] | 2× Platinum | 80,000^ |
| Sweden (GLF)[34] | Platinum | 80,000^ |
| United Kingdom (BPI)[35] | 2× Platinum | 600,000‡ |
| United States (RIAA)[36] | Platinum | 1,000,000^ |
| Summaries | ||
| Europe (IFPI)[37] | Platinum | 1,000,000* |
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* Sales figures based on certification alone. | ||
References
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- ^ AllMusic review
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