The Love Songs (Peter Hammill album)

The Love Songs
Studio album by Peter Hammill
Released	August 1984
Genre	Art rock
Label	Charisma Records
Producer	Peter Hammill, David Lord
Peter Hammill chronology
Patience (1983)Patience1983 The Love Songs (1984) The Margin (1985)The Margin1985

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The Love Songs is an album by Peter Hammill, originally released on Charisma Records in 1984.

The album is a compilation of ballads from Hammill's previous solo albums, re-recorded in new versions; all reworked, redubbed and remixed to form this album. The lead vocals were replaced on all tracks, except "Been Alone So Long". All tracks were based on the original multitracks, except "Again" and "If I Could", which are based on live K Group performances taken from the Margin Tour.

Track listing

All songs written by Peter Hammill, except where indicated.

1. "Just Good Friends"
2. "My Favourite"
3. "Been Alone So Long" (Chris Judge Smith)
4. "Ophelia"
5. "Again"
6. "If I Could"
7. "Vision"
8. "Don't Tell Me"
9. "The Birds"
10. "(This Side of) The Looking Glass"

Personnel

• Peter Hammill – vocals, guitar, keyboards