And Love Said No: The Greatest Hits 1997-2004
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And Love Said No The Greatest Hits 1997–2004 is HIM's first greatest hits
Greatest hits
A greatest hits album is a music compilation album of successful, previously released songs by a particular artist or band...

 album
Album
An album is a collection of recordings, released as a single package on gramophone record, cassette, compact disc, or via digital distribution. The word derives from the Latin word for list .Vinyl LP records have two sides, each comprising one half of the album...

. It contains two unreleased songs: "And Love Said No" and "Solitary Man", the latter of which is a Neil Diamond
Neil Diamond
Neil Leslie Diamond is an American singer-songwriter with a career spanning over five decades from the 1960s until the present....

 cover. The British
England
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 version also has a re-recorded version of "It's All Tears (Drown In This Love)". The digipak
Digipak
Digipak is a patented style of CD, DVD or BD packaging, and is a registered trademark of AGI World Ltd., an Atlas Holdings company.-Features:...

 version of this album come with a DVD with six songs live at Semifinal Club in Helsinki
Helsinki
Helsinki is the capital and largest city in Finland. It is in the region of Uusimaa, located in southern Finland, on the shore of the Gulf of Finland, an arm of the Baltic Sea. The population of the city of Helsinki is , making it by far the most populous municipality in Finland. Helsinki is...

. It was also remastered for over ten years of performing (it was a gift to all the HIM's fans). When the CD is removed from the case, and the case is held up to the light, on the CD side there is a message from HIM. It says "Thank You!", with the exclamation point being dotted with a Heartagram in a circle.

Track listing

  1. "And Love Said No
    And Love Said No
    "And Love Said No" is a song by Finnish rock band HIM. It was released as a single in 2004. The music video for the song, directed by skateboarder Bam Margera with CGI by Vincent Haycock and André Stringer, was filmed at Fonthill.-Track listing:...

    " – 4:10
  2. "Join Me in Death
    Join Me in Death
    "Join Me in Death" is the first single by the Finnish band HIM taken from their second studio album Razorblade Romance. It was also released as "Join Me", since they weren't allowed to include "Death" in the title for the US version. The song is the band's best-known song in Europe...

    " – 3:37
  3. "Buried Alive By Love
    Buried Alive By Love
    "Buried Alive By Love" is a song by Finnish band HIM, released in 2003. It is the first track and second single from the album Love Metal. The music video was directed by Bam Margera. Margera has also directed music videos for 3 other songs including, "The Sacrament", "Solitary Man" and "And Love...

    " – 5:01
  4. "Heartache Every Moment
    Heartache Every Moment & Close to the Flame
    Heartache Every Moment & Close to the Flame is a Single by Finnish band HIM, released in 2002 as a double single from their album Deep Shadows and Brilliant Highlights. This was HIM's first and only double single ever released...

    " – 3:56
  5. "Solitary Man" (Neil Diamond
    Neil Diamond
    Neil Leslie Diamond is an American singer-songwriter with a career spanning over five decades from the 1960s until the present....

     Cover) – 3:36
  6. "Right Here in My Arms
    Right Here in My Arms
    "Right Here in My Arms" is a song by Finnish band HIM, released in 2000 as the fourth track from their album Razorblade Romance.-Track listing:German release EP#"Right Here in My Arms" #"Join Me in Death"...

    " – 4:00
  7. "The Funeral of Hearts
    The Funeral of Hearts
    "The Funeral of Hearts" is a song by Finnish band HIM, released in 2003. It is the second track and first single from the album Love Metal. Known as one of HIM's most popular songs, it is usually used to close live shows....

    " – 4:29
  8. "In Joy and Sorrow
    In Joy and Sorrow
    "In Joy and Sorrow" is a song by Finnish band HIM, released in 2001 as the fourth track and second single from their album Deep Shadows and Brilliant Highlights....

    " – 3:59
  9. "Your Sweet 666" (Re-Recorded Version) – 3:56
  10. "Gone With the Sin
    Gone With the Sin
    "Gone with the Sin" is a power ballad by Finnish alternative rock band HIM, released in 2000 as the fifth track from their album Razorblade Romance.-Track listing:Finnish release#"Gone with the Sin" – 3:51#"Gone with the Sin" "Gone with the Sin" is a power ballad by Finnish alternative rock band...

    " – 4:22
  11. "Wicked Game
    Wicked Game
    "Wicked Game" is a 1989 song by Chris Isaak from his third studio album Heart Shaped World. Despite being released as a single in 1989, it did not become a hit until it was later featured in the David Lynch film Wild at Heart...

    " (Chris Isaak
    Chris Isaak
    Christopher Joseph "Chris" Isaak is an American rock musician and occasional actor.-Early life:Isaak was born in Stockton, California, the son of Dorothy , a potato chip factory worker, and Joe Isaak, a forklift driver. Isaak's mother is Italian American, originating from Genoa...

     Cover) (Re-Recorded Version) – 4:04
  12. "The Sacrament
    The Sacrament
    -Finnish/German digipak - EP release:-UK version Vol. 1 Enhanced CD:-UK version Vol. 2 Enhanced CD :-UK version Vol. 3:...

    " – 4:30
  13. "Close to the Flame
    Heartache Every Moment & Close to the Flame
    Heartache Every Moment & Close to the Flame is a Single by Finnish band HIM, released in 2002 as a double single from their album Deep Shadows and Brilliant Highlights. This was HIM's first and only double single ever released...

    " – 3:47
  14. "It's All Tears (Drown in This Love)
    It's All Tears (Drown in This Love)
    "It's All Tears " is a song by Finnish band HIM, released in 1997 as the fifth track from their album Greatest Love Songs Vol...

    " (Re-Recorded Version) – 4:30*
  15. "Poison Girl
    Poison Girl
    "Poison Girl" is a song by Finnish band HIM, released in 2000 as the second track from their album Razorblade Romance. In Finland, it reached #3 on the singles charts and in Germany it reached #34.-Tracklisting:International release...

    " – 3:51
  16. "Pretending
    Pretending (HIM song)
    "Pretending" is a song by Finnish band HIM, released in 2001 as the fifth track from their album Deep Shadows and Brilliant Highlights.In 2006, "Pretending" was released as a double-single along with "In Joy and Sorrow" on the album Uneasy Listening Vol. 1. "In Joy and Sorrow" is the fifth track...

    " – 3:41
  17. "When Love and Death Embrace
    When Love and Death Embrace
    "When Love and Death Embrace" is a song by Finnish band HIM, released in 1997 as the sixth track from their album Greatest Love Songs Vol. 666.-Finnish release:#"When Love and Death Embrace" – 4:17...

    " – 6:08
  18. "Website extras included as Enhanced CD content

* - Only available on the UK version

Remastered

  1. "And Love Said No
    And Love Said No
    "And Love Said No" is a song by Finnish rock band HIM. It was released as a single in 2004. The music video for the song, directed by skateboarder Bam Margera with CGI by Vincent Haycock and André Stringer, was filmed at Fonthill.-Track listing:...

    " – 4:10
  2. "Join Me in Death
    Join Me in Death
    "Join Me in Death" is the first single by the Finnish band HIM taken from their second studio album Razorblade Romance. It was also released as "Join Me", since they weren't allowed to include "Death" in the title for the US version. The song is the band's best-known song in Europe...

    " – 3:37
  3. "Buried Alive By Love
    Buried Alive By Love
    "Buried Alive By Love" is a song by Finnish band HIM, released in 2003. It is the first track and second single from the album Love Metal. The music video was directed by Bam Margera. Margera has also directed music videos for 3 other songs including, "The Sacrament", "Solitary Man" and "And Love...

    " – 5:01
  4. "Heartache Every Moment
    Heartache Every Moment & Close to the Flame
    Heartache Every Moment & Close to the Flame is a Single by Finnish band HIM, released in 2002 as a double single from their album Deep Shadows and Brilliant Highlights. This was HIM's first and only double single ever released...

    " – 3:56
  5. "Solitary Man" (Neil Diamond
    Neil Diamond
    Neil Leslie Diamond is an American singer-songwriter with a career spanning over five decades from the 1960s until the present....

     Cover) – 3:37
  6. "Right Here in My Arms
    Right Here in My Arms
    "Right Here in My Arms" is a song by Finnish band HIM, released in 2000 as the fourth track from their album Razorblade Romance.-Track listing:German release EP#"Right Here in My Arms" #"Join Me in Death"...

    " – 4:00
  7. "The Funeral of Hearts
    The Funeral of Hearts
    "The Funeral of Hearts" is a song by Finnish band HIM, released in 2003. It is the second track and first single from the album Love Metal. Known as one of HIM's most popular songs, it is usually used to close live shows....

    " – 4:29
  8. "In Joy and Sorrow
    In Joy and Sorrow
    "In Joy and Sorrow" is a song by Finnish band HIM, released in 2001 as the fourth track and second single from their album Deep Shadows and Brilliant Highlights....

    " – 3:59
  9. "Your Sweet 666" (Re-Recorded Version) – 3:56
  10. "Gone With the Sin
    Gone With the Sin
    "Gone with the Sin" is a power ballad by Finnish alternative rock band HIM, released in 2000 as the fifth track from their album Razorblade Romance.-Track listing:Finnish release#"Gone with the Sin" – 3:51#"Gone with the Sin" "Gone with the Sin" is a power ballad by Finnish alternative rock band...

    " – 4:22
  11. "Wicked Game
    Wicked Game
    "Wicked Game" is a 1989 song by Chris Isaak from his third studio album Heart Shaped World. Despite being released as a single in 1989, it did not become a hit until it was later featured in the David Lynch film Wild at Heart...

    " (Chris Isaak
    Chris Isaak
    Christopher Joseph "Chris" Isaak is an American rock musician and occasional actor.-Early life:Isaak was born in Stockton, California, the son of Dorothy , a potato chip factory worker, and Joe Isaak, a forklift driver. Isaak's mother is Italian American, originating from Genoa...

     Cover) (Re-Recorded Version) – 4:04
  12. "The Sacrament
    The Sacrament
    -Finnish/German digipak - EP release:-UK version Vol. 1 Enhanced CD:-UK version Vol. 2 Enhanced CD :-UK version Vol. 3:...

    " – 4:30
  13. "Close to the Flame
    Heartache Every Moment & Close to the Flame
    Heartache Every Moment & Close to the Flame is a Single by Finnish band HIM, released in 2002 as a double single from their album Deep Shadows and Brilliant Highlights. This was HIM's first and only double single ever released...

    " – 3:47
  14. "Poison Girl
    Poison Girl
    "Poison Girl" is a song by Finnish band HIM, released in 2000 as the second track from their album Razorblade Romance. In Finland, it reached #3 on the singles charts and in Germany it reached #34.-Tracklisting:International release...

    " – 3:51
  15. "Pretending
    Pretending (HIM song)
    "Pretending" is a song by Finnish band HIM, released in 2001 as the fifth track from their album Deep Shadows and Brilliant Highlights.In 2006, "Pretending" was released as a double-single along with "In Joy and Sorrow" on the album Uneasy Listening Vol. 1. "In Joy and Sorrow" is the fifth track...

    " – 3:41
  16. "When Love and Death Embrace
    When Love and Death Embrace
    "When Love and Death Embrace" is a song by Finnish band HIM, released in 1997 as the sixth track from their album Greatest Love Songs Vol. 666.-Finnish release:#"When Love and Death Embrace" – 4:17...

    " – 6:08
  17. "Website extras included as Enhanced CD content

Bonus DVD Audio: Live at the Semifinal in Helsinki, Finland (April 12, 2003)

  1. "Soul On Fire" – 4:09
  2. "The Funeral of Hearts" – 4:44
  3. "Beyond Redemption" – 4:23
  4. "Sweet Pandemonium" – 5:07
  5. "Buried Alive By Love" – 4:48
  6. "The Sacrament" – 4:34

LP 1, Greatest Love Songs Vol. 666
Greatest Love Songs Vol. 666
Greatest Lovesongs Vol. 666 is the debut album by Finnish band, HIM. It was produced by Hiili Hiilesmaa and guest vocals were provided by Sanna-June Hyde and Asta Hannula on " The Reaper" and "For You", respectively. In keeping with the theme of 666, the album is 66 minutes and 6 seconds long,...

 

Side 1
  1. "Your Sweet Six Six Six"
  2. "Wicked Game"
  3. "The Heartless"
  4. "Our Diabolikal Rapture"


Side 2
  1. "It's All Tears (Drown in This Love)"
  2. "When Love and Death Embrace"
  3. "The Beginning Of The End"
  4. "Don't Fear the Reaper"
  5. "For You "

LP 2, Razorblade Romance
Razorblade Romance
Razorblade Romance is the second studio album by HIM, released on 19 December 1999 in Finland and 24 January 2000 in the rest of Europe - except for the UK, where it was released 15 May 2000. It was produced by John Fryer and recorded at Rockfield recording studios in Wales by John Fryer and Paul...

 (UK Edition)

Side 1
  1. "Your Sweet 666" (Re-Recorded Version)
  2. "Poison Girl"
  3. "Join Me In Death"
  4. "Right Here in My Arms"
  5. "Bury Me Deep Inside Your Heart"
  6. "Wicked Game" (Re-Recorded Version)


Side 2
  1. "I Love You"
  2. "Gone with the Sin"
  3. "Razorblade Kiss"
  4. "Resurrection"
  5. "Death is in Love With Us"
  6. "Heaven Tonight"

LP 3, Deep Shadows And Brilliant Highlights
Deep Shadows and Brilliant Highlights
Deep Shadows and Brilliant Highlights is the third album by HIM, which was released on 27 August 2001. This is the first album that new keyboardist Janne Puurtinen took part in, thus making it the first album with HIM's current line-up...

Side 1
  1. "Salt in Our Wounds"
  2. "Heartache Every Moment"
  3. "Lose You Tonight"
  4. "Joy and Sorrow"
  5. "Pretending"


Side 2
  1. "Close to the Flame"
  2. "Please Don't Let it Go"
  3. "Beautiful"
  4. "Don't Close Your Heart"
  5. "Love You Like I Do"

LP 4, Love Metal

Side 1
  1. "Buried Alive By Love"
  2. "The Funeral Of Hearts"
  3. "Beyond Redemption"
  4. "Sweet Pandemonium"
  5. "Soul On Fire"


Side 2
  1. "The Sacrament"
  2. "This Fortress Of Tears"
  3. "Circle Of Fear"
  4. "Endless Dark"
  5. "The Path"

EP 5, Wicked Game (Original EP)

Side 1
  1. "Wicked Game"
  2. "For You"


Side 2
  1. "Our Diabolikal Rapture"
  2. "Wicked Game (666 Remix)"

B-Sides (Only Singles)

  1. "And Love Said No" (Radio Edit)- 3:42
  2. "It's All Tears (Drown in This Love)" (Live, Semifinal Club, Helsinki, Finland 24/04 - 30/04/2003)- 3:50
  3. "Pretending" (Live)- 4:45
  4. "Please Don't Let It Go" (Live)
  5. "Join Me in Death" (Live)
  6. "Your Sweet 666" (Live)
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