Greatest Lovesongs Vol. 666 is the debut album by Finnish

Finland

Finland , officially the Republic of Finland, is a Nordic country situated in the Fennoscandian region of Northern Europe. It is bordered by Sweden in the west, Norway in the north and Russia in the east, while Estonia lies to its south across the Gulf of Finland.Around 5.4 million people reside...

 band, HIM. It was produced by Hiili Hiilesmaa

Hiili Hiilesmaa

Kai "Hiili" Hiilesmaa is the vocalist of the rock band The Skreppers, drummer of doom metal band KYPCK, was the keyboardist of hard rock/sleaze/blues band Daniel Lioneye, as well as a respected producer from Finland...

 and guest vocals were provided by Sanna-June Hyde and Asta Hannula on "(Don't Fear) The Reaper" and "For You", respectively. In keeping with the theme of 666

666 (number)

666 is the natural number following 665 and preceding 667.- In mathematics :666 is the sum of the first 36 natural numbers 666 (six hundred and sixty-six) is the natural number following 665 and preceding 667.- In mathematics :666 is the sum of the first 36 natural numbers 666 (six hundred and...

, the album is 66 minutes and 6 seconds long, contains 66 tracks and fills up 666 megabyte

Megabyte

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s. Although sometimes perceived to have Satan-worshiping references, Valo has stated that the album was not to be perceived as such; these references are meant to symbolize the 'darker' side of love.

Original Finnish & US Tracklist

All songs are composed by Ville Valo.

1. "For You (Intro)" - 4:00
2. "Your Sweet Six Six Six
   Your Sweet Six Six Six
   "Your Sweet Six Six Six", also released as "Your Sweet 666", is a song by Finnish band HIM, and was released in 1998. It is the first track and first single from the album Greatest Love Songs Vol. 666 as well as the first ever single by HIM...
   
   " - 4:11
3. "Wicked Game" (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) - 3:54
4. "The Heartless" - 4:01
5. "Our Diabolikal Rapture" - 5:20
6. "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...
   
   " - 3:42
7. "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
8. "The Beginning of the End" - 4:07
9. "(Don't Fear) The Reaper
   (Don't Fear) The Reaper
   " The Reaper" is a song by the rock band Blue Öyster Cult from their 1976 album, Agents of Fortune. It was written and sung by the band's lead guitarist, Donald "Buck Dharma" Roeser and was produced by David Lucas, Murray Krugman, and Sandy Pearlman. It is built around Dharma's guitar riff that...
   
   " (Blue Öyster Cult
   Blue Öyster Cult
   Blue Öyster Cult, often abbreviated BÖC, is an American rock band, most of whose members first came together in Long Island, NY in 1967 as the band Soft White Underbelly...
   
    cover) - 6:23

International Tracklist

1. "Your Sweet Six Six Six" (Ville Valo) – 4:12
2. "Wicked Game" (Chris Isaak) – 3:54
3. "The Heartless" (Ville Valo) – 4:02
4. "Our Diabolikal Rapture" (Mikko Lindström/Ville Valo) – 5:20
5. "It's All Tears (Drown in This Love)" (Ville Valo) – 3:43
6. "When Love and Death Embrace" (Ville Valo) – 6:08
7. "The Beginning of the End" (Ville Valo) – 4:07
8. "(Don't Fear) The Reaper" (Donald Roeser, Sandy Pearlmann) – 6:24 (Blue Öyster Cult cover)
9. "For You" (Mikko Lindström/Ville Valo) – 3:58
10. "Stigmata Diaboli" - 2:55 (On German special edition only)

After track 9, on both versions of the album, there is a series of untitled hidden tracks (numbers 10 - 66) that fill 666 megabytes, although only track 66 contains music: the outro from the version of The Heartless released on the 666 Ways to Love EP (which, naturally, starts 6 minutes into the track). On the US re-issue (due to Jimmy Franks Recording Company's extensive editing) the disc ended up being 664 megabytes in size and 66:04 in length.

In the second verse of "It's All Tears (Drown In This Love)" the woman heard screaming at the beginning of the EP version of The Heartless can be heard on the left channel.

The cover of Don't Fear The Reaper is actually a demo recording. When HIM first put the album together, they found the material that they'd recorded for it only came to 32 minutes. They then remembered that the demo of this song was good, so they put it on the end of the record (on the Finnish release). As the song is 6 and a half minutes long, this resulted in the album being as long as was originally planned.

B-Sides

1. "The Beginning of the End" (Tandeberg B 74 Mix) – 3:17
2. "The Beginning of the End" (Satanik Love Mix) [Sad Damn Version] – 3:58
3. "Wicked Game" (666 Remix) – 3:58
4. "The Heartless" (Club Remix) – 3:58
5. "When Love and Death Embrace" (Radio-Edit) – 3:36
6. "When Love and Death Embrace" (AOR-Radio Mix) – 3:49
7. "When Love and Death Embrace" (Original Single Edit) – 4:17
8. "When Love and Death Embrace" (Album Version) – 6:11

HIM

• Ville Hermanni Valo
  Ville Valo
  Ville Hermanni Valo is a Finnish singer, songwriter and frontman of the Finnish rock band HIM. He has received the "Golden God" award in 2004 by the heavy metal magazine Metal Hammer. Valo has a baritone vocal range. Valo was ranked number 80 in Hit Paraders Top 100 Metal Vocalists of All Time...
  
   — lead vocals
• Mikko Viljami "Linde" Lindström — lead guitar
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• Mikko Henrik Julius "Migé" Paananen
  Mikko Paananen
  Mikko Henrik Julius Paananen , better known as Migé or Migé Amour, is the current and founding bassist of the rock band HIM.-History:...
  
   — bass guitar
  Bass guitar
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• Antto Melasniemi — keyboards
  Keyboard instrument
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• Juhana Tuomas "Pätkä" Rantala — drums

Session Members

• Sanna-June Hyde — female vocals on "(Don't Fear) The Reaper"
• Asta Hannula — female vocals on "For You"