If We Fall in Love Tonight

If We Fall in Love Tonight is a ballad album released by Rod Stewart on 12 November 1996 (see 1996 in music). 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
Compilation album by
Rod Stewart
Released12 November 1996
GenreRock, pop
Length67:32 (U.S. version)
73:51 (International version)
LabelWarner Bros.
ProducerArnold Stiefel (exec.)
Rod Stewart chronology
A Spanner in the Works
(1995)		 If We Fall in Love Tonight
(1996)		 When We Were the New Boys
(1998)
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic[1]
The Rolling Stone Album Guide[2]

Album information

The 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. The album includes three newly recorded cover versions of hit songs: "Sometimes When We Touch," originally sang by Dan Hill; "When I Need You," originally sang by Leo Sayer; and "For the First Time," originally sang by Kenny Loggins. 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," sang 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.

Charts

Weekly charts
Chart (1996–2008) Peak
position
Australian Albums (ARIA)[3] 22
Austrian Albums (Ö3 Austria)[4] 5
Belgian Albums (Ultratop Flanders)[5] 26
Danish Albums (Hitlisten)[6] 2
Dutch Albums (Album Top 100)[7] 12
Finnish Albums (Suomen virallinen lista)[8] 6
German Albums (Offizielle Top 100)[9] 24
New Zealand Albums (RMNZ)[10] 11
Norwegian Albums (VG-lista)[11] 6
Portuguese Albums (AFP)[12] 12
Spanish Albums (PROMUSICAE)[13] 54
Swedish Albums (Sverigetopplistan)[14] 2
Swiss Albums (Schweizer Hitparade)[15] 27

Year-end
Chart (1996) Position
Swedish Albums (Sverigetopplistan)[16] 13
Chart (1997) Position
Danish Albums (Hitlisten)[17] 18
Chart (2006) Position
Swedish Albums (Sverigetopplistan)[18] 53

Singles
YearSongRank
1996"If We Fall in Love Tonight"54(US) 54(UK) 70(GER)
1996"When I Need You"DID NOT CHART

Track listing
US version
No.TitleWriter(s)Producer(s)Length
1."If We Fall in Love Tonight" (new original song; previously unreleased)Jimmy Jam and Terry LewisJimmy Jam and Terry Lewis5:39
2."For the First Time" (new cover song; previously unreleased)Jud Friedman, Allan Rich, James NewtonHoward4:01
3."When I Need You" (new cover song; previously unreleased)Carole Bayer Sager, Albert HammondJimmy Jam and Terry Lewis4:50
4."So Far Away" (previously released on the Carole King tribute album, Tapestry Revisited)Carole KingDavid Foster4:20
5."Have I Told You Lately" (studio version remix) (new remixed version; previously unreleased)Van MorrisonRod 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 MorganStewart, Edwards, Andy Taylor5:16
7."You're in My Heart" (previously released on Stewart's Foot Loose & Fancy Free)StewartTom Dowd4:28
8."The First Cut Is the Deepest" (previously released on Stewart's A Night on the Town)Cat StevensDowd3:50
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 WhittenDowd4:50
10."Tonight's the Night (Gonna Be Alright)"" (previously released on Stewart's A Night on the Town)StewartDowd3:33
11."Sometimes When We Touch" (new cover song; previously unreleased)Barry Mann, Dan HillHoward4:24
12."Downtown Train" (previously released on Stewart's Storyteller – The Complete Anthology: 1964–1990)Tom WaitsTrevor Horn4:40
13."Broken Arrow" (previously released on Stewart's Vagabond Heart) (Robbie Robertson)Robbie RobertsonPatrick Leonard, Lenny Waronker[b]4:21
14."Forever Young" (1996) (new re-recorded version; previously unreleased)Stewart, Jim Cregan, Kevin SavigarSavigar4:52
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
  1. "If We Fall in Love Tonight" – 5:39
  2. "For the First Time" – 4:01
  3. "When I Need You" – 4:50
  4. "Sometimes When We Touch" – 4:20
  5. "Tonight's the Night (Gonna Be Alright)" – 3:33
  6. "I Don't Want to Talk About It (1989)" – 4:50
  7. "Have I Told You Lately (Studio Remix Version)" – 3:58
  8. "Broken Arrow" – 4:21
  9. "Forever Young (1996)" – 4:52
  10. "You're in My Heart (The Final Acclaim)" – 4:28
  11. "My Heart Can't Tell You No" – 5:16
  12. "The First Cut Is the Deepest" – 3:50
  13. "Sailing" – 4:38
  14. "Downtown Train" – 4:40
  15. "Tom Traubert's Blues (Waltzing Matilda)" (previously released on Stewart's Lead Vocalist) – 6:10
  16. "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 personnel
  • 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

Certifications
Region CertificationCertified units/sales
Argentina (CAPIF)[19] Gold 30,000^
Australia (ARIA)[20] Platinum 70,000^
Austria (IFPI Austria)[21] Gold 25,000*
Denmark (IFPI Denmark)[22] Platinum 50,000^
Hong Kong (IFPI Hong Kong)[23] Platinum 20,000*
New Zealand (RMNZ)[24] Platinum 15,000^
Norway (IFPI Norway)[25] Gold 25,000*
Sweden (GLF)[26] Gold 40,000^
United Kingdom (BPI)[27] 2× Platinum 600,000
United States (RIAA)[28] Platinum 1,000,000^
Summaries
Europe (IFPI)[29] Platinum 1,000,000*

* Sales figures based on certification alone.
^ Shipments figures based on certification alone.
Sales+streaming figures based on certification alone.

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