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Romantic Music This month's Section #2 features Romantic Music. I've arranged several hundred love songs into categories that will help you identify them and use them for special occasions, for creating that "special mood," and for compiling custom music tapes. Enjoy! ~ GJPG The 17 Best Love Songs Of All Time 1. "Colour My World," Chicago 2. "Coming Around Again," Carly Simon 3. "Crazy For You," Madonna 4. "Endless Love," Diana Ross & Lionel Richie 5. "(Everything I Do) I Do It For You," Bryan Adams 6. "In Your Eyes," Peter Gabriel 7. "(I've Had) The Time of My Life," Bill Medley & Jennifer Warnes 8. "I Won't Last a Day Without You," Paul Williams 9. "Just the Way You Are," Billy Joel 10. "Lady," Kenny Rogers 11. "Lara's Theme," from Doctor Zhivago 12. "The Rose," Bette Midler 13. "Something," The Beatles 14. "Unchained Melody," Righteous Brothers 15. "You Are So Beautiful (To Me)," Joe Cocker 16. "You Light Up My Life," by Debbie Boone 17. "You're My Home," Billy Joel 5 Songs to Help You Express Your Feelings: Friendship & Appreciation 1. "Bridge Over Troubled Water," Simon and Garfunkel 2. "Stand By Me," Ben E. King 3. "Thank You for Being a Friend," Andrew Gold 4. "That's What Friends Are For," Dionne & Friends 5. "You've Got a Friend," James Taylor 10 Songs to Help You Express Your Feelings: Intense Love & Infatuation 1. "Can't Take My Eyes Off You," Frankie Valli 2. "Do the Walls Come Down," Carly Simon 3. "Every Breath You Take," The Police 4. "Head Over Heels," Tears for Fears 5. "I Am Waiting," Yes 6. "I Fall to Pieces," Patsy Cline 7. "I Will Always Love You," Whitney Houston 8. "Nights In White Satin," Moody Blues 9. "When a Man Loves a Woman," Percy Sledge 10. "(Your Love Has Lifted Me) Higher and Higher," Rita Coolidge 6 Songs to Help You Express Your Feelings: Love & Joy 1. "How Sweet It Is (To Be Loved By You)," James Taylor 2. "It Had to Be You," Harry Connick, Jr. 3. "Let's Hang On," The Four Seasons 4. "Love Me Do," The Beatles 5. "The Way You Do the Things You Do," Temptations 6. "What a Wonderful World," Louis Armsdtrong 8 Songs to Help You Express Your Feelings: Love & Tenderness 1. "Always On My Mind," Willie Nelson 2. "First Time Ever I Saw Your Face," Roberta Flack 3. "I Honestly Love You," Olivia Newton John 4. "In My World," The Moody Blue 5. "Through the Years," Kenny Rogers 6. "Longer Than," Dan Fogelberg 7. "Evergreen," (Love Theme from A Star Is Born), Barbra Streisand 8. "Still," Commodores 5 Songs to Help You Express Your Feelings: Falling in Love 1. "Could It Be I'm Falling in Love?" The Spinners 2. "Could It Be Magic," Barry Manilow 3. "Fallin' In Love," Hamilton, Joe Frank & Reymolds 4. "If I Fell," The Beatles 5. "Knocks Me Off My Feet," Stevie Wonder 6 Songs to Help You Express Your Feelings: Gentle & Sweet 1. "All Right," Christopher Cross 2. "Hearing Your Voice," The Moody Blues 3. "My Love," Paul McCartney & Wings 4. "Strange Magic," Electric Light Orchestra 5. "Summer Soft," Stevie Wonder 6. "(They Long To Be) Close To You," The Carpenters 5 Songs to Help You Express Your Feelings: New Love 1. "We've Only Just Begun," The Carpenters 2. "(I've Been) Searchin' So Long," Chicago 3. "Puppy Love," Paul Anka 4. "The First Time Ever I Saw Your Face," Roberta Flack 5. "All My Loving," The Beatles 13 Fun/Whimsical Love Songs 1. "Can't You Hear My Heartbeat," Herman's Hermits 2. "Crazy Little Thing Called Love," Queen 3. "Groovy Kind of Love," Phil Collins 4. "Hello Goodbye," The Beatles 5. "I Think I Love You," The Partridge Family 6. "If I Had a Million Dollars," Barenaked Ladies 7. "I'm Gonna Be (500 Miles)," Proclaimers 8. "Let's Call the Whole Thing Off" (1937) 9. "Nobody Does It Better," Carly Simon 10. "Silly Love Songs," Paul McCartney and Wings 11. "Sugar, Sugar," The Archies 12. "When I'm Sixty-Four," The Beatles 13. "You're the One That I Want," John Travolta & Olivia Newton-John 11 Songs to Help You Express Your Feelings: Devotion & Commitment 1. "Ain't No Mountain High Enough," Diana Ross 2. "An Everlasting Love," Andy Gibb 3. "As Long as He Needs Me," Shirley Bassey 4. "Hopelessly Devoted to You," Olivia Newton-John 5. "I Just Want to be Your Everything," Andy Gibb 6. "I'll Cover You," from the Broadway musical Rent 7. "I'll Never Leave You," Harry Nilsson 8. "Love of My Life," Abba 9. "The Right Thing To Do," Carly Simon 10. "Say You'll Be Mine," Christopher Cross 11. "You're My Everything," The Temptations 6 Songs to Help You Express Your Feelings: Adoration 1. "Cherish," The Association 2. "Heaven Must Be Missing an Angel," Tavares 3. "I Just Want to be Your Everything," Andy Gibb 4. "My Eyes Adored You," Frankie Valli 5. "My Love," Paul McCartney & Wings 6. "Wind Beneath My Wings," Bette Midler 4 Poignant Love Songs 1. "Do You Love Me?" from Fiddler on the Roof 2. "One More Night," Phil Collins 3. "Truly," Lionel Richie 4. "Without You," from the Broadway musical Rent 7 Songs to Help You Express Your Feelings: Loneliness & Missing You 1. "Far Away," Carole King 2. "I Miss You," Klymaxx 3. "I Miss You Like Crazy," Natalie Cole 4. "Missing You Now," Michael Bolton 5. "Missing You," Jim Reeves 6. "Wishing You Were Here," Chicago 7. "You've Lost That Lovin' Feeling," Daryl Hall & John Oates 6 Songs to Help You Express Your Feelings: Anniversaries & Celebrations 1. "Always and Forever," Heatwave 2. "The Anniversary Song," Richard Tucker 3. "Celebration," Kool & The Gang 4. "Forever and Ever, Amen," Randy Travis 5. "More Today Than Yesterday," Spiral Staircase 6. "Our Love Is Here to Stay," Harry Connick, Jr. 13 Songs to Help You Express Your Feelings: Longing/Yearning 1. "Against All Odds (Take a Look at Me Now)," Phil Collins 2. "Ain't No Sunshine," Bill Withers 3. "Baby Come to Me," Patti Austin & James Ingram 4. "Closer to Believing," Emerson Lake & Palmer 5. "How Can I Tell You," Cat Stevens 6. "I Need You," America 7. "If Every You're in My Arms Again" Peabo Bryson 8. "If I Can't Have You," Yvonne Elliman 9. "Need Her Love," Electric Light Orchestra 10. "Until the Night," Billy Joel 11. "Watching and Waiting," The Moody Blues 12. "When I Need You," Leo Sayer 13. "You Take My Breath Away," Queen 6 Songs to Help You Express Your Feelings: Forgive Me/Don't Leave Me! 1. "Baby Come Back," Player 2. "Don't Give Up on Us," David Soul 3. "Hard to Say I'm Sorry," Chicago 4. "If You Leave Me Now," Chicago 5. "One More Night," Phil Collins 6. "Sorry Seems to be the Hardest Word," Elton John 7 Songs to Help You Express Your Feelings: Suggestive 1. "In the Mood," Glenn Miller 2. "Lay Lady Lay" Bob Dylan 3. "Light My Candle," from the Broadway musical Rent 4. "Makin' Whoopee!" (1928) 5. "Physical," Olivia Newton-John 6. "So Deep Within You," The Moody Blues 7. "We've Got Tonight," Kenny Rogers & Sheena Easton 9 Songs to Help You Express Your Feelings: Desire & Sexual Attraction 1. "Afternoon Delight," Starland Vocal Band 2. "Feel Like Makin' Love," Bad Company 3. "I Want Your Sex," George Michael 4. "Kiss You All Over," Exile 5. "Let's Spend the Night Together," Rolling Stones 6. "Natural Woman," Aretha Franklin 7. "Sexual Healing," Marvin Gaye 8. "Slave to Love," Bryan Ferry 9. "The Sweetest Taboo," Sade 10 Songs to Help You Express Your Feelings: Hot Passion 1. "All I Wanna Do Is Make Love To You," Heart 2. "Deeper and Deeper," Madonna 3. "Do You Wanna Make Love," Peter McCann 4. "Hot Stuff," Donna Summer 5. "I Do What I Do" (Theme for 9-1/2 Weeks), John Taylor 6. "I'm Your Baby Tonight," Whitney Houston 7. "Kiss You All Over, "Exile 8. "Light My Fire," The Doors 9. "Make Me Lose Control," Eric Carmen 10. "Touch Me (I Want Your Body)," Samantha Sang 12 Classic Love Songs 1. "All of Me" (1931) 2. "As Time Goes By" (1943) 3. "I Can't Give You Anything but Love" (1928) 4. "I Love You for Sentimental Reasons" (1945) 5. "I'm Getting Sentimental over You" (1932) 6. "I'm in the Mood for Love" (1935) 7. "Love Is a Many-Splendored Thing" (1955) 8. "Love Me Tender," (1956) 9. "The Man I Love" (1924) 10. "Moon River" (1961) 11. "My Funny Valentine" (1937) 12. "Some Enchanted Evening" (1949) 20 Most Romantic Country Songs of All Time 1. "Blue," LeAnn Rimes 2. "Diamonds and Dirt," Rodney Crowell 3. "Dream On, Texas Ladies," John Michael Montgomery 4. "Everything I Love," Alan Jackson 5. "Flame in Your Eyes," Alabama 6. "He Stopped Loving Her Today," George Jones 7. "Hello Darlin'," Conway Twitty 8. "I'll Always Love You," Dolly Parton 9. "It's Your Love," Tim McGraw & Faith Hill 10. "Look at Us," Vince Gill 11. "Love Me Like You Used To," Tanya Tucker 12. "Love Will Find Its Way to You," Reba McEntire 13. "Love Without End, Amen," George Strait 14. "Stand By Your Man," Tammy Wynette 15. "Take the Ribbon From Your Hair," Tammy Smith 16. "The Dance," Garth Brooks 17. "This Night Won't Last Forever," Sawyer Brown 18. "To Be Loved By You," Wynonna 19. "Unchained Melody," Rodney McDowell 20. "You Win My Love," Shania Twain 28 Greatest Love Songs from Broadway Musicals 1. "Almost Like Being in Love" from Brigadoon 2. "Can't Help Loving Dat Man" from Showboat 3. "Do I Love You Because You're Beautiful," from Cinderella 4. "Embraceable You" from Crazy for You 5. "I Could Be Happy With You," from The Boyfriend 6. "I Could Have Danced All Night" from My Fair Lady 7. "I Have Dreamed," from The King and I 8. "I Wanna Be Loved By You" from Good Boy 9. "I'm in Love with a Wonderful Guy" from South Pacific 10. "I've Never Been in Love Before," from Guys & Dolls 11. "If I Loved You" from Carousel 12. "Just in Time," from Bells Are Ringing 13. "Love Song," from Pippin 14. "Me and My Girl," from Me and My Girl 15. "My Heart Is So Full of You," from The Most Happy Fella 16. "On the Street Where You Live" from My Fair Lady 17. "People" from Funny Girl 18. "People Will Say We're in Love" from Oklahoma 19. "She Loves Me," from She Loves Me 20. "So in Love" from Kiss Me Kate 21. "They Say It's Wonderful," from Annie Get Your Gun 22. "This Can't be Love" from The Boys from Syracuse 23. "Til There Was You," the The Music Man 24. "Too Much in Love to Care," from Sunset Boulevard 25. "Try to Remember" from The Fantastics 26. "What I Did for Love," from A Chorus Line 27. "Wonderful Guy," from South Pacific 28. "You're the Top," from Anything Goes
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