And Love Said No: The Greatest Hits 1997–2004 Explained

And Love Said No: The Greatest Hits 1997–2004
Type:	greatest
Artist:	HIM
Cover:	Andlovesaidnohit.jpg
Released:	15 March 2004
Genre:	Gothic metal^[1] gothic rock^[2] hard rock^[3] ^[4] heavy metal
Length:	67:11
Label:	BMG RCA GUN Supersonic Terrier
Producer:	Hiili Hiilesmaa John Fryer T.T. Oksala Kevin Shirley Tim Palmer
Prev Title:	Love Metal
Prev Year:	2003
Next Title:	Dark Light
Next Year:	2005

And Love Said No: The Greatest Hits 1997–2004 is a greatest hits album by Finnish rock band HIM. It contains two new songs: "And Love Said No" and "Solitary Man", the latter of which is a Neil Diamond cover, both songs produced by Tim Palmer. The British version also has a re-recorded version of "It's All Tears (Drown in This Love)". The digipak version of this album comes with a DVD with six songs live at Semifinal Club in Helsinki.

Track listing

1. "And Love Said No" – 4:10
2. "Join Me" – 3:37
3. "Buried Alive by Love" – 5:01
4. "Heartache Every Moment" – 3:56
5. "Solitary Man" (Neil Diamond cover) – 3:36
6. "Right Here in My Arms" – 4:00
7. "The Funeral of Hearts" – 4:29
8. "In Joy and Sorrow" – 3:59
9. "Your Sweet 666" (re-recorded version) – 3:56
10. "Gone with the Sin" – 4:22
11. "Wicked Game" (Chris Isaak cover; re-recorded version) – 4:04
12. "The Sacrament" – 4:30
13. "Close to the Flame" – 3:47
14. "It's All Tears (Drown in This Love)" (re-recorded version) – 4:30*
15. "Poison Girl" – 3:51
16. "Pretending" – 3:41
17. "When Love and Death Embrace" – 6:11

• Website extras included as Enhanced CD content

* – Only available on the UK version. Other versions omit this track completely. The UK version also features a hype sticker stating there are two never-before-released re-recordings exclusive to the UK; this is incorrect as "When Love and Death Embrace" is a remaster and not a re-recording.

Bonus DVD: Live at the Semifinal in Helsinki (24–30 April 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

Box-set LP

The And Love Said No box set LP contained the band's first four studio albums on vinyl along with the "Wicked Game" EP. It does not feature the title track "And Love Said No" nor "Solitary Man".

Notes and References

1. Greatest Love Songs Vol. 666 Review . . 6 July 2017. German.
2. Web site: Love Metal Review . . 6 July 2017.
3. Web site: Metal Hammer Presents HIM: Tears On Tape -Fanpack magazine – pg. 1179. .
4. Web site: Love Metal Review . . 11 April 2003. 18 July 2017.