| I Can't Stop Loving You (Though I Try) | |
| Artist: | White Horse |
| Album: | White Horse |
| Released: | 1977 |
| Length: | 3:35 |
| Label: | Capitol |
"I Can't Stop Loving You (Though I Try)" is a song written by singer-songwriter William Nicholls and first recorded by his short-lived project, White Horse – a collaboration between himself, Kenny Altman, and Jon Lind – and featured on the group's 1977 self-titled album.[1] [2]
The following year, Leo Sayer featured a version on his self-titled album on the Chrysalis label. It reached number six on the UK Singles Chart and was classified silver. In 2002, Phil Collins also covered the song, as "Can't Stop Loving You". His version reached number 28 on the UK Singles Chart.[3] For other versions of the song, see section below.
| I Can't Stop Loving You (Though I Try) | |
| Cover: | I-cant-stop-loving-you-leo-sayer.jpg |
| Caption: | Netherlands picture sleeve |
| Type: | single |
| Artist: | Leo Sayer |
| Album: | Leo Sayer |
| B-Side: | No Looking Back |
| Released: | 23 June 1978 |
| Label: | Chrysalis |
| Producer: | Richard Perry |
| Prev Title: | Thunder in My Heart |
| Prev Year: | 1977 |
| Next Title: | Raining in My Heart |
| Next Year: | 1978 |
The Leo Sayer single was released in 1978 with "No Looking Back" as the b-side.
| Chart (1978) | Peak position |
|---|---|
| Australia (Kent Music Report)[4] | 37 |
| South Africa (Springbok)[5] | 18 |
| UK Singles Chart[6] | 6 |
| Can't Stop Loving You | |
| Cover: | Can't_Stop_Loving_You.jpg |
| Type: | single |
| Artist: | Phil Collins |
| Album: | Testify |
| B-Side: | High Flying Angel |
| Released: | 28 October 2002 |
| Recorded: | 2001 |
| Label: | Atlantic |
| Prev Title: | In the Air Tonite |
| Prev Year: | 2001 |
| Next Title: | Come with Me |
| Next Year: | 2003 |
"Can't Stop Loving You" was the lead single from English singer Phil Collins' solo album Testify, released in 2002. It also appears on Collins' 2004 album . Although it received minor airplay, the song became Collins' eighth number-one Billboard adult contemporary hit.[7] The song also reached the number ten on the Eurochart.
Collins originally recorded the song in 2000 for a love songs project, along with "The Least You Can Do", but both tracks were released on Testify instead.[8] Collins' version has some minor changes in the lyrics and introduces a bridge after the second chorus.
| Chart (2002–03) | Peak position |
|---|---|
| Czech Republic (IFPI)[9] | 6 |
| Poland (Polish Airplay Charts)[10] | 1 |
| Chart (2003) | Position | |
|---|---|---|
| Belgium (Ultratop Flanders)[12] | 97 | |
| Belgium (Ultratop Wallonia)[13] | 42 | |
| France (SNEP)[14] | 40 | |
| Netherlands (Dutch Top 40)[15] | 38 | |
| Netherlands (Single Top 100)[16] | 32 | |
| Romania (Romanian Top 100)[17] | 17 | |
| US Adult Contemporary (Billboard)[18] | 2 |