And Love Said No: The Greatest Hits 1997–2004

And Love Said No: The Greatest Hits 1997–2004 is a greatest hits compilation by Finnish band HIM. It contains two new Tim Palmer produced songs: "And Love Said No" and "Solitary Man", the latter of which is a Neil Diamond cover. 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.

And Love Said No:
The Greatest Hits 1997–2004
Greatest hits album by
HIM
Released15 March 2004
GenreGothic metal[1] • gothic rock[2] • hard rock[3][4] • heavy metal
Length67:11
LabelBMG, RCA, GUN, Supersonic, Terrier
ProducerHiili Hiilesmaa, John Fryer, T.T. Oksala, Kevin Shirley, Tim Palmer
HIM chronology
Love Metal
(2003)		 And Love Said No:
The Greatest Hits 1997–2004
(2004)		 Dark Light
(2005)
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic[5]

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" – 6:08
  • "Website extras included as Enhanced CD content

* - Only available on the UK version. Other versions omit this track completely.

Bonus DVD: Live at the Semifinal in Helsinki, Finland (April 24-30, 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" single.

B-Sides (only singles)
  1. "And Love Said No" (Radio Edit)- 3:42
  2. "It's All Tears (Drown in This Love)" (Live, Semifinal Club, Helsinki, Finland 24/04 - 30/04/2003)- 3:50
  3. "Pretending" (Live)- 4:45
  4. "Please Don't Let It Go" (Live)
  5. "Join Me in Death" (Live)
  6. "Your Sweet 666" (Live)

Certifications
Region CertificationCertified units/sales
Finland (Musiikkituottajat)[6] Platinum 53,606[6]
Russia (NFPF)[7] Gold 10,000*

*sales figures based on certification alone

References
  1. "Greatest Love Songs Vol. 666 Review" (in German). Rock Hard. Retrieved 2017-07-06.
  2. "Love Metal Review". AllMusic. Retrieved 2017-07-06.
  3. "Metal Hammer Presents HIM: Tears On Tape -Fanpack magazine – pg. 1179". Metal Hammer. Missing or empty |url= (help)
  4. "Love Metal Review". Helsingin Sanomat. Retrieved 2017-07-18.
  5. https://www.allmusic.com/album/r686589 Allmusic review
  6. "H.i.M." (in Finnish). Musiikkituottajat – IFPI Finland. Retrieved 20 May 2019.
  7. "Russian album certifications – H.i.M. – And love said no" (in Russian). National Federation of Phonogram Producers (NFPF). Retrieved 20 May 2019.
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