"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. The following year, Leo Sayer featured a version on his self-titled album on the

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label. It reached number six on the

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and was classified silver. In 2002,

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also covered the song, as "Can't Stop Loving You". His version reached number 28 on the UK Singles Chart. For other versions of the song, see section below.

Release history

The Leo Sayer single was released in 1978 with "No Looking Back" as the b-side.

Charts

Personnel

* Leo Sayer – vocals * Greg Phillinganes – acoustic piano *

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– synthesizers * Waddy Wachtel – electric guitar, acoustic guitar * Leland Sklar – bass * Russ Kunkel – drums *

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–

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s * David Campbell – string arrangements

Phil Collins version

"Can't Stop Loving You" was the lead single from English singer

’ solo album ''

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'', released in 2002. It also appears on Collins’ 2004 album '' Love Songs: A Compilation... Old and New''. Although it received minor airplay, the song became Collins’ eighth number-one ''Billboard''

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hit. The song also reached the number ten on the Eurochart. Collins originally recorded the song in 2000 for a love songs project, along with "Least You Can Do", but both tracks were released on ''Testify'' instead. Collins' version has some minor changes in the lyrics and introduces a bridge after the second chorus.

Track listing

# "Can't Stop Loving You" – 4:18 # "High Flying Angel" (U.S. single and Japan ''Testify'' only) – 4:44

Charts

Weekly charts

Year-end charts

Certifications

Personnel

– vocals, drums, percussion * Jamie Muhoberac – keyboards *

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– lead guitar * Tim Pierce – rhythm guitar * Paul Bushnell – bass guitar

References

External links

* * {{Authority control 1978 singles 2002 singles Leo Sayer songs Rock ballads Phil Collins songs Chrysalis Records singles Atlantic Records singles Songs written by Billy Nicholls Song recordings produced by Rob Cavallo 1978 songs

Release history

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Phil Collins version

Track listing

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Personnel

See also

References

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