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And Love Said No: The Greatest Hits 1997–2004 is a greatest hits compilation by Finnish rock 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.

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And Love Said No: The Greatest Hits 1997–2004
Greatest hits album by HIM
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
HIM chronology
Love Metal (2003) And Love Said No: The Greatest Hits 1997–2004 (2004) Dark Light (2005)

Professional ratings

Review scores
Source	Rating
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 (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" 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 April 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)

Charts

Charts (2004)	Peak position
Austrian Albums (Ö3 Austria)[6]	9
Belgian Albums (Ultratop Flanders)[7]	98
Dutch Albums (Album Top 100)[8]	71
Finnish Albums (Suomen virallinen lista)[9]	2
German Albums (Offizielle Top 100)[10]	5
Italian Albums (FIMI)[11]	55
Norwegian Albums (VG-lista)[12]	32
Portuguese Albums (AFP)[13]	11
Scottish Albums (OCC)[14]	32
Swedish Albums (Sverigetopplistan)[15]	20
Swiss Albums (Schweizer Hitparade)[16]	18
UK Albums (OCC)[17]	30

Certifications

Region	Certification	Certified units/sales
Finland (Musiikkituottajat)[18]	Platinum	53,606[18]
Russia (NFPF)[19]	Gold	10,000*
United Kingdom (BPI)[20]	Gold	100,000*
* Sales figures based on certification alone.

References

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And Love Said No: The Greatest Hits 1997—2004 — сборник лучших песен HIM с четырёх первых студийных альбомов, вышедший в 2004 году. Кроме того, в сборнике присутствуют две ранее не издававшиеся песни: «Solitary Man» и «And Love Said No».

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