by Steve Leggett
There will always be love songs, at least as long as theres love in the world, or hope of it, and every era produces them. It doesnt accomplish much to argue what era came up with the best love songs -- good ones always come along, along with scores of others that dont really add a lot to the overall dialogue. But love is love, good or bad, and every eras love songs reflect that. This set of 20 love songs from EMIs recent stable of artists is a case in point. Some of these tracks seem overwrought, or silly and simplistic, but there are some gems here too, like Colbie Caillats endearingly sweet Bubbly, Natasha Bedingfield and Sean Kingstons Love Like This, Norah Jones breathy Come Away with Me, Taylor Swifts modern classic Love Story, and Keith Urbans hopeful and declarative Kiss a Girl. The songs might change, but the concept doesnt. We want to fall in love, and we usually do, and then we just have to sing about it. Its a good thing.