10) Faith Hill: 'There You'll Be'
Celine Dion was originally offered to record this love song for the 'Pearl Harbor' soundtrack but declined. As a result, Faith Hill was then offered the song.
9) Foreigner: 'I Want To Know What Love Is'
This love song features backup vocals from the New Jersey Mass Choir, who released their own solo version which peaked at No. 37 on the Hot Black Singles chart and No. 12 on the Hot Dance Music/Maxi-Singles Sales chart.
8) Eric Clapton: 'Wonderful Tonight'
Clapton was backed by Dire Straits for a surprise performance of the love tune at the Nelson Mandela 70th Birthday Tribute in 1988.
7) Bryan Adams: '(Everything I Do) I Do It for You'
Written specifically for 'Robin Hood: Prince of Thieves,' the love song classic was originally offered to Kate Bush, Annie Lennox and Lisa Stansfield, all of whom declined.
6) LeAnn Rimes: 'How Do I Live'
Directly following LeAnn Rimes' performance of the love song at the 1998 Grammy Awards, Trisha Yearwood snatched up the Grammy Award for Best Female Country Vocal Performance...of the same song.
5) The Carpenters: 'We've Only Just Begun'
This song of love was performed during a fictional marriage ceremony on 'The Steve Harvey Show.'
4) Sheriff: 'When I'm With You'
3) Richard Marx: 'Right Here Waiting'
2) Journey: 'Open Arms'
Guitarist Neal Schon "hated" this love song -- originally written by Jonathan Caine while in the band The Babys -- complaining that it sounded "kinda Mary Poppins."
1) Celine Dion: 'Because You Loved Me'
The Canadian chanteuse's Grammy-winning love song hit was penned by songwriter extraordinaire Diane Warren, and was featured in the Robert Redford/Michelle Pfeiffer film 'Up Close & Personal.'
Listen to Love Songs on AOL Radio
1. 10 - Never heard it.
4 - Anything the Carpenters are singing, I'll wait until someone else is singing it to hear it. There was something about her voice that hit me like chewing gravel.
The rest of the songs fit the list.
Posted at 12:30PM on Sep 11th 2009 by Pamela A. Talbot