Turnaround (Westlife album)

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Turnaround
Turnaround cover
Studio album by Westlife
Released Flag of Europe November 24, 2003
Flag of the Republic of China November 28, 2003
Flag of Australia November 30, 2003
Recorded 2003
Genre Pop
Length 47:39
Language English
Label Sony BMG
Producer Cutfather & Joe (track 12)
Jacob Schulze (track 4)
Karl Engstrom (track 4)
Quiz & Larossi (track 5)
Steve Mac
(tracks: 1 to 3, 6 to 11, 13)
Professional reviews
Westlife chronology
Unbreakable - The Greatest Hits Vol. 1
(2002)
Turnaround
(2003)
Allow Us to Be Frank
(2004)
Singles from Turnaround
  1. "Hey Whatever"
    Released: September 15, 2003
  2. "Mandy"
    Released: November 10, 2003
  3. "Obvious"
    Released: February 23, 2004

Turnaround was the fifth album by Irish boy band Westlife and it was released on 24 November 2003.

The first single released was the upbeat track, "Hey Whatever". The song is essentially a cover of Irish rock band Relish's Rainbow Zephyr but with a slightly changed set of lyrics and a different song title.

The next single was a cover of the Barry Manilow hit, "Mandy". The band's version was an instant hit, earning them their 12th UK number one and an Irish record of the year award.

"Obvious", an original song, was the third and final single released from this album.

"Turnaround" was the last album to feature former band member Bryan McFadden.

Contents

[edit] Track listing

Track
No.
Title Credits Length
1 Mandy

Arranged By [Backing Vocal]:
Steve Mac
Wayne Hector
Backing Vocals [Additional]:
Mae McKenna
Bass [Guitar]:
Steve Pearce
Written By:
Richard Kerr
Scott English

3:18
2 Hey Whatever

Choir:
The Tuff Singers
Wayne Hector
Saxophone:
Phil Todd
Trumpet:
Guy Barker
Written By:
Ken Papenfus
Carl Papenfus
Steve Mac
Wayne Hector

3:28
3 Heal

Backing Vocals:
David Stenmarck
Jocke Bergström
Producer [Additional], Mixed By [Additional], Programmed By:
David Stenmarck
Nick Jarl
Written By:
Nick Jarl
Savan Kotecha

3:08
4 Obvious

Backing Vocals [Additional]:
Andreas Carlsson
Emil Heiling
Conductor [Strings]:
Henrik And Ulf Jansson
Flute:
Jan Bengtson
Performer [All Other Instruments], Programmed By:
Andreas "Quiz" Romdhane Josef Larossi
Producer [Additional], Mixed By [Additional]:
Quizlarossi
Strings:
Stockholm Session Strings
Written By:
Pilot
Savan Kotecha
Andreas Carlsson

3:29
5 When A Woman Loves A Man

Backing Vocals:
Anders Von Hofsten
Emil Heiling
Engineer [Strings Recording]:
Ian Agate
Performer [All Other Instruments], Programmed By:
Andreas "Quiz" Romdhane
Josef Larossi
Recorded By, Arranged By:
Quizlarossi Strings:
Stockholm Session Strings
Written By:
Quiz
Savan Kotecha

3:34
6 On My Shoulder

Vocals [Additional]:
The Sylvia Young School
Written By:
Steve Mac
Wayne Hector

3:56
7 Turn Around

Engineer [Protools]:
Chris Laws
Written By:
Steve Mac
Wayne Hector

4:21
8 I Did It For You Written By:
Diane Warren
3:30
9 Thank You

Written By:
Steve Mac
Wayne Hector
Perry

4:02
10 To Be With You

Engineer [Drums]:
Robin Sellars
Written By:
Eric Martin
David Grahame

3:20
11 Home

Written By:
Steve Mac
Wayne Hector

4:04
12 Lost In YouA

Percussion:
Mich Hansen
Programmed By, Recorded By:
Joe Belmaati
Strings:
The Little Mermaid String Quartet
Written By:
Tony Sims
Wayne Kirkpatrick
Gordon Kennedy

3:34
13 What Do They Know?

Arranged By [Orchestral Arrangement]:
Dave Arch
Written By:
Steve Mac
Wayne Hector
Jimmy McCarthy

3:16
14 Never Knew I Was Losing YouB

Notes:

  • ALost In You was included on both the UK and Japan versions of the album but not on the international version.
  • BNever Knew I Was Losing You was included only in the Japanese Version of this album.
  • A Special Bonus disc edition was also released later in Asia with the following added format:

Karaoke Video Clips
1. Mandy
2. If I Let You Go
3. My Love
4. Flying Without Wings
5. When You're Looking Like That
6. Swear It Again
7. I Have A Dream
8. Seasons in the Sun

Music video
9. Hey Whatever

[edit] Credits

  • Arranged By [Strings]:
    Dave Arch (tracks: 1, 3, 8)
    Henrik And Ulf Jansson (tracks: 4, 5)
    Tue Røh* (track 12)
    Wil Malone (tracks: 6, 11)
  • Bass:
    Andreas "Quiz" Romdhane (track 4)
    Steve Pearce (tracks: 2, 3, 6, 8 to 11)
  • Drums:
    Brett Morgan (track 3)
    Chris Laws (tracks: 1, 2, 6, 7, 9, 11)
    Ian Thomas (tracks: 1, 6 to 8, 10, 11)
    Ralph Salmins (track 2)
  • Engineer:
    Chris Laws (tracks: 1 to 3, 6 to 11, 13)
    Daniel Pursey (tracks: 1, 2)
    Lee McCutcheon (track 1)
    Robin Sellars (tracks: 1 to 3, 6, 7, 11, 13)
    Steve Price (tracks: 6, 11)
  • Engineer [Assistant]:
    Daniel Pursey (tracks: 1, 3, 6 to 11)
    Mat Bartram (tracks: 6, 11)
    Steve Mustarde (tracks: 6, 7, 10, 11)
  • Guitar [Guitars]:
    Esbjörn Öhrwal (track 4, 5)
    Fridrik 'Frizzy' Karlsson (tracks: 1, 2, 6, 8 to 11, 13)
    Jonas Krag (track 12)
    Paul Gendler (tracks: 3, 7, 8, 10, 11)
  • Keyboards:
    David Stenmarck (track 3)
    Joe Belmaati (track 12)
    Nick Jarl (track 3)
    Steve Mac (tracks: 2, 6, 7, 9, 11)
    Tue Røh* (track 12)
  • Leader [String]:
    Gavin Wright (tracks: 3, 6, 8, 11)
  • Mastered By:
    Bob Ludwig (tracks: 2, 6 to 9)
    Jacko (tracks: 1, 4, 5, 10 to 13)
    Tim Young (track 3)
  • Mixed By:
    Bernard Löhr (tracks: 4, 5)
    Bob Clearmountain (tracks: 2, 8 to 10)
    Cutfather And Joe* (tracks: 12)
    Mads Nilson (tracks: 12)
    Stefan Glaumann (tracks: 3)
    Steve Mac (tracks: 1, 6, 7, 11, 13)
  • Mixed By [Assistant]:
    Kevin Harp (tracks: 2, 8 to 10)
  • Organ [Hammond]:
    Dave Arch (tracks: 2, 3, 8, 10)
  • Percussion:
    Frank Ricotti (tracks: 1, 6, 8, 10, 11)
  • Piano:
    Andreas Romdhane (track 5)
    Dave Arch (track 3)
    Kristoffer Nergårdh (track 5)
    Stefan Jernsthal (track 4)
    Steve Mac (tracks: 1, 2, 6, 8, 9, 11, 13)

[edit] Chart performance

Country Peak
position
Certification
Austria 42 -
Denmark 4 -
Ireland 1 -
Netherlands 33 -
New Zealand 42 -
Norway 37 -
Philippines 1 3xPlatinum
Sweden 5 -
Switzerland 1 -
United Kingdom 1 2x Platinum

[edit] The Turnaround Tour 2004

Main article: Turnaround Tour
Preceded by
Number Ones by Michael Jackson
UK Albums Chart Number-one album
December 6, 2003
Succeeded by
Friday's Child by Will Young