Westlife (album)
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| Studio album by Westlife | |||||
| Released |  November 1, 1999 November 15, 1999 December 7, 1999 |
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| Recorded | 1998-1999 | ||||
| Genre | Pop | ||||
| Length | 65:32 | ||||
| Label | Sony BMG (UK) RCA (US) |
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| Producer | Simon Cowell, Steve Mac, Wayne Hector | ||||
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Westlife was Irish boyband Westlife's debut studio album and was released on November 1, 1999 in the UK.
The album was put out after releasing three singles, namely "Swear It Again", "If I Let You Go" and "Flying Without Wings", all of which were UK #1 singles.
The album charted at #2 in the UK and remains as the only Westlife album to date to chart in the US, peaking at #129 on the Billboard 200. It also peaked at #15 in Australia.
In December that same year, the double a-side single "I Have A Dream"/"Seasons In The Sun" became the Christmas #1 single of the year, and it remains as the most successful single of the band. In March 2000, the fifth and final single from the album, "Fool Again", was released and also debuted at #1.
With this, Westlife achieved five #1 singles from the same album in less than a year, a record that remains unbroken to date.
More Than Words, an Extremes original, has been a single released in Brazil and peaked at #2.
Contents |
[edit] Track listing
[edit] International version
| Track No. |
Title | Credits | Length |
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| 1 | Swear It Again |
Producer, Mixed By, Keyboards: |
4:09 |
| 2 | If I Let You Go |
Mixed By, Recorded By [Strings]: |
3:43 |
| 3 | Flying Without Wings |
Producer, Mixed By, Keyboards: |
3:37 |
| 4 | I Have A DreamA |
Backing Vocals: |
4:06 |
| 5 | Fool Again |
Drums: |
3:55 |
| 6 | No No |
Backing Vocals [Additional]: |
3:15 |
| 7 | I Don't Wanna Fight |
Producer, Mixed By, Keyboards: |
5:04 |
| 8 | Change The World |
Mixed By: |
3:10 |
| 9 | Moments |
Producer, Mixed By, Keyboards: |
4:17 |
| 10 | Seasons in the Sun |
Mixed By: |
4:10 |
| 11 | I Need You |
Guitar: |
3:49 |
| 12 | Miss You |
Flute: |
3:53 |
| 13 | More Than Words |
Producer, Mixed By, Keyboards: |
3:55 |
| 14 | Open Your Heart |
Producer: |
3:40 |
| 15 | Try Again |
Mixed By: |
3:35 |
| 16 | What I Want Is What I've Got |
Producer: |
3:33 |
| 17 | We Are One |
Producer, Mixed By, Keyboards: |
3:44 |
| 18 | Can't Lose What You Never Had |
Engineer: |
4:26 |
| 19 | Story Of LoveB |
Written By: |
3:54 |
Notes:
- AI Have A Dream wasn't included in this album in UK/Ireland Version but was later added in their Coast To Coast album.
- BStory Of Love can only be found in the Japanese version of the album.
- The album has also been released as Karaoke VCD in Asia later with the same track listing.
- A special bonus disc edition has had also been released in Asia. The added songs are,
- I Have A Dream
- On The Wings Of Love
- Swear It Again (Rokstone Mix)
- If I Let You Go (Extended Mix)
- That's What It's All About
- Flying Without Wings (A Capella Mix)
[edit] U.S. version
| Title | Writers/Producers | Length | |
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| 1 | Swear It Again | Steve Mac, Wayne Hector | 4:09 |
| 2 | Can't Lose What You Never Had | Steve Kipner, David Frank | 4:26 |
| 3 | I Don't Wanna Fight | Steve Mac, Wayne Hector | 5:04 |
| 4 | My Private Movie | Kniper, Koptz, Kugell | 4:07 |
| 5 | Flying Without Wings | Steve Mac, Wayne Hector | 3:37 |
| 6 | If I Let You Go | Jörgen Elofsson, Per Magnusson, David Kreuger | 3:43 |
| 7 | Fool Again | Jörgen Elofsson, Per Magnusson, David Kreuger | 3:55 |
| 8 | No No | Rami, Andreas Carlsson | 3:15 |
| 9 | Miss You | Jake, Rami | 3:53 |
| 10 | Open Your Heart | Jake, Andreas Carlsson | 3:40 |
| 11 | We Are One | Steve Mac, Wayne Hector, Alexandre Desplat | 3:44 |
| 12 | I Need You | Rami, Andreas Carlsson, Max Martin | 3:49 |
| 13 | More Than Words | Gary Cherone, Nuno Bettencourt | 3:55 |
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[edit] Chart performance
| Country | Peak position |
Certification |
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| United World Chart | 8 | |
| United Kingdom | 2 | 4x Platinum |
| Ireland | 1 | |
| Philippines | 1 | |
| Norway [1] | 1 | |
| Belgium [2] | 5 | |
| New Zealand [3] | 5 | |
| Sweden [4] | 5 | |
| Netherlands [5] | 8 | |
| Denmark | 12 | |
| Australia | 15 | |
| Switzerland [6] | 25 | |
| Germany | 55 | |
| United States (Billboard 200) [7] |
129 |
[edit] Video album
A video album was released also entitled "The Westlife Story" and peaked at #15 in UK.
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