A Different Beat (Boyzone album)

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A Different Beat
Studio album by Boyzone
Released 28 October 1996 (1996-10-28)
Recorded 1995-1996
Genre Pop
Length 54:42
Label Polydor/Universal
Producer Ray Hedges, Ric Wake
Boyzone chronology
Said and Done
(1994)		 A Different Beat
(1996)		 Where We Belong
(1998)
Singles from A Different Beat
  1. "Love Me for a Reason"
    Released: 6 November 1995 (France Only)
  2. "Words"
    Released: 7 October 1996
  3. "A Different Beat"
    Released: 2 December 1996
  4. "Isn't It a Wonder"
    Released: 10 March 1997
  5. "Picture of You"
    Released: 21 July 1997 (America Only)
  6. "Mystical Experience"
    Released: 4 November 1997 (America Only)

A Different Beat is the second studio album released by Irish boy band Boyzone.

Contents

[edit] Background

After the international success of "Said and Done", the release of A Different Beat occurred on a much bigger scale. As Said and Done was never released in France, when Love Me for a Reason was released as the group's debut single there, it ended up being included on A Different Beat, exclusively in the region. The first international single, "Words", was released pretty much worldwide, as were the two follow-up singles, "A Different Beat" and "Isn't It a Wonder". By this time, the album had been released in the UK and France, complete with each region's respective singles. However, the album had not yet been issued in Australia. Thus, by the time the release of A Different Beat arrived in the country, Picture of You had already been released as the lead single from Where We Belong in the UK, so the Australian market decided to include Picture of You on A Different Beat instead, releasing it as the fourth single from the album. Picture of You was also included on the Tour Souvenir Edition of the album, and the New Edition, which was marketed in certain areas of Europe. The United States became the last country to receive a release, as the band were asked by their US management to tweak the album for the US market. As such, Picture of You also became included on the US track listing, as well as a Spanglish version of Words, and an all-new track, "Mystical Experience", which was released in the US as the fifth and final single from the album. The album, however, was noted for including a cover of the Michael Jackson song "Ben". The album was certified 3× Platinum in the UK.[1] The limited edition version of the album released in the UK came encased in a slipcase, with five limited edition postcards, each containing one member of the band.

[edit] Track listing

No. Title Writer(s) Length
1. "Paradise"   Martin Brannigan, Ray Hedges, Ronan Keating 3:30
2. "A Different Beat"   Brannigan, Hedges, Keating, Keith Duffy, Shane Lynch, Stephen Gately 4:10
3. "Melting Pot"   Roger Cook, Roger Greenway 3:33
4. "Ben"   Don Black, Walter Scharf 2:44
5. "Don't Stop Looking For Love"   Billy Mann 4:12
6. "Isn't It a Wonder"   Brannigan, Hedges, Keating 3:30
7. "Words"   Barry, Robin & Maurice Gibb 3:55
8. "It's Time"   Duffy, Brannigan, Keating, Hedges, Lynch, Gately 3:32
9. "Games Of Love"   Brannigan, Hedges, Gately 3:55
10. "Strong Enough"   Keating, Ian Curnow, Julian Gallagher, Phil Harding 3:37
11. "Heaven Knows"   Brannigan, Hedges, Keating 4:02
12. "Crying In The Night"   Brannigan, Hedges, Keating, Lynch, Gately 3:03
13. "Give A Little"   Brannigan, Hedges, Gately 3:20
14. "She Moves Through The Fair"   Traditional; arranged by Phil Coulter 4:20

[edit] Charts

Chart (1996) Peak
position
Belgian (Flanders) Albums Chart[4] 37
Dutch Albums Chart[4] 78
French Albums Chart[4] 11
Irish Albums Chart[citation needed] 1
German Albums Chart[5] 47
Swedish Albums Chart[4] 44
Swiss Albums Chart[4] 21
UK Albums Chart[6] 1
Chart (1997) Peak
position
Austrian Albums Chart[4] 40

[edit] References

  1. ^ "British certifications – A Different Beat". British Phonographic Industry. http://www.bpi.co.uk/certifiedawards/search.aspx.  Enter A Different Beat in the field Search. Select Title in the field Search by. Click Go
  2. ^ http://www.amazon.co.uk/dp/B000024OS2
  3. ^ http://www.amazon.co.uk/dp/B00000161D
  4. ^ a b c d e f "dutchcharts.nl - Boyzone - A Different Beat". dutchcharts.nl. http://dutchcharts.nl/showitem.asp?interpret=Boyzone&titel=A+Different+Beat&cat=a. Retrieved 19 September 2011. 
  5. ^ "Chartverfolgung / Boyzone / Longplay". musicline.de. http://www.musicline.de/de/chartverfolgung_summary/artist/Boyzone/?type=longplay. Retrieved 19 September 2011. 
  6. ^ "Archive Chart". theofficialcharts.com. http://www.theofficialcharts.com/archive-chart/_/3/1996-11-09/. Retrieved 19 September 2011. 
Preceded by
Blue Is the Colour by The Beautiful South		 UK number one album
9–15 November 1996		 Succeeded by
Spice by Spice Girls
Boyzone
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Where We Belong (1997-1998)
By Request (1999)
Back Again... No Matter What (2008)
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