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| Studio album by Westlife | ||||
| Released | 13 November 2006 (See Release history) |
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| Recorded | 2006 | |||
| Genre | Pop, Adult Contemporary | |||
| Length | 41:53 | |||
| Language | English | |||
| Label | Sony BMG | |||
| Producer | David Kreuger, Per Magnusson, Larossi, Quiz, Steve Mac | |||
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| Singles from The Love Album | ||||
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| Source | Rating |
| Allmusic |    [1] |
| Blogcritics | [2] |
| muzyka.onet.pl | [3] |
| Entertainmentwise | [4] |
| Rovi | [5] |
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The Love Album is the seventh studio album and second cover album by boy band Westlife from the Republic of Ireland and it was released on 20 November 2006.[6] The songs on the album centers around the theme of "love". During their Face To Face Tour, the band performed "The Dance". The song was said to be included on an upcoming album. The first and only single released was "The Rose", originally by Bette Midler, and it debuted at #1 in the UK and the Republic of Ireland. It marks as their 14th #1 single. The song was first exclusively performed in the Miss World 2006. The album debuted at it's peak position at #1 on the UK Charts, selling 219,662 copies in the UK that week alone, beating other compilation albums from strong competitors such as Oasis' Stop the Clocks, The Beatles' Love album and U2's U218 Singles.[7] The Love Album has sold more than 1,000,000 copies in the UK alone[citation needed] and has achieved 10× Platinum status in the Republic of Ireland and 3× Platinum in UK. The album was the 8th best selling of 2006 in the UK.[citation needed]
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[edit] Track listing
| # | Title | Writers | Length | Originally by |
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| 1 | The Rose | Amanda McBroom | 3:39 | Bette Midler |
| 2 | Total Eclipse of the Heart | Jim Steinman | 4:40 | Bonnie Tyler |
| 3 | All Out of Love (Featuring Delta Goodrem) | Graham Russell, Russell Hitchcock, Clive Davis | 3:44 | Air Supply |
| 4 | You Light Up My Life | Joe Brooks | 3:27 | Debbie Boone |
| 5 | Easy | Lionel Richie | 4:26 | The Commodores |
| 6 | You Are So Beautiful | Billy Preston, Dennis Wilson, Bruce Fisher | 3:03 | Billy Preston |
| 7 | Have You Ever Been in Love | Andy Hill, Peter Sinfield, John Danter | 3:41 | Gem |
| 8 | Love Can Build a Bridge | John Barlow Jarvis, Naomi Judd, Paul Overstreet | 3:55 | The Judds |
| 9 | The Dance | Anthony Arata | 3:58 | Garth Brooks |
| 10 | All or Nothing | Steve Mac, Wayne Hector | 3:56 | O-Town |
| 11 | You've Lost That Loving Feeling | Phil Spector, Barry Mann, Cynthia Weil | 3:25 | The Righteous Brothers |
- Deluxe Edition Bonus Disc
| # | Title | Writers | Length | Originally by |
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| 1 | Butterfly Kisses | Bob Carlisle, Randy Thomas | 5:38 | Bob Carlisle |
| 2 | Nothing's Gonna Change My Love For You | Michael Masser, Gerry Goffin | 3:47 | George Benson |
| 3 | If | David Gates | 2:42 | Bread |
| 4 | Solitaire | Neil Sedaka, Phil Cody | 5:07 | The Carpenters |
| 5 | Still Here | Steve Mac, Wayne Hector | 3:51 | Westlife |
| 6 | Total Eclipse Of The Heart (Sunset Strippers Verse Radio Edit) | Jim Steinman | 3:48 | Bonnie Tyler |
[edit] Credits
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[edit] Release history
| Country | Release Date |
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| Philippines | 13 November 2006 |
| Ireland | 20 November 2006 |
| United Kingdom | |
| Argentina | 5 December 2006 |
[edit] Charts and certifications
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[edit] Year-end charts
[edit] Certifications
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[edit] The Love Tour
Main article: The Love Tour
[edit] References
- ^ The Love Album (Westlife album) at Allmusic
- ^ Blogcritics review
- ^ muzyka.onet.pl review
- ^ Entertainmentwise review
- ^ "Listen to The Love Album by Westlife - Album Reviews, Credits, and Awards". AllRovi. 2006-11-06. http://www.allrovi.com/music/album/the-love-album-mw0000457703. Retrieved 2012-01-11.
- ^ "sonybmg.com.ph". sonybmg.com.ph. http://www.sonybmg.com.ph/albums.asp?Key=430&cat=88697019822. Retrieved 2012-01-11.
- ^ "Westlife beat Oasis, U2 and The Beatles in UK album battle". NME. 26 November 2006. http://www.nme.com/news/oasis/25205. Retrieved 2006-11-26.
- ^ Irish chart
- ^ Norwegian album chart
- ^ Official British chart
- ^ New Zealan album chart
- ^ Sweden album chart
- ^ Australian album chart
- ^ Dutch album chart
- ^ Swiss album chart
- ^ Austrian album chart
- ^ "ARIA Charts – Accreditations – 2006 Albums". Australian Recording Industry Association. http://www.aria.com.au/pages/ARIACharts-Accreditations-2006Albums.htm.
- ^ "Irish album certifications – Westlife – Love Album". Irish Recorded Music Association. http://www.irishcharts.ie/awards/multi_platinum06.htm.
- ^ "New Zealand album certifications – Westlife – The Love Album". Recording Industry Association of New Zealand. http://rianz.org.nz/rianz/oldchart.asp?chartNum=1554&chartKind=A.
- ^ "Guld- och Platinacertifikat − År 2006" (in Swedish) (PDF). IFPI Sweden. http://www.ifpi.se/wp/wp-content/uploads/ar-20061.pdf.
- ^ "British album certifications – Westlife – The Love Album". British Phonographic Industry. http://www.bpi.co.uk/certifiedawards/search.aspx. Enter The Love Album in the field Search. Select Title in the field Search by. Select album in the field By Format. Click Go
- ^ "IFPI Platinum Europe Awards – 2008". International Federation of the Phonographic Industry. http://www.ifpi.org/content/section_news/plat2008.html.
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| Preceded by Twenty Five by George Michael |
UK number one album 26 November 2006 – 2 December 2006 |
Succeeded by Beautiful World by Take That |
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Categories:
- Albums certified platinum by the Australian Recording Industry Association
- Albums certified decuple platinum by the Irish Recorded Music Association
- Albums certified triple platinum by the Recording Industry Association of New Zealand
- Albums certified gold by the International Federation of the Phonographic Industry of Sweden
- Albums certified triple platinum by the British Phonographic Industry
- Albums certified platinum by the International Federation of the Phonographic Industry
- 2006 albums
- Westlife albums
