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Revision as of 19:35, 27 April 2019

Back Home
Studio album by
Westlife
Released5 November 2007 (2007-11-05)
Recorded2006-2007
London, United Kingdom
Stockholm, Sweden
Los Angeles, U.S.
GenrePop, pop rock, dance-pop, electropop
Length47:29
LanguageEnglish
LabelSyco, Sony BMG, RCA
ProducerArnthor Birgisson, David Kreuger, Steve Mac, Per Magnusson, Quiz & Larossi, Rami Yacoub
Westlife chronology
The Love Album
(2006) 		Back Home
(2007) 		Where We Are
(2009)
Singles from Back Home
  1. "Home"
    Released: 29 October 2007
  2. "Us Against the World"
    Released: 3 March 2008
  3. "Something Right"
    Released: 4 April 2008
Back Home
Video by
Westlife
Released5 November 2007 (2007-11-05)
GenrePop
LabelSony BMG
Westlife chronology
Live at Wembley
(2006) 		Back Home
(2007)
Main article: Back Home Tour

Back Home is the eighth studio album by Irish boy band Westlife, released on 5 November 2007 through Syco Music, Sony Music and RCA Records. The album was produced by Steve Mac, Quiz & Larossi, Per Magnusson, David Kreuger and Rami Yacoub, who also produced some of the group's previous material. Back Home was the group's final album before their temporary break from music in 2008.

The album was preceded by the lead single "Home", a cover version of the Michael Bublé song, which was sent to radio stations in September 2007, and was eventually released as a digital download and CD single on 29 October 2007. Two more singles were released to promote the album, namely "Us Against the World" and "Something Right". A DVD also accompanied the album's release, including some of the group's recent music videos and exclusive footage of the group.

The album was met with mixed reviews, however the album was a commercial success. The album debuted at #1 on the Official UK Album Charts, selling 132,000 copies in its first week of release and remained in the top three spots for eight consecutive weeks.[1][2][3]

Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic [4]
Channel24 [5]
Daily Express [6]
Digital Spy [7]
Entertainment.ie[8]
Galaxie Magazine Malaysia [citation needed]
iAfrica [9]
Rovi [10]
The Daily [11]
This Is Aberdeen(favorable) [12]

Background

The track listing for the album was released on the band's official website on 3 October 2007, with track-by-track videos by the band. The release date of the album was brought forward to 5 November 2007 from the initial 12 November 2007. The album contains a collection of brand new tracks along with a few covers. The cover songs on the album are "Have You Ever?", a Diane Warren penned ballad previously recorded by Brandy, and "I'm Already There", a song recorded by Lonestar. The first single from the album is a cover of the ballad "Home", originally by Michael Bublé, and was released on 29 October 2007[13] The song debuted at #3 on the official UK singles chart.[14] "Us Against the World", an original song dedicated to Westlife fans worldwide, was released as the band's second single on 3 March 2008 in the UK and Ireland. Meanwhile, "Something Right", which is an original up-tempo song, was released as the third single in Asia and Europe.[15] When Westlife announced the release date for the album, The Spice Girls immediately withdrew from the chart battle and delayed their Greatest Hits album release by a week to 12 November 2007. Westlife and the Spice Girls are then engaged in a war of words where each accused the other party of avoiding each other's release. The Spice Girls claimed that their album was to be released on 12 November 2007 and that this has always been the case. However, music retailers have concurred that the Spice Girls' album was initially marked with a 5 November 2007 release date.[16] Back in November 2000, both bands were caught in a chart battle between Westlife's second studio album Coast to Coast and Spice Girls' third studio album Forever. In the battle, Westlife sold 163 000 more records than the Spice Girls in the first week of release. Speculations then began to surface that Westlife might consider changing the release date of their album back to 12 November 2007 to go head on with the Spice Girls.[17] A Westlife insider told The Mirror "It's war and they're not getting away that easily. They can run but they can't hide"[18] which supports the speculation. However, the band made no further changes to the release date.

An accompanying DVD was released on the week of the album's release. It featured backstage footage of the group, Up Close and Personal segments, and the music videos of "Home", "You Raise Me Up", "When You Tell Me That You Love Me", "Amazing" and "The Rose". The DVD was available exclusively at Woolworths. It charted at #1 in UK Visuals Chart and went Platinum status.

Track listing

No.TitleWriter(s)Producer(s)Length
1."Home"Amy Foster-Gillies, Michael Bublé, Alan ChangSteve Mac3:28
2."Us Against the World"Rami, Arnthor Birgisson, Savan KotechaRami & Arnthor4:02
3."Something Right[a]"Rami, Birgisson, KotechaRami & Arnthor3:14
4."I'm Already There[b]"Richie McDonald, Gary Baker, Frank J. MyersQuiz & Larossi4:18
5."When I'm with You"Jordan Omley, Michael Mani, Sam Watters, Louis BiancanielloBiancaniello, Watters4:12
6."Have You Ever"Diane WarrenMac4:33
7."It's You"Steve Mac, Wayne HectorMac4:11
8."Catch My Breath"Mac, HectorMac3:18
9."The Easy Way[c]"Rami, Birgisson, KotechaRami & Arnthor3:35
10."I Do[d]"Mac, Hector, John ReidMac4:30
11."Pictures in My Head"Rami, Birgisson, KotechaRami & Arnthor4:17
12."You Must Have Had a Broken Heart"Jörgen Elofsson, Nicky ChinnPer Magnusson, David Kreuger4:01
Back Home — Japanese edition bonus tracks
No.TitleWriter(s)Producer(s)Length
13."Home" (Soul Seekerz Remix Radio Edit)Foster, Bublé, ChangMac, Soul Seekerz3:36
14."Home" (Music Video)  3:28
Back Home — Australian edition bonus DVD: Live at Wembley
No.TitleLength
1."Overture/Flying Without Wings" 
2."Hit You with the Real Thing" 
3."When You're Looking Like That" 
4."Amazing" 
5."She's Back/Billie Jean" 
6."Uptown Girl" 
7."Addicted to Love" 
8."I Wish/Wild Wild West" 
9."Senorita/Don't Cha" 
10."Colour My World" 
11."Hey Whatever" 
12."The Dance" 
13."Swear It Again" 
14."Seasons in the Sun" 
15."World of Our Own" 
16."Mandy" 
17."Queen of My Heart" 
18."What Makes a Man" 
19."You Raise Me Up" 
20."The Love Album" (Photoshoot) 
21."You Raise Me Up" (Music Video) 
22."When You Tell Me That You Love Me" (Music Video) 
23."Amazing" (Music Video) 
Back Home — iTunes Store tour edition bonus tracks
No.TitleWriter(s)Producer(s)Length
13."Hard to Say I'm Sorry"Peter Cetera, David FosterMac3:56
14."Get Away"Mac, HectorMac3:15
15."Home" (Soul Seekerz Remix Radio Edit)Bublé, Chang, FosterMac, Soul Seekerz3:36
16."Total Eclipse of the Heart" (Sunset Strippers Remix)Jim SteinmanMac, Sunset Strippers7:42
17."I'm Already There" (Ashanti Boyz Remix)Baker, McDonald, MyersQuiz & Larossi, Ashanti Boyz4:16
18."Us Against the World" (The Wideboys Remix)Birgisson, Kotecha, YacoubRami & Arnthor, Wideboys4:34
  • ^[a] "Something Right" or "Something's Right".[19]
  • ^[b] "I'm Already There" or "Already There".[19]
  • ^[c] "The Easy Way" or "Easy Way".[19]
  • ^[d] "I Do" or "I Do (The Best Is Yet to Come)".[19]

Credits

Vocals : Nicky Byrne, Kian Egan, Mark Feehily, Shane Filan
Executive Producers : Louis Walsh, Simon Cowell, Sonny Takhar, Tim Byrne
Producers : Steve Mac, Chris Law, Dan Pursey, Rami Yacoub, Savan Kotecha, Antour, AJ, Anders Johansson[citation needed], Josef Larossi, David, Jorgen Elofsson, Louis Biancanello,, Sam Watters, Michael Mani, Jordan Omley
Photography : Nino Munoz
Management : Louis Walsh Management

*Numbers in brackets represents the track number on the album.

Charts

Certifications and sales

Region Certification Certified units/sales
Ireland (IRMA)[37] 5× Platinum 75,000^
New Zealand (RMNZ)[38] Gold 7,500^
Sweden (GLF)[39] Gold 20,000^
United Kingdom (BPI)[40] 3× Platinum 900,000^
Summaries
Europe (IFPI)[41] Platinum 1,000,000*

* Sales figures based on certification alone.
^ Shipments figures based on certification alone.

Release history

Country / Region Date Format Label Catalogue
South Africa[42] 26 October 2007 (2007-10-26) CD, Digital download RCA Records,
Syco Music,
Sony Music
Ireland 2 November 2007 (2007-11-02)
Netherlands[43]
Switzerland[44] 88697176702
China[45] 5 November 2007 (2007-11-05)
Hong Kong[46] 88697176702
South Korea[47]
United Kingdom[48]
Nigeria[49]
Europe[50] 7 November 2007 (2007-11-07) SME-8869717-6702
Finland[51]
Norway[52]
Sweden[53]
Austria[54] 9 November 2007 (2007-11-09) 88697176702
Germany[55]
France[56] 21 November 2007 (2007-11-21)
Japan[57] BVCP21573
Poland[58] 11 February 2008 (2008-02-11)
Argentina[59] 22 January 2008 (2008-01-22) 7176702

References

  1. ^ First day sales figures Archived 1 December 2007 at the Wayback Machine
  2. ^ UK Music Charts |The Official UK Top 75 albums Archived 7 April 2007 at the Wayback Machine
  3. ^ BBC Radio 1 - Chart Show - The UK Top 40 Albums
  4. ^ Back Home at AllMusic
  5. ^ Channel24 review
  6. ^ Daily Express review
  7. ^ Digital Spy review
  8. ^ Entertainment.ie review
  9. ^ iAfrica review
  10. ^ http://www.allrovi.com/music/album/back-home-mw0000582139[permanent dead link]
  11. ^ The Daily review
  12. ^ This Is Aberdeen review
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  15. ^ "Something Right in Asia/Europe". Archived from the original on 8 March 2008. Retrieved 8 March 2008. {{cite web}}: Unknown parameter |dead-url= ignored (|url-status= suggested) (help)
  16. ^ Tabloid Hell : Spice vs Westlife – Part II | News|NME.COM
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  37. ^ NO certyear WAS PROVIDED for Ireland CERTIFICATION.
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