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Studio album by | ||||
Released | 5 November 2007 | |||
Recorded | 2006-2007 London, United Kingdom Stockholm, Sweden Los Angeles, U.S. | |||
Genre | Pop, pop rock, dance-pop, electropop | |||
Length | 47:29 | |||
Language | English | |||
Label | Syco, Sony BMG, RCA | |||
Producer | Arnthor Birgisson, David Kreuger, Steve Mac, Per Magnusson, Quiz & Larossi, Rami Yacoub | |||
Westlife chronology | ||||
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Singles from Back Home | ||||
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Released | 5 November 2007 | |||
Genre | Pop | |||
Label | Sony BMG | |||
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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]
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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. | Title | Writer(s) | Producer(s) | Length |
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1. | "Home" | Amy Foster-Gillies, Michael Bublé, Alan Chang | Steve Mac | 3:28 |
2. | "Us Against the World" | Rami, Arnthor Birgisson, Savan Kotecha | Rami & Arnthor | 4:02 |
3. | "Something Right[a]" | Rami, Birgisson, Kotecha | Rami & Arnthor | 3:14 |
4. | "I'm Already There[b]" | Richie McDonald, Gary Baker, Frank J. Myers | Quiz & Larossi | 4:18 |
5. | "When I'm with You" | Jordan Omley, Michael Mani, Sam Watters, Louis Biancaniello | Biancaniello, Watters | 4:12 |
6. | "Have You Ever" | Diane Warren | Mac | 4:33 |
7. | "It's You" | Steve Mac, Wayne Hector | Mac | 4:11 |
8. | "Catch My Breath" | Mac, Hector | Mac | 3:18 |
9. | "The Easy Way[c]" | Rami, Birgisson, Kotecha | Rami & Arnthor | 3:35 |
10. | "I Do[d]" | Mac, Hector, John Reid | Mac | 4:30 |
11. | "Pictures in My Head" | Rami, Birgisson, Kotecha | Rami & Arnthor | 4:17 |
12. | "You Must Have Had a Broken Heart" | Jörgen Elofsson, Nicky Chinn | Per Magnusson, David Kreuger | 4:01 |
No. | Title | Writer(s) | Producer(s) | Length |
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13. | "Home" (Soul Seekerz Remix Radio Edit) | Foster, Bublé, Chang | Mac, Soul Seekerz | 3:36 |
14. | "Home" (Music Video) | 3:28 |
No. | Title | Length |
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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) |
No. | Title | Writer(s) | Producer(s) | Length |
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13. | "Hard to Say I'm Sorry" | Peter Cetera, David Foster | Mac | 3:56 |
14. | "Get Away" | Mac, Hector | Mac | 3:15 |
15. | "Home" (Soul Seekerz Remix Radio Edit) | Bublé, Chang, Foster | Mac, Soul Seekerz | 3:36 |
16. | "Total Eclipse of the Heart" (Sunset Strippers Remix) | Jim Steinman | Mac, Sunset Strippers | 7:42 |
17. | "I'm Already There" (Ashanti Boyz Remix) | Baker, McDonald, Myers | Quiz & Larossi, Ashanti Boyz | 4:16 |
18. | "Us Against the World" (The Wideboys Remix) | Birgisson, Kotecha, Yacoub | Rami & Arnthor, Wideboys | 4:34 |
- ^[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 |
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*Numbers in brackets represents the track number on the album.
Charts
Weekly charts
Year-end charts
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Certifications and sales
Region | Certification | Certified units/sales |
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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. |
Release history
Country / Region | Date | Format | Label | Catalogue |
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South Africa[42] | 26 October 2007 | CD, Digital download | RCA Records, Syco Music, Sony Music |
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Ireland | 2 November 2007 | |||
Netherlands[43] | ||||
Switzerland[44] | 88697176702 | |||
China[45] | 5 November 2007 | |||
Hong Kong[46] | 88697176702 | |||
South Korea[47] | ||||
United Kingdom[48] | ||||
Nigeria[49] | ||||
Europe[50] | 7 November 2007 | SME-8869717-6702 | ||
Finland[51] | ||||
Norway[52] | ||||
Sweden[53] | ||||
Austria[54] | 9 November 2007 | 88697176702 | ||
Germany[55] | ||||
France[56] | 21 November 2007 | |||
Japan[57] | BVCP21573 | |||
Poland[58] | 11 February 2008 | |||
Argentina[59] | 22 January 2008 | 7176702 |
References
- ^ First day sales figures Archived 1 December 2007 at the Wayback Machine
- ^ UK Music Charts |The Official UK Top 75 albums Archived 7 April 2007 at the Wayback Machine
- ^ BBC Radio 1 - Chart Show - The UK Top 40 Albums
- ^ Back Home at AllMusic
- ^ Channel24 review
- ^ Daily Express review
- ^ Digital Spy review
- ^ Entertainment.ie review
- ^ iAfrica review
- ^ http://www.allrovi.com/music/album/back-home-mw0000582139[permanent dead link]
- ^ The Daily review
- ^ This Is Aberdeen review
- ^ "Muziek downloaden: Westlife - Back Home". Archived from the original on 2 January 2013. Retrieved 13 October 2007.
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- ^ The Sun Online | The Best for News, Sport and Showbiz|The Sun[dead link]
- ^ Spice's West strife - Mirror.co.uk
- ^ a b c d ACE (25 May 2018). "ACE Repertory". Ascap.com. Retrieved 2 February 2019.
- ^ "Australiancharts.com – Westlife – Back Home". Hung Medien. Retrieved September 3, 2016.
- ^ "Austriancharts.at – Westlife – Back Home" (in German). Hung Medien. Retrieved September 3, 2016.
- ^ "Dutchcharts.nl – Westlife – Back Home" (in Dutch). Hung Medien. Retrieved September 3, 2016.
- ^ "Offiziellecharts.de – Westlife – Back Home" (in German). GfK Entertainment Charts. Retrieved September 3, 2016.
- ^ "GFK Chart-Track Albums: Week 45, 2007". Chart-Track. IRMA. Retrieved September 3, 2016.
- ^ "バック・ホーム". Oricon.co.jp. Retrieved 24 May 2014.
- ^ "Charts.nz – Westlife – Back Home". Hung Medien. Retrieved September 3, 2016.
- ^ "Norwegiancharts.com – Westlife – Back Home". Hung Medien. Retrieved September 3, 2016.
- ^ "Scottish Albums chart (2007-11-11)". Official Charts Company. Retrieved 17 February 2013.
- ^ "Swedishcharts.com – Westlife – Back Home". Hung Medien. Retrieved September 3, 2016.
- ^ "Swisscharts.com – Westlife – Back Home". Hung Medien. Retrieved September 3, 2016.
- ^ "Western Weekly Top 20, Week 46, 2007" (in Chinese). G-Music.com. Archived from the original on 17 November 2013. Retrieved 12 June 2016.
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- ^ UK Download Albums Officialcharts.com. Retrieved 15 January 2019.
- ^ Worldwide sales Westlife Acharts.co. Retrieved January 15, 2019.
- ^ "Best of 2007 – Albums". Irish Recorded Music Association. Archived from the original on 18 December 2014. Retrieved 17 January 2015.
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- ^ NO certyear WAS PROVIDED for Ireland CERTIFICATION.
- ^ "New Zealand album certifications – Westlife – Back Home". Recorded Music NZ.
- ^ "Guld- och Platinacertifikat − År 2007" (PDF) (in Swedish). IFPI Sweden. Archived from the original (PDF) on 17 May 2011.
- ^ "British album certifications – Westlife – Back Home". British Phonographic Industry. Select albums in the Format field. Select Platinum in the Certification field. Type Back Home in the "Search BPI Awards" field and then press Enter.
- ^ "IFPI Platinum Europe Awards – 2007". International Federation of the Phonographic Industry.
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