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Where We Are is the tenth album from Irish boyband Westlife's to be released on 30 November 2009 in the UK through Syco Music. The first single from this album is "What About Now" and was released on 23 October 2009[1] as a digital download a day later as a CD single.[2]

Background

The song "Shadows" which has been confirmed to be included on the album was written by Ryan Tedder and AJ McLean for the Backstreet Boys' seventh album This Is Us but didn't make the track listing. It was subsequently purchased by record label boss Simon Cowell for Leona Lewis's second album Echo but it was decided that it better suited a boyband and was consequently given to Westlife to record.[3] "No More Heroes", co-written by Lindy Robbins, is also slated to appear on the upcoming album.[4]

Mark Feehily told the The Daily Mirror "We wanted the first single from our new album to be somewhere between the Westlife sound our fans know and love, and the new direction we're heading in. We've been experimenting with a fresh vibe on this record. After 11 years we see this as phase two of the Westlife story."[5]

Shane Filan talks about the content of the album and stated:[6]

A different direction might be a bit wrong. I think it's still pop music, but there's a different variation on it. One massive thing is we worked with different producers, who we've never worked with before, and new song writers. There are thirteen songs on the album and twelve of them are originals. There's more tempo, more rocky songs, some more american songs, some darker songs on there with darker lyrics. It's the best production we've had on any other album. The strings, the music is just on another level. Even if you're not a Westlife fan but you're a music fan, you will recognise the quality on this album.

Promotion

On 25 October 2009, during the X Factor results show, Westlife performed "What About Now". It was released online the same day.[7] On 26 October they performed on GMTV and were interviewed in addition to hosting a webchat, with a further interview on The One Show on 30 October 2009.[8] They will also perform at BBC Children in Need on 20 November and be interviewed on 26 November and 4 December on Alan Carr's Chatty Man and the The Friday Show respectively.[8] They are also doing radio promos in major cities of UK and Ireland from 24 October - November including an interview on BBC Radio One.[9] TV dates were announced later.[10][11] Following a Swedish promotional tour.[12]

Track listing

# Song Writer(s) Producer(s) Length
1. "What About Now" Ben Moody, David Hodges, Josh Hartzler Steve Robson 4:11
2. "How To Break A Heart" Sam Watters, James Scheffer, Louis Biancaniello Louis Biancaniello, Sam Watters and Jim Jonsin 4:04
3. "Leaving" Steven Lee Olsen, Bryn Christopher, Carl Falk Louis Biancaniello and Sam Watters for MzMeriq 3:57
4. "Shadows" Ryan Tedder, AJ McLean[3] Ryan Tedder 4:01
5. "Talk Me Down" Simon Petty Steve Anderson 4:01
6. "Where We Are" Ryan Tedder, Savan Kotecha Ryan Tedder 3:57
7. "The Difference" Scott Cutler, Anne Preven, Brian Kennedy Seals Scott Cutler, Anne Preven and Brian Kennedy Seals (for Team BK) 3:30
8. "As Love Is My Witness" Connor Reeves, Jonathan Shorten Martin Terefe 4:07
9. "Another World" Steve Booker, Sophie Delila Steve Booker 3:16
10. "No More Heroes" Lindy Robbins, Savan Kotecha, Emanuel Kiriakou[4][13] Emanuel Kiriakou 3:58
11. "Sound Of A Broken Heart" Sam Watters, John Reid, Wayne Wilkins, Louis Biancaniello Louis Biancaniello, Sam Watters and Wayne Wilkins 3:51
12. "Reach Out" Mark Feehily, Shaznay Lewis, Chris Braide Greg Wells 3:56
13. "I'll See You Again" Shelly Poole, Andy Hill Emanuel Kiriakou, Andy Hill 5:17
14. "You Raise Me Up (Live at Croke Park)"
(Japan Bonus Track) 		Brendan Graham, Rolf Løvland Decca 5:00

Release History

Country / Region Date Format Label Catalogue
Ireland 27 November 2009 CD, Digital download RCA Records 88697611272
Philippines 28 November 2009 Sony Music Entertainment
New Zealand 30 November 2009
Norway[14]
South Africa[15]
United Kingdom[16] S/Syco Music
Hong Kong[17] Sony Music Entertainment
South Korea[18] 1 December 2009
Europe[19] 2 December 2009
Finland[20]
Sweden[21]
Japan[22] 23 December 2009 Sony Music Japan SICP2509

Chart performance

Country Peak
position 		Sales Certification
United Kingdom TBA TBA TBA
Ireland 2 TBA TBA

References

  1. ^ "What About Now: Westlife: Amazon.co.uk: MP3 Downloads". Amazon.co.uk. Retrieved 2009-10-21.
  2. ^ "What About Now: Westlife: Amazon.co.uk: Music". Amazon.co.uk. Retrieved 2009-10-21.
  3. ^ a b "Music - News - Westlife 'given Leona Lewis song'". Digital Spy. Retrieved 2009-10-21.
  4. ^ a b Robbins, Lindy. "UPDATED DISCOGRAPHY (10/04/09)". MySpace. Retrieved 16 October 2009.
  5. ^ "Westlife return with new single". mirror.co.uk. 2009-10-15. Retrieved 2009-10-21.
  6. ^ http://www.celebburp.com/#/westlife/4536620397
  7. ^ "Michael Bublé and Westlife perform on The X Factor". Itn.co.uk. 2009-10-16. Retrieved 2009-10-21.
  8. ^ a b http://www.westlife.com/news/2009/10/22/westlife_on_tv_2
  9. ^ http://www.westlife.com/news/2009/10/29/westlife_on_the_radio_1
  10. ^ http://www.westlife.com/news/2009/11/11/tv_dates_1
  11. ^ http://www.westlife.com/news/2009/11/24/westlife_tv_appearances
  12. ^ http://www.westlife.com/news/2009/11/26/westlife_in_sweden
  13. ^ http://www.ascap.com/ace/search.cfm?requesttimeout=300&mode=results&searchstr=880445408&search_in=i&search_type=exact&search_det=t,s,w,p,b,v&results_pp=20&start=1
  14. ^ http://cdon.no/musikk/westlife/where_we_are-7544961
  15. ^ http://www.take2.co.za/music-westlife-where-we-are-cd-5054633.html
  16. ^ "Where We Are: Westlife: Amazon.co.uk: Music". Amazon.co.uk. Retrieved 2009-10-21.
  17. ^ http://www.hmv.com.hk/product/rockpop.asp?sku=773831
  18. ^ http://www.kyobobook.co.kr/product/detailViewMuc.laf?ejkGb=MUC&mallGb=MUC&barcode=8803581116502&orderClick=LAG
  19. ^ http://cdon.eu/music/westlife/where_we_are-7544961
  20. ^ http://cdon.fi/musiikki/westlife/where_we_are-7544961
  21. ^ http://www.ginza.se/Artist/Artist.aspx?Artist=25985&artNr=215057
  22. ^ http://www.hmv.co.jp/en/product/detail/3703493
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