Irish Son
| Irish Son | ||||
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| Released | 29 November 2004 | |||
| Recorded | 2004 | |||
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| Length | 42:05 | |||
| Label | Sony | |||
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| Brian McFadden chronology | ||||
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| Singles from Irish Son | ||||
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Irish Son is the debut solo album by Irish singer Brian McFadden. It was released on 29 November 2004. McFadden signed with Sony Music following his departure from boy band Westlife in 2004.[1] The singer mainly co-wrote the album with English songwriter Guy Chambers, who produced the album along Paul Stacey, Richard Flack, Mark Taylor, and Phil Thornalley.
The album was preceded by the lead single "Real to Me" on 6 September 2004, which peaked at number one in Denmark, Ireland and the United Kingdom. Irish Son was highly successful on the charts in Denmark and Ireland. Elsewhere the album charted within the lower regions of the charts in Austria, Finland, Netherlands, New Zealand, Sweden, Switzerland and the United Kingdom.
Track listing
[edit]| No. | Title | Writer(s) | Producer(s) | Length |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | "Irish Son" |
|
| 4:20 |
| 2. | "Real to Me" |
|
| 3:45 |
| 3. | "Demons" |
|
| 3:55 |
| 4. | "Lose, Lose Situation" |
|
| 3:25 |
| 5. | "He's No Hero" |
| Taylor | 3:50 |
| 6. | "Sorry, Love Daddy" |
| Chambers | 3:54 |
| 7. | "Pull Myself Away" |
|
| 3:24 |
| 8. | "Be True to Your Woman" |
|
| 3:46 |
| 9. | "Walking Disaster" |
| Thornalley | 3:21 |
| 10. | "Walking Into Walls" |
| Taylor | 3:45 |
| 11. | "Almost Here" (featuring Delta Goodrem) |
| Taylor | 3:46 |
| No. | Title | Writer(s) | Producer(s) | Length |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 12. | "Uncomplicated" |
|
| 3:42 |
| 13. | "Oblivious" |
| Taylor | 3:11 |
| 14. | "Optimystik" |
| Taylor | 4:13 |
| 15. | "Three Babies and a Man" |
| Stack | 3:42 |
| 16. | "Hollow no More" (featuring Delta Goodrem) |
| Mackay | 4:00 |
| 17. | "Turn You Away" (featuring Delta Goodrem) |
| Chambers | 3:38 |
| 18. | "Hole in the Sky" |
|
| 3:32 |
| 19. | "Auf Wiedersehen Bitch" |
|
| 4:08 |
| 20. | "Everybody's Someone" (with LeAnn Rimes) |
| Dan Huff | 3:39 |
Personnel
[edit]Adapted from the Irish Son booklet.[2]
- Mark Taylor – mixing (tracks 5, 10 11)
- Ren Swan – mixing (tracks 5, 10, 11)
- Nicole Nodland – front cover portrait
- Halfnight Productions, Art + Commerce – inside portraits
Charts
[edit]| Chart (2004–2005) | Peak position |
|---|---|
| Australian Albums Chart[3] | 54 |
| Austrian Albums Chart[4] | 57 |
| Danish Albums Chart[4] | 5 |
| Dutch Albums Chart[4] | 60 |
| Finnish Albums Chart[4] | 33 |
| German Albums Chart[4] | 56 |
| Irish Albums Chart[4] | 6 |
| New Zealand Albums Chart[4] | 29 |
| Swedish Albums Chart[4] | 31 |
| Swiss Albums Chart[4] | 38 |
| UK Albums Chart[4] | 24 |
Certifications
[edit]| Region | Certification | Certified units/sales |
|---|---|---|
| Denmark (IFPI Danmark)[5] | Gold | 20,000^ |
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^ Shipments figures based on certification alone. | ||
References
[edit]- ^ Cameron Adams (27 March 2008) Brian McFadden discovered real life after Westlife Herald Sun. (Herald and Weekly Times). Retrieved 25 September 2010.
- ^ Irish Son (booklet). Brian McFadden. Modest! Sony Music UK. 2004. 519002 2.
{{cite AV media notes}}: CS1 maint: others in cite AV media (notes) (link) - ^ Ryan, Gavin (2011). Australia's Music Charts 1988–2010 (PDF ed.). Mt Martha, Victoria, Australia: Moonlight Publishing. p. 182.
- ^ a b c d e f g h i j "Brian McFadden - Irish Son - hitparade.ch". Swiss Music Charts. Hung Medien. Retrieved 24 February 2012.
- ^ "Guld og platin i 2005". IFPI Denmark (in Danish). Archived from the original on 11 June 2007. Retrieved 14 July 2022.
External links
[edit]- Born in the heart of Dublin - The Irish Son album fanlisting
- SonyBMG "Ireland's Fave Son, Brian McFadden, Heads For Oz!"
- Richard Flack Sound Production
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