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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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
No. | Title | Writer(s) | Producer(s) | Length |
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1. | "Irish Son" | McFadden, Guy Chambers | Guy Chambers, Paul Stacey | 4:20 |
2. | "Real to Me" | McFadden, Chambers | Guy Chambers, Richard Flack | 3:45 |
3. | "Demons" | McFadden, Chambers | Guy Chambers, Richard Flack | 3:55 |
4. | "Lose, Lose Situation" | McFadden, Chambers | Guy Chambers, Paul Stacey | 3:25 |
5. | "He's No Hero" | McFadden, Paul Barry, Mark Taylor | Mark Taylor | 3:50 |
6. | "Sorry, Love Daddy" | McFadden, Chambers | Guy Chambers | 3:54 |
7. | "Pull Myself Away" | McFadden, Chambers | Guy Chambers, Richard Flack | 3:24 |
8. | "Be True to Your Woman" | McFadden, Chambers | Guy Chambers, Richard Flack | 3:46 |
9. | "Walking Disaster" | McFadden, Phil Thornalley | Phil Thornalley | 3:21 |
10. | "Walking Into Walls" | McFadden, Paul Barry | Mark Taylor | 3:45 |
11. | "Almost Here" (featuring Delta Goodrem) | McFadden, Paul Barry, Mark Taylor | Mark Taylor | 3:46 |
No. | Title | Writer(s) | Producer(s) | Length |
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12. | "Uncomplicated" | McFadden, Chambers | Guy Chambers, Richard Flack | 3:42 |
13. | "Obvilious" | McFadden, Paul Barry | Mark Taylor | 3:11 |
14. | "Optimystik" | McFadden, Paul Barry, Mark Taylor | Mark Taylor | 4:13 |
15. | "Three Babies and a Man" | McFadden, Graham Stack, Tim Woodcock | Graham Stack | 3:42 |
16. | "Hollow no More" (featuring Delta Goodrem) | McFadden, Goodrem, Steve Mackay | Steve Mackay | 4:00 |
17. | "Turn You Away" (featuring Delta Goodrem) | McFadden, Goodrem, Guy Chambers | Guy Chambers | 3:38 |
18. | "Hole in the Sky" | McFadden, Chambers | Guy Chambers, Richard Flack | 3:32 |
19. | "Auf Wiedersehen Bitch" | McFadden, Chambers | Guy Chambers, Richard Flack | 4:08 |
20. | "Everybody's Someone" (with LeAnn Rimes) | Martin Sutton, Chris Neil | Dan Huff | 3:39 |
Charts
Chart (2004–05) | Peak position |
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Australian Albums Chart[2] | 54 |
Austrian Albums Chart[3] | 57 |
Danish Albums Chart[3] | 5 |
Dutch Albums Chart[3] | 60 |
Finnish Albums Chart[3] | 33 |
German Albums Chart[3] | 56 |
Irish Albums Chart[3] | 6 |
New Zealand Albums Chart[3] | 29 |
Swedish Albums Chart[3] | 31 |
Swiss Albums Chart[3] | 38 |
UK Albums Chart[3] | 24 |
References
- ^ Cameron Adams (27 March 2008) Brian McFadden discovered real life after Westlife Herald Sun. (Herald and Weekly Times). Retrieved 25 September 2010.
- ^ Ryan, Gavin (2011). Australia's Music Charts 1988–2010. Mt. Martha, VIC, Australia: Moonlight Publishing.
- ^ 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.
External links
- 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