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Face to Face was the sixth studio album by Irish boyband Westlife, released in the UK on 31 October 2005. The album contains pop songs and some dance oriented tracks.

The album was also released on DualDisc in the UK, which included the videos of the making of "You Raise Me Up", the Face to Face album photoshoot and exclusive interview footage.[5]

The album includes a cover of The Eagles classic "Desperado" and a Backstreet Boys bonus track from the 2005 album, Never Gone, "Colour My World", and a Nick Carter solo song, "Heart Without a Home".

The Face to Face album became Westlife's fifth UK number-one album in seven years, selling 1.3 million in the United Kingdom[citation needed] and becoming #7 and #129 in UK Year-end albums chart for 2005 and 2006 respectively. It was the biggest selling album released by Sony BMG Entertainment in 2005.[citation needed] It is certified 4× Platinum in the UK.[6][7] It remained at #1 on the Australian ARIA charts for 4 weeks in March 2006 and was the 25th highest selling album of 2006 in Australia.[citation needed]

The first single release from the album was a cover of the Secret Garden hit, "You Raise Me Up", which brought the band back into the limelight after their ratpack-tribute Allow Us to Be Frank. The second single was a cover version of "When You Tell Me That You Love Me", recorded as a duet with the original singer, Diana Ross. The single reached the top of the charts in December 2005, the 2nd time that the single had hit the top of the charts for Diana. The album sales probably usurped the singles' ultimate chart potential in other strong Westlife territories, where the album sold briskly through the holiday selling season. The video got strong play on MTV Europe, MTV Asia and MTV Singapore branding the diva's presence on the video channels into the millennium years.

The final single released was "Amazing", an original mid-tempo song.

Track listing

No.TitleWriter(s)Producer(s)Length
1."You Raise Me Up"Brendan Graham, Rolf LovlandSteve Mac4:00
2."When You Tell Me That You Love Me"Albert Hammond, John BettisDavid Kreuger, Per Magnusson, Andreas Romdhane, Josef Larossi3:56
3."Amazing"Savan Kotecha, Kristian Lundin, Sebastian Thott, Didrik Thott, Carl Bjorsell, Jake SchulzeCarl Falk2:49
4."That's Where You Find Love"Mac, Wayne Hector, Chris FarrenMac3:44
5."She's Back"Mac, Jörgen ElofssonMac3:10
6."Desperado"Don Henley, Glenn FreyMac3:37
7."Colour My World"Andreas Carlsson, Kotecha, Harry SommerdahlFalk, Schulze3:55
8."In This Life"Mike Reid, Allen ShamblinMac4:08
9."Heart Without a Home"Mac, Wayne HectorMac4:47
10."Hit You With the Real Thing"Carl Björsell, Falk, Didrik Thott, Kotecha, Sebastian ThottFalk, Schulze3:00
11."Change Your Mind"Mac, HectorMac3:43
European bonus track
No.TitleWriter(s)Producer(s)Length
12."Maybe Tomorrow"Björsell, S Thott, Kotecha, D ThottFalk3:09
Japanese bonus tracks
No.TitleWriter(s){{{extra_column}}}Length
12."Maybe Tomorrow"Björsell, S Thott, Kotecha, D ThottFalk3:09
13."World of Our Own" (acoustic version)Mac, Hector 3:28
14."Flying Without Wings" (acoustic version)Mac, Hector 3:35
15."My Love" (acoustic version)Elofsson, Magnusson, Kreuger, Pelle Nylén 3:52

Credits

Release history

Country Release Date
Ireland 31 October 2005
Philippines
United Kingdom
South Korea 1 November 2005
Australia 12 December 2005
Taiwan
Poland 13 February 2006[8]

Charts and certifications

Face to Face Tour 2006

Main article: Face to Face Tour

References

  1. ^ Face to Face at AllMusic
  2. ^ Entertainment.ie review at the Wayback Machine (archived 1 April 2010)
  3. ^ Manchester Evening News review at the Wayback Machine (archived 30 September 2007)
  4. ^ "Listen to Face to Face by Westlife - Album Reviews, Credits, and Awards". AllRovi. 31 October 2005. Retrieved 10 January 2012.
  5. ^ "Westlife Face to Face UK DualDisc (342966)". Eil.com. Retrieved 10 January 2012.
  6. ^ "British certifications – Face to Face". British Phonographic Industry. Type 'Face to Face in the "Search BPI Awards" field and then press Enter.
  7. ^ "British certifications". British Phonographic Industry.
  8. ^ Face to Face Westlife - Plyty - Onet.pl Muzyka
  9. ^ "Australiancharts.com – Westlife – Face to Face". Hung Medien. Retrieved September 3, 2016.
  10. ^ "Ultratop.be – Westlife – Face to Face" (in Dutch). Hung Medien. Retrieved September 3, 2016.
  11. ^ "Danishcharts.dk – Westlife – Face to Face". Hung Medien. Retrieved September 3, 2016.
  12. ^ Billboard - Google Books. 19 November 2005. Retrieved 24 May 2014 – via Google Books.
  13. ^ "Longplay-Chartverfolgung at Musicline" (in German). Musicline.de. Phononet GmbH. Retrieved September 3, 2016.
  14. ^ "GFK Chart-Track Albums: Week 44, 2005". Chart-Track. IRMA. Retrieved September 3, 2016.
  15. ^ "ウエストライフのCDアルバムランキング │オリコン芸能人事典-ORICON STYLE". Oricon.co.jp. Retrieved 24 May 2014.
  16. ^ "Dutchcharts.nl – Westlife – Face to Face" (in Dutch). Hung Medien. Retrieved September 3, 2016.
  17. ^ "Norwegiancharts.com – Westlife – Face to Face". Hung Medien. Retrieved September 3, 2016.
  18. ^ "Scottish Albums chart (2005-11-06)". Official Charts Company. Retrieved 17 February 2013.
  19. ^ "Swedishcharts.com – Westlife – Face to Face". Hung Medien. Retrieved September 3, 2016.
  20. ^ "Swisscharts.com – Westlife – Face to Face". Hung Medien. Retrieved September 3, 2016.
  21. ^ "Westlife | Artist | Official Charts". UK Albums Chart. Retrieved September 3, 2016.
  22. ^ "The Official Charts Company | The UK Charts | Top 40". Officialcharts.com. Retrieved 24 May 2014.
  23. ^ "ARIA Charts – Accreditations – 2006 Albums" (PDF). Australian Recording Industry Association.
  24. ^ "IFPI Platinum Europe Awards – 2005". International Federation of the Phonographic Industry.
  25. ^ "Platinum Awards". Archived from the original on 2 July 2012. {{cite web}}: Unknown parameter |deadurl= ignored (|url-status= suggested) (help)
  26. ^ "The Irish Charts - 2005 Certification Awards - Multi Platinum". Irish Recorded Music Association.
  27. ^ "Guld- och Platinacertifikat − År 2006" (PDF) (in Swedish). IFPI Sweden. Archived from the original (PDF) on 17 May 2011.
  28. ^ "British album certifications – Westlife – Face to Face". British Phonographic Industry. Select albums in the Format field. Select Platinum in the Certification field. Type Face to Face in the "Search BPI Awards" field and then press Enter.
Preceded by UK number one album
5 November 2005 – 11 November 2005 		Succeeded by
Preceded by Australian ARIA Albums Chart Number-one album
6 March 2006 – 26 March 2006 		Succeeded by
Preceded by Ireland Albums Chart number-one album
3 November 2005 		Succeeded by
Gift Crub 6 – The Special One by Mario Rosenstock
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