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Westlife is the self-titled debut studio album by Irish boy band Westlife. The album was released on 1 November 1999 through RCA. The album spawned the five UK number-one hit singles "Swear It Again", "If I Let You Go", "Flying Without Wings", the double A-side "I Have a Dream" / "Seasons in the Sun", and "Fool Again".

Background

Westlife signed to Arista Records for the North American territory after auditioning for the label's founder, Clive Davis.[3] Westlife released "Swear It Again" as their debut single in the United States. The singles was serviced to radio in February and released commercially on 7 March 2000. The album was released on 4 April 2000 with an altered track listing that included the new song, "My Private Movies".[3]

In 2005, the album was released in a compilation box collection with Westlife's fourth studio album, Turnaround.

Commercial performance

Due to all five singles from the album peaking at number one on the UK Singles Chart in less than a year, Westlife created a chart history record that remains unbroken to date. Despite this, however, the album entered and peaked at number two, being beaten only by an extra 1,000 copies of Steptacular by Steps.[4] The album became the eighth best-selling album of 1999 in the United Kingdom, and ended up being certified 4× Platinum.[5] The album went on to spend seventy-four weeks in the UK Top 100.[6] A video album related to the release, entitled "The Westlife Story", was released in October 2000, peaking at number 15 on the UK Visual Chart. The release was available on both VHS and DVD. The DVD was later made available in a five disc set entitled "Westlife: The Complete Story".

In 2000, the album was released in the United States and peaked at number 129 on the Billboard 200.

The album also peaked at number 15 in Australia. Westlife also remains the best-selling international album ever in Indonesia and Philippines, receiving 20× platinum certifications for over 1 million copies sold in Indonesia and 25× Platinum certifications for over 500,000 units sold in the Philippines.[7][8] Overall, the album has sold more than five million copies worldwide.[9]

Track listing

Standard edition
No.TitleWriter(s)Producer(s)Length
1."Swear It Again"Steve Mac, Wayne HectorMac4:07
2."If I Let You Go"David Kreuger, Jörgen Elofsson, Per MagnussonKreuger, Magnusson3:41
3."Flying Without Wings"Mac, HectorMac3:36
4."Fool Again"Kreuger, Elofsson, MagnussonKreuger, Magnusson3:53
5."No No"Andreas Carlsson, RamiRami3:15
6."I Don't Wanna Fight"Mac, Hector, Peter Cetera, David FosterMac5:03
7."Change the World"Lance Ellington, Topham, TwiggTTW3:10
8."Moments"Steve Mac, Wayne HectorMac4:17
9."Seasons in the Sun"Jacques Brel, Rod McKuenTTW4:09
10."I Need You"Andreas Carlsson, Max Martin, RamiRami3:48
11."Miss You"Jake Schulze, RamiJake, Rami3:53
12."More Than Words"Gary Cherone, Nuno BettencourtMac3:53
13."Open Your Heart"Andreas Carlsson, JakeJake3:40
14."Try Again"Kreuger, Elofsson, MagnussonKreuger, Magnusson3:34
15."What I Want Is What I've Got"Alexandra Talomaa, RamiRami3:34
16."We Are One"Alexandre Desplat, Mac, HectorMac3:44
17."Can't Lose What You Never Had"David Frank, Steve KipnerFrank, Kipner4:26
Japanese bonus track
No.TitleWriter(s)Producer(s)Length
18."Story of Love"Patrick Tucker, Shepard Solomon, Arnthor BirgissonJaime Ikeda, Rovi3:54
Australian bonus track
No.TitleWriter(s)Producer(s)Length
18."I Have a Dream"Benny Andersson, Björn UlvaeusPete Waterman4:07
American edition
No.TitleWriter(s)Producer(s)Length
1."Swear It Again"Steve Mac, Wayne HectorMac4:07
2."Can't Lose What You Never Had"David Frank, Steve KipnerFrank, Kipner4:26
3."I Don't Wanna Fight"Mac, Hector, Peter Cetera, David FosterMac5:03
4."My Private Movie"Steve Kipner, David Kopatz, Jack KugellCutfather & Joe4:05
5."Flying Without Wings"Mac, HectorMac3:36
6."If I Let You Go"David Kreuger, Jörgen Elofsson, Per MagnussonKreuger, Magnusson3:41
7."Fool Again"Kreuger, Elofsson, MagnussonKreuger, Magnusson3:53
8."No No"Andreas Carlsson, Rami YacoubRami3:15
9."Miss You"Jake Schulze, RamiSchulze, Rami3:53
10."Open Your Heart"Carlsson, SchulzeSchulze3:40
11."I Need You"Carlsson, Max Martin, RamiRami3:48
12."We Are One"Alexadre Desplat, Mac, HectorMac3:44
13."More Than Words"Gary Cherone, Nuno BettencourtMac3:53
Deluxe edition bonus disc[10]
No.TitleWriter(s)Producer(s)Length
1."I Have a Dream"Benny Andersson, Björn UlvaeusPete Waterman4:07
2."On the Wings of Love"Topham, TwiggWaterman3:22
3."Swear It Again" (Rokstone Mix)Steve Mac, Wayne HectorSteve Mac4:04
4."If I Let You Go" (extended mix)David Kreuger, Jörgen Elofsson, Per MagnussonKreuger, Magnusson5:32
5."That's What It's All About"Kreuger, Elofsson, MagnussonKreuger, Magnusson3:22
6."Flying Without Wings" (a cappella)Mac, HectorMac3:33
Platinum edition bonus disc[11]
No.TitleWriter(s)Producer(s)Length
1."Tunnel of Love"David Kreuger, Jörgen Elofsson, Per MagnussonKreuger, Magnusson3:19
2."My Private Movie"Steve Kipner, David Kopatz, Jack KugellCutfather & Joe4:05
3."Fool Again" (2000 remix)Kreuger, Elofsson, MagnussonKreuger, Magnusson4:04
4."Until the End of Time"Steve Mac, Wayne HectorMac3:11
5."Forever"Mac, Hector, Mark Johnson, Ali TennantMac5:05
6."Everybody Knows"Mac, HectorMac4:05
7."Let's Make Tonight Special"Mac, Hector, TennantMac4:57
8."Ronan Keating Interviews Westlife"  3:30
Malaysian bonus karaoke VCD[12]
No.TitleWriter(s)Producer(s)Length
1."Swear It Again"Steve Mac, Wayne HectorMac4:07
2."If I Let You Go"David Kreuger, Jörgen Elofsson, Per MagnussonKreuger, Magnusson3:41
3."Flying Without Wings"Mac, HectorMac3:36
4."Fool Again"Kreuger, Elofsson, MagnussonKreuger, Magnusson3:53
5."No No"Andreas Carlsson, Rami YacoubYacoub3:15
6."I Don't Wanna Fight"Mac, Hector, Peter Cetera, David FosterMac5:03
7."Change the World"Lance Ellington, Topham, TwiggTTW3:10
8."Moments"Mac, HectorMac4:17
9."Seasons in the Sun"Jacques Brel, Rod McKuenTTW4:09
10."I Need You"Carlsson, Max Martin, RamiRami3:48
11."Miss You"Jake Schulze, RamiSchulze, Rami3:53
12."More Than Words"Gary Cherone, Nuno BettencourtMac3:53
13."Open Your Heart"Carlsson, SchulzeSchulze3:40
14."Try Again"Kreuger, Elofsson, MagnussonKreuger, Magnusson3:34
15."What I Want Is What I've Got"Alexandra Talomaa, RamiRami3:34
16."We Are One"Alexandre Desplat, Mac, HectorMac3:44
17."Can't Lose What You Never Had"David Frank, Steve KipnerFrank, Kipner4:26
18."I Have a Dream"Andersson, UlvaeusPete Waterman4:07
No.1 Hits & Rare Tracks
No.TitleWriter(s)Producer(s)Length
1."I Have a Dream"Benny Andersson, Björn UlvaeusPete Waterman4:07
2."On the Wings of Love"Topham, TwiggWaterman3:22
3."Swear It Again" (Rokstone Mix)Steve Mac, Wayne HectorMac4:04
4."If I Let You Go" (extended mix)David Kreuger, Jörgen Elofsson, Per MagnussonKreuger, Magnusson5:32
5."That's What It's All About"Kreuger, Elofsson, MagnussonKreuger, Magnusson3:22
6."Flying Without Wings" (a cappella)Mac, HectorMac3:33
7."Fool Again" (2000 remix)Kreuger, Elofsson, MagnussonKreuger, Magnusson4:04
The Westlife Story
No.TitleLength
1."The Westlife Story" (Documentary) 
2."Swear It Again" (video) 
3."If I Let You Go" (video) 
4."Flying Without Wings" (video) 
5."I Have a Dream" (video) 
6."Seasons in the Sun" (video) 
7."Fool Again" (video) 
8."Photo Gallery" 
9."Hidden Track" 
10."Trivia Quiz" 
11."Interactive Scene & Song Selection" 
12."Weblink" 
13."Previously Unseen Footage" 

Credits

Westlife Era

The following is a complete list of album tracks, singles, remixes and b-sides released during the Westlife era:

Charts and certifications

Weekly charts

Release history

Country Date Formats
United Kingdom 1 November 1999 Standard (17 Tracks)
Japan 4 April 2000 Standard (18 Tracks)
Philippines 18 April 2000 Deluxe (2xCD)
United States 7 May 2000 Standard (13 Tracks)
Australia 15 May 2000 Standard (18 Tracks)
Philippines 31 July 2000 Platinum (2xCD, CD+DVD)
United Kingdom 15 October 2000 Video (The Westlife Story)
Japan 19 December 2000 Standard (No.1 Hits & Rare Tracks)

References

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