Face to Face (Westlife album)
Face to Face | ||||
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Studio album by Westlife | ||||
Released | 31 October 2005 (See Release history) |
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Recorded | 2005; Rokstone Studios, (London), A Side Studios, Stockholm, Kingside Studio, Stockholm, Sanctuary Townhouse Studio, London, Larrabee North Studios, Los Angeles, The Location, Stockholm Grouse Lodge Studios, Ireland |
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Genre | Pop | |||
Length | 44:38 | |||
Language | English | |||
Label | S, RCA, Sony BMG | |||
Producer | Andreas "Quiz" Romdhane, Josef Larossi, David Kreuger, Per Magnusson, Carl Falk, Jake Schulze, Steve Mac | |||
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Singles from Face To Face | ||||
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Source | Rating |
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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.
Contents
Track listing
No. | Title | Writer(s) | Producer(s) | Length |
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1. | "You Raise Me Up" | Brendan Graham, Rolf Lovland | Steve Mac | 4:00 |
2. | "When You Tell Me That You Love Me" | Albert Hammond, John Bettis | David Kreuger, Per Magnusson, Andreas Romdhane, Josef Larossi | 3:56 |
3. | "Amazing" | Savan Kotecha, Kristian Lundin, Sebastian Thott, Didrik Thott, Carl Bjorsell, Jake Schulze | Carl Falk | 2:49 |
4. | "That's Where You Find Love" | Mac, Wayne Hector, Chris Farren | Mac | 3:44 |
5. | "She's Back" | Mac, Jörgen Elofsson | Mac | 3:10 |
6. | "Desperado" | Don Henley, Glenn Frey | Mac | 3:37 |
7. | "Colour My World" | Andreas Carlsson, Kotecha, Harry Sommerdahl | Falk, Schulze | 3:55 |
8. | "In This Life" | Mike Reid, Allen Shamblin | Mac | 4:08 |
9. | "Heart Without a Home" | Mac, Wayne Hector | Mac | 4:47 |
10. | "Hit You With the Real Thing" | Carl Björsell, Falk, Didrik Thott, Kotecha, Sebastian Thott | Falk, Schulze | 3:00 |
11. | "Change Your Mind" | Mac, Hector | Mac | 3:43 |
European bonus track | ||||
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No. | Title | Writer(s) | Producer(s) | Length |
12. | "Maybe Tomorrow" | Björsell, S Thott, Kotecha, D Thott | Falk | 3:09 |
Japanese bonus tracks | |||
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No. | Title | Writer(s) | Length |
12. | "Maybe Tomorrow" | Björsell, S Thott, Kotecha, D Thott | 3:09 |
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
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Release history
Country | Release Date |
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Ireland | 31 October 2005 |
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United Kingdom | |
South Korea | 1 November 2005 |
Australia | 12 December 2005 |
Taiwan | |
Poland | 13 February 2006[8] |
Charts and certifications
Weekly charts
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End of decade charts
Chart (2000–2009) | Position |
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UK Albums Chart[21] | 83 |
Certifications
Region | Certification |
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Australia[22] | Platinum |
Europe[23] | Platinum |
Ireland[24] | 8× Platinum |
United Kingdom[25] | 4× Platinum |
Face to Face Tour 2006
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- ↑ Face to Face at AllMusic
- ↑ Entertainment.ie review at the Wayback Machine (archived 1 April 2010)
- ↑ Manchester Evening News review at the Wayback Machine (archived 30 September 2007)
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Preceded by | UK number one album 5 November 2005 – 11 November 2005 |
Succeeded by Ancora by Il Divo |
Preceded by | Australian ARIA Albums Chart Number-one album 6 March 2006 – 26 March 2006 |
Succeeded by Both Sides of the Gun by Ben Harper |
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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