Back Again... No Matter What

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Back Again... No Matter What
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Compilation album by
Released13 October 2008
Recorded1994–2008
Genre Pop
Length1:11:23
Label Universal
Producer Steve Mac, Stephen Lipson, Ray Hedges, Jarrad Rogers, Andrew Lloyd Webber, Jim Steinman, Nigel Wright, Carl Sturken, Evan Rogers, Absolute, Gregg Alexander, Rick Nowels
Boyzone chronology
Key to My Life: Collection
(2006)
Back Again... No Matter What
(2008)
B-Sides & Rarities
(2008)
Singles from Back Again... No Matter What
  1. "Love You Anyway"
    Released: 29 September 2008
  2. "Better"
    Released: 8 December 2008
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Back Again... No Matter What is the fourth compilation album released by Irish boy band Boyzone. The album was released on 13 October 2008. It became the band's sixth top-ten album in the United Kingdom, charting at No. 4 and staying in the top 100 for 43 non-consecutive weeks; it also peaked at No. 3 in Ireland. [4] Three new recordings were made for the album: "Love You Anyway", "Better" and "Can't Stop Thinking About You", the former two of which were both released as singles in promotion of the album. The three new songs were the first new material recorded by the band in nine years, and the last to be recorded before the death of Stephen Gately. The band's tour in the summer of 2008 was the tenth highest grossing set of concerts for that year. [5]

Contents

Track listing

No.TitleWriter(s)Producer(s)Length
1."No Matter What" (from Where We Belong ) Andrew Lloyd Webber, Jim Steinman, Nigel Wright Webber, Steinman, Wright4:32
2."Baby Can I Hold You" (from Where We Belong) Tracy Chapman Stephen Lipson 3:15
3."Love You Anyway" (Previously unreleased) Ronan Keating, Nick Atkinson Jarrad Rogers 3:21
4."Words" (from A Different Beat ) Barry Gibb, Robin Gibb, Maurice Gibb Ray Hedges3:55
5."Love Me for a Reason" (from Said and Done )David Jones, Johnny Bristol, Wade BrownRay Hedges3:39
6."A Different Beat" (from A Different Beat)Keating, Hedges, Brannigan, Keith Duffy, Shane Lynch, Stephen Gately Ray Hedges4:10
7."All That I Need" (from Where We Belong) Evan Rogers, Carl Sturken Rogers, Sturken3:42
8."Better" (Previously unreleased)Tom Baxter, Sam SempleStephen Lipson3:36
9."You Needed Me" (from By Request ) Randy Goodrum Stephen Lipson, Steve Mac3:28
10."Father and Son" (from Said and Done) Cat Stevens Ray Hedges2:56
11."Can't Stop Thinking About You" (Previously unreleased) James Bourne, Steve Mac Steve Mac3:32
12."I Love the Way You Love Me" (from Where We Belong) Victoria Shaw, Chuck Cannon Steve Mac4:06
13."Coming Home Now" (from Said and Done)Keating, Keith Duffy, Mikey Graham, Shane Lynch, Stephen Gately Ray Hedges3:47
14."Isn't It a Wonder" (from A Different Beat)Keating, Ray Hedges, Martin BranniganRay Hedges3:30
15."When the Going Gets Tough" (from By Request)Wayne Anton Brathwaite, Barry James Eastmond, Mutt Lange, Billy Ocean Steve Mac4:07
16."Picture of You" (from Where We Belong) Ronan Keating, Nigel Kennedy, Paul Watkins, Paul WilsonAbsolute3:28
17."Everyday I Love You" (Non-album track)Gary Baker, Frank Myers, Jerry WilliamsStephen Lipson4:04
18."Life Is a Rollercoaster (live)" (from Ronan )Keating, Gregg Alexander, Rick Nowels Gregg Alexander, Rick Nowels5:52
Australian bonus track
No.TitleWriter(s)Producer(s)Length
19."When You Say Nothing at All" (from By Request) Paul Overstreet, Don Schlitz Stephen Lipson4:18
Deluxe edition bonus DVD
No.TitleWriter(s)Producer(s)Length
1."No Matter What" Andrew Lloyd Webber, Jim Steinman, Nigel Wright Webber, Steinman, Wright4:32
2."Baby Can I Hold You" Tracy Chapman Stephen Lipson 3:15
3."Words" Barry Gibb, Robin Gibb, Maurice Gibb Ray Hedges3:55
4."Love Me for a Reason"David Jones, Johnny Bristol, Wade BrownRay Hedges3:39
5."A Different Beat"Keating, Hedges, Brannigan, Keith Duffy, Shane Lynch, Stephen Gately Ray Hedges4:10
6."All That I Need" Evan Rogers, Carl Sturken Rogers, Sturken3:42
7."You Needed Me" Randy Goodrum Stephen Lipson3:14
8."Father and Son" Cat Stevens Ray Hedges2:56
9."I Love the Way You Love Me" Victoria Shaw, Chuck Cannon Steve Mac4:06
10."Coming Home Now"Keating, Keith Duffy, Mikey Graham, Shane Lynch, Stephen Gately Ray Hedges3:47
11."Isn't It a Wonder"Keating, Ray Hedges, Martin BranniganRay Hedges3:30
12."When the Going Gets Tough"Wayne Anton Brathwaite, Barry James Eastmond, Mutt Lange, Billy Ocean Steve Mac4:07
13."Picture of You" Ronan Keating, Nigel Kennedy, Paul Watkins, Paul WilsonAbsolute3:28
14."Everyday I Love You"Gary Baker, Frank Myers, Jerry WilliamsStephen Lipson4:04
15."Key to My Life"Keating, Hedges, Brannigan, Graham, GatelyRay Hedges3:45
16."So Good"Keating, Duffy, Graham, Lynch, GatelyRay Hedges3:04

Charts

Certifications and sales

RegionCertification Certified units/sales
United Kingdom (BPI) [13] 2× Platinum600,000

Sales+streaming figures based on certification alone.

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