| Road to the Royal Albert Hall | ||||
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| Released | 31 August 2018 | |||
| Label | Peak Productions | |||
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Road to the Royal Albert Hall is the fourth studio album by English boy band Collabro. It was released on 31 August 2018 by Peak Productions. [1] The album peaked at number nineteen on the UK Albums Chart.
In June 2018, the band announced a fifty-one date UK tour for 2019. The tour started on 10 February in South Shields and ended on 20 April at the Royal Albert Hall in London. [2]
On 3 September 2018 the album was at number eleven on the Official Chart Update. [3] On 7 September 2018, Road to the Royal Albert Hall entered the UK Albums Chart at number nineteen, making it the bands fourth top twenty album in the UK. [4]
| No. | Title | Writer(s) | Length |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | "Grease" | Barry Gibb | 3:19 |
| 2. | "As If We Never Said Goodbye" | 5:09 | |
| 3. | "Maria" | 2:35 | |
| 4. | "Electricity" | Lee Hall | 2:42 |
| 5. | "On My Own" | 3:03 | |
| 6. | "Why God Why" | 3:36 | |
| 7. | "Don't Cry for Me Argentina" | 4:41 | |
| 8. | "Never Enough" |
| 3:28 |
| 9. | "Defying Gravity" | Stephen Schwartz | 4:12 |
| 10. | "Jersey Boys Medley" | 7:33 |
| Chart (2018) | Peak position |
|---|---|
| Scottish Albums (OCC) [5] | 16 |
| UK Albums (OCC) [6] | 19 |
| US Top Classical Albums (Billboard) [7] | 4 |
| Region | Date | Format | Label |
|---|---|---|---|
| United Kingdom | 31 August 2018 | Peak Productions |
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