The Love Album | ||||
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Released | 13 November 2006 | |||
Recorded | 2006 | |||
Genre | Pop | |||
Length | 41:53 | |||
Language | English | |||
Label | Sony BMG | |||
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Westlife chronology | ||||
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Singles from The Love Album | ||||
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AllMusic | [1] |
Blogcritics | [2] |
muzyka.onet.pl | [3] |
Entertainmentwise | [4] |
Rovi | [5] |
The Love Album is the seventh studio album, eighth album by Irish boy band Westlife. It was released in the Philippines on 13 November 2006 and in the UK on 20 November 2006. [6] The first and only single released was a cover of the Bette Midler song "The Rose", which reached No. 1 in Ireland and the UK. It was the band's 14th No. 1 single. The song was first performed at Miss World 2006.
The album debuted at its peak position at No. 1 on the UK Charts, selling 219,662 copies in the UK that week. [7] It also spent one week at number two and two weeks at number three. One of those number-three weeks have the highest sales for that said peak for a week in the whole year of 2006. It re-entered at number 17 at the Official UK Budget Albums Chart in November 2009. The album also appeared in the list of best album sales of Hong Kong in 2007. [8]
Their cover version of "Nothing's Gonna Change My Love for You", which is included in the deluxe version of the album, has been viewed 100 million times on YouTube. [9]
No. | Title | Writer(s) | Producer(s) | Length |
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1. | "The Rose" | Amanda McBroom | Quiz & Larossi | 3:39 |
2. | "Total Eclipse of the Heart" | Jim Steinman | Steve Mac | 4:40 |
3. | "All Out of Love" (featuring Delta Goodrem) | Graham Russell • Clive Davis | David Kreuger • Per Magnusson | 3:44 |
4. | "You Light Up My Life" | Joe Brooks | Quiz & Larossi | 3:27 |
5. | "Easy" | Lionel Richie | Steve Mac | 4:26 |
6. | "You Are So Beautiful (to Me)" | Billy Preston • Bruce Fisher | Steve Mac | 3:03 |
7. | "Have You Ever Been in Love" | Andy Hill • Peter Sinfield • John Danter | Steve Mac | 3:41 |
8. | "Love Can Build a Bridge" | John Barlow Jarvis • Naomi Judd • Paul Overstreet | Quiz & Larossi | 3:55 |
9. | "The Dance" | Anthony Arata | Steve Mac | 3:58 |
10. | "All or Nothing" | Steve Mac • Wayne Hector | Steve Mac | 3:56 |
11. | "You've Lost That Loving Feeling" | Phil Spector • Barry Mann • Cynthia Weil | Steve Mac | 3:25 |
No. | Title | Writer(s) | Producer(s) | Length |
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12. | "Solitaire" | Neil Sedaka • Phil Cody | Steve Mac | 5:07 |
13. | "Nothing's Gonna Change My Love for You" | Michael Masser • Gerry Goffin | Graham Stack | 3:47 |
No. | Title | Writer(s) | Producer(s) | Length |
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1. | "Butterfly Kisses" | Bob Carlisle • Randy Thomas | Graham Stack | 5:38 |
2. | "Nothing's Gonna Change My Love for You" | Michael Masser • Gerry Goffin | Graham Stack | 3:47 |
3. | "If" | David Gates | Graham Stack | 2:42 |
4. | "Solitaire" | Neil Sedaka • Phil Cody | Steve Mac | 5:07 |
5. | "Still Here" | Kristian Lundin • Savan Kotecha | Jake Schulz • Carl Falk | 3:51 |
6. | "Total Eclipse of the Heart" (Sunset Strippers verse radio edit) | Jim Steinman | Steve Mac • Sunset Strippers | 3:48 |
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Country | Release date |
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Philippines | 13 November 2006 |
Ireland | 20 November 2006 |
United Kingdom | |
Argentina | 5 December 2006 |
Weekly charts
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Region | Certification | Certified units/sales |
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Australia (ARIA) [29] | Platinum | 70,000^ |
Ireland (IRMA) [30] | 10× Platinum | 150,000^ |
New Zealand (RMNZ) [31] | 3× Platinum | 45,000^ |
Sweden (GLF) [32] | Gold | 20,000^ |
United Kingdom (BPI) [33] | 3× Platinum | 900,000^ |
Summaries | ||
Europe (IFPI) [34] | Platinum | 1,000,000* |
* Sales figures based on certification alone. |
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