The Love Album (Westlife album)

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The Love Album
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Released13 November 2006
Recorded2006
Genre Pop
Length41:53
LanguageEnglish
Label Sony BMG
Producer
Westlife chronology
Face to Face
(2005)
The Love Album
(2006)
Back Home
(2007)
Singles from The Love Album
  1. "The Rose"
    Released: 6 November 2006
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The Love Album is the seventh studio 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.

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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]

Track listing

The Love AlbumStandard edition
No.TitleWriter(s)Producer(s)Length
1."The Rose" Amanda McBroom Quiz & Larossi3:39
2."Total Eclipse of the Heart" Jim Steinman Steve Mac 4:40
3."All Out of Love" (featuring Delta Goodrem) Graham RussellClive Davis David KreugerPer Magnusson 3:44
4."You Light Up My Life" Joe Brooks Quiz & Larossi3:27
5."Easy" Lionel Richie Steve Mac4:26
6."You Are So Beautiful (to Me)" Billy PrestonBruce Fisher Steve Mac3:03
7."Have You Ever Been in Love" Andy HillPeter Sinfield • John DanterSteve Mac3:41
8."Love Can Build a Bridge" John Barlow JarvisNaomi JuddPaul Overstreet Quiz & Larossi3:55
9."The Dance"Anthony ArataSteve Mac3:58
10."All or Nothing" Steve MacWayne Hector Steve Mac3:56
11."You've Lost That Loving Feeling" Phil SpectorBarry MannCynthia Weil Steve Mac3:25
The Love AlbumJapanese edition bonus tracks
No.TitleWriter(s)Producer(s)Length
12."Solitaire" Neil Sedaka • Phil CodySteve Mac5:07
13."Nothing's Gonna Change My Love for You" Michael MasserGerry Goffin Graham Stack3:47
The Love AlbumDeluxe edition bonus disc
No.TitleWriter(s)Producer(s)Length
1."Butterfly Kisses" Bob CarlisleRandy Thomas Graham Stack5:38
2."Nothing's Gonna Change My Love for You" Michael MasserGerry Goffin Graham Stack3:47
3."If" David Gates Graham Stack2:42
4."Solitaire" Neil Sedaka • Phil CodySteve Mac5:07
5."Still Here" Kristian LundinSavan Kotecha Jake SchulzCarl Falk 3:51
6."Total Eclipse of the Heart" (Sunset Strippers verse radio edit) Jim Steinman Steve Mac • Sunset Strippers3:48

Credits

Release history

CountryRelease date
Philippines 13 November 2006
Ireland20 November 2006
United Kingdom
Argentina 5 December 2006

Charts

Certifications

RegionCertification Certified units/sales
Australia (ARIA) [29] Platinum70,000^
Ireland (IRMA) [30] 10× Platinum150,000^
New Zealand (RMNZ) [31] 3× Platinum45,000^
Sweden (GLF) [32] Gold20,000^
United Kingdom (BPI) [33] 3× Platinum900,000^
Summaries
Europe (IFPI) [34] Platinum1,000,000*

* Sales figures based on certification alone.
^ Shipments figures based on certification alone.

Supporting tour

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