Unconditional: Love Songs

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Unconditional: Love Songs
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Compilation album by
Released1 February 2010
Recorded1996–2010
Genre Pop, R&B and Soul
Label Conehead Management
Producer AC Burrell & Kevin McPherson/Various
Peter Andre chronology
Revelation
(2009)
Unconditional: Love Songs
(2010)
Accelerate
(2010)
Singles from Unconditional: Love Songs
  1. "I Can't Make You Love Me"
    Released: 29 January 2010
Professional ratings
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Unconditional: Love Songs is the third compilation album released by Australian singer-songwriter Peter Andre, [2] following The Very Best of Peter Andre: The Hits Collection (2002) and The Platinum Collection (2005).

Contents

Background

Following the success of Revelation , it was announced that Conehead Management had bought the rights to release all of Andre's previous material in a new compilation format. On 2 December 2009, it was announced that Conehead had decided to release a compilation featuring ten of Andre's classic love songs, as well as five new recordings specifically for the album. On 29 January 2010, the album's one and only single, "I Can't Make You Love Me", was released via digital download. The album was officially released on 1 February 2010, selling over 65,000 copies and being certified silver, as well as peaking at number 7 on the UK Albums Chart. To promote the album, Andre embarked on a nationwide promotional tour, signing copies of the album and undertaking various print, television and radio interviews. Andre performed the album's new recordings as part of his Revelation Tour, which started in November 2010.

Track listing

No.TitleWriter(s)Producer(s)Length
1."Unconditional"
  • Peter Andre
  • AC Burrell
  • Francesca Richard
  • Kevin McPherson
  • Charles Syndor
  • Burrell
  • McPherson
4:05
2."I Can't Make You Love Me" 3:42
3."Rest of My Life" (featuring Brian McKnight)
  • Andre
  • McKnight
McKnight4:21
4."Go Back"
  • Burrell
  • Richard
  • Jeffrey Anderson
  • Ryan Pate
  • David Dodini
Burrell3:19
5."Lonely"
Cutfather & Joe5:04
6."Lost Without U"
 3:05
7."Call the Doctor"
  • Andre
  • Burrell
  • McPherson
  • Raelene Arreguin
  • Gregory Curtis Jr.
  • Burrell
  • McPherson
3:35
8."Stay with Me"
  • Andre
  • Anthony Johnson
  • Roger King
  • Lee Bennett Thompson
  • King
  • Stepz
4:38
9."Overjoyed"Stevie WonderAC Burrell, Kevin McPherson3:48
10."She's Out of My Life" Tom Bahler  3:08
11."All Cried Out"
  • O'Donoghue
  • Sheehan
4:09
12."Letting You Go"
McKnight4:48
13."I Feel You"
  • Andre
  • Terry "Juice" Jones
  • Glen Goldsmith
Cutfather & Joe5:02
14."The Right Way"Andre, David TysonDavid Tyson4:39
15."Sign Your Name" Terence Trent D'Arby  3:47
16."Untouchable"
  • Andre
  • O'Donoghue
  • Sheehan
  • Bray Merritt
  • O'Donoghue
  • Sheehan
3:50

Charts

Certifications

CountryProviderCertificationSales
United Kingdom BPI Silver65,000+ [6]

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