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Released | 26 November 2021 | |||
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Length | 36:55 | |||
Label | East West | |||
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Wild Dreams is the twelfth studio album by Irish pop vocal band Westlife. It was released on 26 November 2021 by East West Records,their first release on the label. [4] The album was preceded by the lead single "Starlight",released on 14 October 2021. Its second single,"My Hero",was released on 5 November 2021. [5] Wild Dreams includes songwriting contributions from Ed Sheeran ("My Hero") and Amy Wadge ("Lifeline","Rewind"),along with production from Jamie Scott,Rami Yacoub and Steve Mac.
Westlife recorded the album over an 18-month period and were "inspired by the challenges" of that time,a reference to the COVID-19 pandemic. In a statement,the band described the album as "uplifting",explaining that it "captures the mood of the moment" and has "moments of reflection and is about new beginnings,hope and looking to the future". [6]
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Source | Rating |
i | [7] |
The Independent | [8] |
RTÉ | [1] |
RTÉ editor Alan Corr called the album "another confection of airy,midtempo electro pop [...] earnest ballads and soft-focus pop anthems [...] They sound mostly reinvigorated on a set of 13 new songs that sees them further embrace grown-up pop and invite fresh song-writing talent on board to varying degrees of success." [1]
No. | Title | Writer(s) | Producer(s) | Length |
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1. | "Starlight" |
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| 3:44 |
2. | "Alone Together" |
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| 3:28 |
3. | "Wild Dreams" |
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| 2:32 |
4. | "Lifeline" |
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| 3:31 |
5. | "Alive" |
| 3:31 | |
6. | "Rewind" |
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| 3:48 |
7. | "Do You Ever Think of Me" |
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| 3:25 |
8. | "My Hero" | Mac | 3:16 | |
9. | "End of Time" |
| Saints + Sinners | 3:16 |
10. | "Magic" |
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| 3:20 |
11. | "Always with Me" |
| Saints + Sinners | 3:04 |
Total length: | 36:59 |
No. | Title | Length |
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12. | "World of Our Own" (live at Ulster Hall) | 4:10 |
13. | "Uptown Girl" (live at Ulster Hall) | 3:12 |
14. | "Flying Without Wings" (live at Ulster Hall) | 4:24 |
15. | "You Raise Me Up" (live at Ulster Hall) | 6:50 |
Total length: | 55:38 |
Weekly charts
| Year-end charts
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Region | Certification | Certified units/sales |
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United Kingdom (BPI) [19] | Gold | 100,000‡ |
‡ Sales+streaming figures based on certification alone. |
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