Back Home (Westlife album)

Infobox Album | Name = Back Home
Type = studio
Artist = Westlife


Released = Start date|2007|11|5
Recorded = 2007
London, United Kingdom
Stockholm, Sweden
Los Angeles, USA
Genre = Pop, Pop-Rock, Dance-Pop, R&B, Electropop
Length = 47:29
Label = Sony BMG
Language = English
Producer = Steve Mac, Per Magnusson, David Kreuger, Quiz Larossi
Reviews =
*Allmusic Rating|3|5 [http://www.allmusic.com/cg/amg.dll?p=amg&sql=10:fvfrxzrhldje]
*"Daily Express" Rating|3|5 [http://www.express.co.uk/posts/view/23976/Westlife-Back-Home-Syco-Sony-BMG-]
*"Digital Spy" Rating|2|5 [http://www.digitalspy.co.uk/music/a79500/westlife-back-home.html]
*Entertainment.ie Rating|1|5 [http://entertainment.ie/album-review/Westlife--Back-Home/5263.htm]
*"Galaxie Magazine Malaysia" Rating|3|5
*"iAfrica" Rating|3|5 [http://entertainment.iafrica.com/music/latest/745930.htm]
*"The Daily" rating-10|7.5 [http://www.thedaily.com.au/news/2008/jan/29/westlife-brings-it-home/]
*"This Is Aberdeen" (favorable) [http://www.thisisaberdeen.co.uk] | Last album = "The Love Album"
(2006)
This album = "Back Home"
(2007)
Next album = ""
(2008)
Misc = Singles
Name = Back Home
Type = studio
single 1 = Home
single 1 date = October 29, 2007
single 2 = Us Against The World
single 2 date = March 3, 2008 (UK & Ireland only)
single 3 = Something Right
single 3 date = April 4, 2008 (Southeast Asia, Australia, New Zealand, Europe & South Africa only)

"Back Home" is the ninth album by Irish boy band Westlife and it was released on November 5, 2007. The album contains a collection of brand new tracks along with a few covers.

The tracklisting for the album was released on the band's official website on the October 3, 2007. The release date of the album was brought forward to November 5, 2007 from the initial November 12, 2007.

The album debuted at #1 on the Official UK Album Charts selling 132 000 copies in its first week of release and remained in the top three spots for 8 consecutive weeks. [ [http://www.thecommitted.net/cgi-bin/index.cgi?action=forum&board=charts&op=display&num=11153 First day sales figures] ] [ [http://uk.launch.yahoo.com/c/uk/album_charts.html UK Music Charts |The Official UK Top 75 albums] ] [ [http://www.bbc.co.uk/radio1/chart/albums.shtml BBC Radio 1 - Chart Show - The UK Top 40 Albums] ] It was also the fifth best selling album in the UK for 2007 with 854 344. It also debuted at #8 on the United World Chart.

The first single from the album is a cover of the ballad "Home", originally by Michael Bublé, and was released on October 29, 2007 [http://www.glandigomusic.com/info.php?bundle_id=87747 Muziek downloaden: Westlife - Back Home ] ] The song debuted at #3 on the official UK singles chart. [ [http://www.bbc.co.uk/radio1/chart/singles.shtml BBC Radio 1 - The UK Top 40 Singles] ] .

"Us Against The World", an original song dedicated to Westlife fans worldwide, was released as the band's second single on 3 March in the UK and Ireland.

Meanwhile, "Something Right", which is an original up-tempo song, will be released as the second single in Asia and Europe. [ [http://www.westlife.cn/news/ReadNews.asp?NewsID=708&BigClassName=news&SmallClassName=01&SpecialID=0 Something Right in Asia/Europe] ] The song has also been released as a digital download in Ireland.

"When I'm With You", an R&B oriented song, charted on an Indonesian radio station although it was not a single. [ [http://www.creativedisc.com/index.php/cdisc/comments/sbi_top_40_countdown_12_jan/ Creativedisc - Music Weblog ] ]

Other cover songs on the album are "Have You Ever", a Diane Warren penned ballad previously recorded by Brandy. "All I Ask Of You", an opera by Sarah Brightman and Michael Ball was scratched while "I'm Already There" by Lonestar was included instead.

Track listing

International

Album Personnel

"*Numbers in brackets represents the track number on the album."

Back Home Tour 2008

Infobox music DVD
Name = Back Home
Type = Music Video
Artist = Westlife


Released = November 5, 2007
Recorded =
Genre = Pop
Length =
Label = Sony BMG
Director =
Reviews =
Last DVD = "Live At Wembley"
(2006)
This DVD = "Back Home"
(2007)

Video Album

An accompanying DVD was released a week before the release of the album and debuted at #1.

It features a Westlife 'up close and personal' segment, the Back Home album photo shoot, and the music videos of Home, You Raise Me Up, When You Tell Me That You Love Me, Amazing and The Rose.

This can be bought exclusively only at Woolworths in the UK.

External links

* [http://www.westlife.com Official Westlife Website]

References