The Love Album (Westlife album)
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| Cover album by Westlife | |||||
| Released | November 20, 2006 | ||||
| Recorded | 2006 | ||||
| Genre | Adult Contemporary | ||||
| Length | 41:53 | ||||
| Label | Sony BMG | ||||
| Producer | David Kreuger, Steve Mac, Per Magnusson, Larossi, Quizz | ||||
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The Love Album is the eighth studio album by Irish boy band Westlife. It was released on November 20, 2006 and includes the #1 single "The Rose", a cover of "Total Eclipse of the Heart", and a duet with Delta Goodrem. The album The Love Album placed at #1 in the UK Charts during its first week of release, in a competitive week where it beat Oasis' Stop the Clocks compilation album, The Beatles' compilation album Love, and the U2 singles compilation U218 Singles.[1] The Love album is confirmed to have sold more than 1,000,000 copies (3x platinum) in the UK alone and 150.000 copies (10x Platinum) in Ireland.
The band embarked on a tour in support of the album, The Love Tour, in spring 2007.
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- The Rose - 3:39
- Originally performed by Bette Midler in 1979.
- "Total Eclipse of the Heart" - 4:39
- Originally performed by Welsh singer Bonnie Tyler in 1983.
- "All Out of Love" - 3:44 (feat. Delta Goodrem)
- Originally performed by Air Supply in 1980.
- "You Light Up My Life" - 3:27
- Originally performed by Debby Boone in 1979 for the homonym movie.
- "Easy" - 4:26
- Originally performed by The Commodores in 1977.
- "You Are So Beautiful (To Me)" - 3:03
- Originally recorded by Preston and made popular in a version by Joe Cocker.
- "Have You Ever Been In Love" - 3:41
- Originally performed by Leo Sayer in 1983.
- "Love Can Build a Bridge" - 3:55
- Originally performed by The Judds in 1990.
- "The Dance" - 3:58
- Originally performed by Garth Brooks in 1990.
- "All Or Nothing" - 3:56
- Originally performed by O-Town in 2001.
- "You've Lost That Loving Feeling" - 3:25
- Originally performed by The Righteous Brothers in 1966.
- "Solitaire"
- "Nothing's Gonna Change My Love For You"
- "Butterfly Kisses"
- "Nothing's Gonna Change My Love For You"
- "If"
- "Solitaire"
- "Still Here"
- "Total Eclipse of the Heart (Sunset Strippers Remix Radio Edit)"
| Chart | Peak position |
Certifications | Sales/Shipments |
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| Australia | 11 | Platinum | 70,000 |
| Austria | 49 | ||
| China | 5 | ||
| Cyprus | 8 | ||
| European chart | 5 | Platinum | 1,000,000+ |
| Hong Kong | 5 | ||
| Ireland | 1 | 10x Platinum | 150,000 |
| Israel | 1 | ||
| Netherlands | 49 | ||
| New Zealand | 2 | 3x Platinum | 50,000 |
| Norway | 1 | 4x platinum | 120,000 |
| South Korea | 1 | platinum | 40,000+ |
| Sweden | 3 | Gold | 30,000 |
| Swiss | 27 | ||
| UK | 1 | 3x Platinum | 1,000,000 |
| United World Chart | 8 | 1,450,000 |
- ^ Westlife beat Oasis, U2 and The Beatles in UK album battle. NME (2006-11-26). Retrieved on 2006-11-26.
- ^ HMV.COM.HK: WESTLIFE - LOVE ALBUM (2CD/DELUXE ED). HMV (2007-03-19). Retrieved on 2007-03-19.
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| Studio albums | Westlife • Coast to Coast • World of Our Own • Turnaround • Allow Us to Be Frank • Face to Face • The Love Album • Back Home |
| Compilation albums | Unbreakable - The Greatest Hits Vol. 1 |
| Singles | Swear It Again • If I Let You Go • Flying Without Wings • I Have A Dream/Seasons in the Sun • Fool Again • Against All Odds • My Love • What Makes a Man • I Lay My Love on You • Uptown Girl • When You're Looking Like That •Queen of My Heart • World of Our Own • Bop Bop Baby • Unbreakable • Tonight/Miss You Nights • Hey Whatever • Mandy • Obvious • You Raise Me Up • When You Tell Me That You Love Me • Amazing • The Rose • Home • Us Against The World |
| Related Articles | Discography • Simon Cowell • Louis Walsh • Ronan Keating • Steve Mac • Wayne Hector |