...Allow Us to Be Frank

...Allow Us to Be Frank
Studio album by Westlife
Released 8 November 2004 (2004-11-08)
Recorded 2004;
Rokstone Studios
(London),
Genre Big band
Length 39:21
Language English
Label Sony BMG, RCA
Producer Steve Mac
Westlife chronology
Turnaround
(2003)		 ...Allow Us to Be Frank
(2004)		 Face to Face
(2005)
Singles from ...Allow Us to Be Frank
  1. "Smile"
    Released: 4 November 2004
  2. "Fly Me to the Moon"
    Released: 20 December 2004
  3. "Ain't That a Kick in the Head"
    Released: 6 January 2005
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
Entertainment.ie[1]
MTV Asia[2]
RTÉ.ie[3]
Rovi[4]
Stylus MagazineF[5]

...Allow Us to Be Frank, a Rat Pack tribute, is the fifth studio album and first cover album by Irish boy band Westlife; it is also the first album since the departure of Bryan McFadden. It was released on 8 November 2004, and peaked at number two in Ireland and number three in the United Kingdom. ...Allow Us To Be Frank was number twenty-four on the 2004 year-end album charts. The album features songs made popular by Frank Sinatra such as "The Way You Look Tonight", "Come Fly with Me", "Moon River", "Summer Wind" and "That's Life". It also includes the Nat "King" Cole song, "When I Fall in Love". It was recorded with a 60-piece orchestra at Phoenix Studios in Wembley, in the London Borough of Brent.

Singles

"Smile" was released as the album's first single on 4 November 2004. The physical single features the video and B-sides "White Christmas" and "When I Fall In Love".[6]

"Fly Me To The Moon" was released as the album's second single on 20 December 2004. The single was only released digitally, featuring the video, as well as an exclusive B-side, "Beyond The Sea", which does not feature on the album.

"Ain't That A Kick In The Head" was released as the album's third and final single on 6 January 2005. The physical single features the video, as well B-side "Moon River". It peaked at #5 in Denmark and #43 in Europe.[7]

Track listing

No.TitleWriter(s)Length
1."Ain't That a Kick in the Head"Sammy Cahn, Jimmy Van Heusen2:27
2."Fly Me to the Moon"Bart Howard2:31
3."Smile"Charles Chaplin, Geoffrey Parsons, John Turner2:50
4."Let There Be Love"Ian Grant, Lionel Rand2:45
5."The Way You Look Tonight" (with Joanne Hindley)Jerome Kern, Dorothy Fields4:07
6."Come Fly with Me"Cahn, Van Heusen3:15
7."Mack the Knife"Marc Blitzstein, Bertolt Brecht, Kurt Weill3:10
8."I Left My Heart in San Francisco"George Cory, Douglas Cross2:59
9."Summer Wind"Hans Bradtke, Henry Mayer, Johnny Mercer2:58
10."Clementine"Woody Harris, Percy Montrose3:19
11."When I Fall in Love"Edward Heyman, Victor Young3:09
12."Moon River"Mercer, Henry Mancini2:40
13."That's Life"Kelly Gordon, Dean Kay3:13
Japanese Bonus Tracks
No.TitleWriter(s)Length
14."The Way You Look Tonight" (Westlife-only version)Kern, Fields3:45
15."Ain't That a Kick in the Head" (video)Cahn, Van Heusen2:30

On the Japanese edition, the song The Way You Look Tonight is in two versions: the Westlife version is track 5, and the duet with Joanne Hindley is bonus track 14.

Source: Discogs[8]

Release history

Region Date
Europe 8 November 2004
Philippines 13 November 2004
Japan 24 November 2004
Taiwan 3 December 2004

Charts

Certifications and sales

Region CertificationCertified units/Sales
United Kingdom (BPI)[23] 2× Platinum 600,000^

^shipments figures based on certification alone

The Number Ones Tour 2005

Main article: The Number Ones Tour

References

  1. ↑ Lynch, Andrew. "Westlife - Allow Us To Be Frank". Entertainment.ie. Retrieved 15 October 2011.
  2. ↑ MTV Asia review Archived 4 February 2008 at the Wayback Machine.
  3. ↑ "Westlife - Allow Us To Be Frank". RTÉ Ten. 22 November 2004. Retrieved 15 October 2011.
  4. ↑ O'Brien, Jon. "Listen to Allow Us to Be Frank by Westlife". AllRovi. Archived from the original on July 18, 2012. Retrieved 15 October 2011.
  5. ↑ Stylus Magazine review Archived 9 November 2007 at the Wayback Machine.
  6. ↑ "㈜한터정보시스템 ▒". Hanteo.com. Archived from the original on June 30, 2012. Retrieved 2012-01-09.
  7. ↑ "Westlife Ain't That A Kick In The Head Sweden 5" CD SINGLE (334605)". Eil.com. 2005-08-22. Archived from the original on 24 September 2011. Retrieved 2012-01-09.
  8. ↑
  9. ↑ "ultratop.be – Westlife – Allow Us To Be Frank". www.ultratop.be (in Dutch). ULTRATOP & Hung Medien / hitparade.ch. Retrieved 15 October 2011.
  10. ↑ "danishcharts.com – Westlife – Allow Us To Be Frank". danishcharts.com. Hung Medien. Retrieved 15 October 2011.
  11. ↑ "dutchcharts.nl – Westlife – Allow Us To Be Frank". dutchcharts.nl (in Dutch). Hung Medien / hitparade.ch. Retrieved 15 October 2011.
  12. ↑ Billboard - Google Books. Books.google.ca. 2004-11-27. Retrieved 2014-02-01.
  13. ↑ "Chartverfolgung / Westlife / Longplay" (in German). Media Control GfK International. Retrieved 15 October 2011.
  14. ↑ "Irish Music Charts Archive: Top 75 Artist Album, Week Ending 11 November 2004". GFK Chart-Track. Retrieved 15 October 2011.
  15. ↑ "ウエストライフのCDアルバムランキング │オリコン芸能人事典-ORICON STYLE". Oricon.co.jp. Retrieved 2014-02-01.
  16. ↑ "Chart Stats – Westlife – Allow Us To Be Frank". OCC. Retrieved 15 October 2011.
  17. ↑ "swedishcharts.com – Westlife – Allow Us To Be Frank". swedishcharts.com. Hung Medien. Retrieved 15 October 2011.
  18. ↑ "Westlife – Allow Us To Be Frank – swisscharts.com |". swisscharts.com. Hung Medien. Retrieved 15 October 2011.
  19. ↑ "Western Weekly Top 20, Week 49, 2004" (in Chinese). G-Music.com. Archived from the original on 17 December 2008. Retrieved 12 June 2016.
  20. ↑ "Chart Stats – Westlife – Allow Us To Be Frank". ChartStats.com. Archived from the original on 14 November 2011. Retrieved 15 October 2011.
  21. ↑ https://acharts.co/album/16768
  22. ↑ "End of Year Albums 2004". Official Charts Company. Retrieved August 1, 2011.
  23. ↑ "British album certifications – Westlife – Allow Us to Be Frank". British Phonographic Industry. Select albums in the Format field. Select Platinum in the Certification field. Enter Allow Us to Be Frank in the search field and then press Enter.
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