The Love Album (Westlife album)

"The Rose"
The Love Album
Studio album by Westlife
Released	13 November 2006
Recorded	2006
Genre	Pop
Length	41:53
Language	English
Label	Sony BMG
Producer	David Kreuger, Per Magnusson, Larossi, Quiz, Steve Mac
Westlife chronology
Singles from The Love Album
	"The Rose"; Released: 6 November 2006;

Professional ratings
Review scores
Source	Rating
AllMusic	^[1]
Blogcritics	^[2]
muzyka.onet.pl	^[3]
Entertainmentwise	^[4]
Rovi	^[5]

The Love Album is the seventh studio album and second & last cover album by Irish boy band Westlife. It was released in the Philippenes on 13 November 2006 and in the UK on 20 November 2006^[6] and the songs on the album center in a "love theme". The first and only single released was a cover of the Bette Midler song "The Rose", which debuted at No. 1 in Ireland and the UK. It was the band's 14th No. 1 single. The song was first performed at Miss World 2006.

The album debuted at its peak position at No. 1 on the UK Charts, selling 219,662 copies in the UK that week.^[7]

Their cover version of "Nothing's Gonna Change My Love For You", which is included in the deluxe version of the album, has been viewed 100 million times on YouTube.^[8]

Track listing

The Love Album — Standard edition
No.	Title	Writer(s)	Producer(s)	Length
1.	"The Rose"	Amanda McBroom	Quiz & Larossi	3:39
2.	"Total Eclipse of the Heart"	Jim Steinman	Steve Mac	4:40
3.	"All Out of Love" (featuring Delta Goodrem)	Graham Russell • Clive Davis	David Kreuger • Per Magnusson	3:44
4.	"You Light Up My Life"	Joe Brooks	Steve Mac	3:27
5.	"Easy"	Lionel Richie	Steve Mac	4:26
6.	"You Are So Beautiful (to Me)"	Billy Preston • Bruce Fisher	Steve Mac	3:03
7.	"Have You Ever Been in Love"	Andy Hill • Peter Sinfield • John Danter	Steve Mac	3:41
8.	"Love Can Build a Bridge"	John Barlow Jarvis • Naomi Judd • Paul Overstreet	Quiz & Larossi	3:55
9.	"The Dance"	Anthony Arata	Steve Mac	3:58
10.	"All or Nothing"	Steve Mac • Wayne Hector	Steve Mac	3:56
11.	"You've Lost That Loving Feeling"	Phil Spector • Barry Mann • Cynthia Weil	Steve Mac	3:25

The Love Album — Japanese edition bonus tracks
No.	Title	Writer(s)	Producer(s)	Length
12.	"Solitaire"	Neil Sedaka • Phil Cody	Graham Stack	5:07
13.	"Nothing's Gonna Change My Love for You"	Michael Masser • Gerry Goffin	Graham Stack	3:47

The Love Album — Deluxe edition bonus disc
No.	Title	Writer(s)	Producer(s)	Length
1.	"Butterfly Kisses"	Bob Carlisle • Randy Thomas	Graham Stack	5:38
2.	"Nothing's Gonna Change My Love for You"	Michael Masser • Gerry Goffin	Graham Stack	3:47
3.	"If"	David Gates	Graham Stack	2:42
4.	"Solitaire"	Neil Sedaka • Phil Cody	Quiz & Larossi	5:07
5.	"Still Here"	Steve Mac • Wayne Hector	Steve Mac	3:51
6.	"Total Eclipse of the Heart" (Sunset Strippers verse radio edit)	Jim Steinman	Steve Mac • Sunset Strippers	3:48

Credits

Accordion:
Eddie Hesson (tracks: 2, 4 to 7, 9 to 11)
Arranged By [Additional Choir Arrangements]:
Lawrence Johnson (tracks: 1, 8)
Arranged By [Strings]:
Dave Arch (tracks: 2, 4 to 7, 9 to 11)
Ulf & Henrik Janson (tracks: 1, 3, 8)
Arranged By [Vocals]:
Andy Caine,
Steve Mac (tracks: 2, 4 to 7, 9 to 11)
Backing Vocals [Additional]:
Andy Caine (tracks: 2, 4 to 7, 9 to 11)
Emil Heiling (tracks: 3)
Mae McKenna (tracks: 11)
Bass:
Steve Pearce (tracks: 2, 4 to 7, 9 to 11)
Thomas Lindberg (tracks: 1, 8)
Choir:
Aaron Sokell,
Alani Gibbon,
Anna Omakina,
Ayo Oyerinde,
Camilla Beeput,
Donna Gardier-Elliot,
Ezra Russell,
Joy Malcolm,
Lanoi Montet,
Lawrence Johnson,
Lena Palmer,
Lorrain Smith,
Michael Molton,
Sheena White,
Stephanie Meade,
Subrina Edwards (tracks: 1, 8)
The Tuff Session Singers (tracks: 2, 4 to 7, 9 to 11)
Drums:
Chris Laws,
Ian Thomas (tracks: 2, 4 to 7, 9 to 11)
Christer Janson (tracks: 8)
Engineer:
Bernard Löhr (tracks: 3)
Chris Laws,
Ren Swan (tracks: 2, 4 to 7, 9 to 11)
Neil Tucker,
Quiz & Larossi* (tracks: 1, 8)
Engineer [Assistant]:
Daniel Pursey (tracks: 2, 4 to 7, 9 to 11)
Engineer [Mix]:
Chris Laws (tracks: 2, 4 to 7, 9 to 11)
Engineer [Strings]:
Ian Agate (tracks: 1, 8)
Guitar [Guitars]:
Esbjörn Öhrwall (tracks: 1, 3, 4, 8)
Fridrik 'Frizzy' Karlsson,
Paul Gendler (tracks: 2, 4 to 7, 9 to 11)
Keyboards:
Andreas 'Quiz' Romdhane,
Josef Larossi (tracks: 1, 4, 8)
Per Magnusson (tracks: 3)
Steve Mac (tracks: 2, 4 to 7, 9 to 11)
Mastered By:
Vlado Meller
Mastered By [Assistant]:
Mark Santangelo
Mixed By:
Bernard Löhr (track 3)
Quiz & Larossi (tracks: 1, 8)
Other [Management]:
Louis Walsh
Piano:
Dave Arch (tracks: 2, 4 to 7, 9 to 11)
Peter Ljung (tracks: 1, 4, 8)
Arranged By:
David Kreuger,
Per Magnusson (track 3)
Quiz & Larossi (tracks: 1, 8)
Steve Mac (tracks: 2, 4 to 7, 9 to 11)
Programmed By:
Andreas 'Quiz' Romdhane,
Josef Larossi (tracks: 1, 4, 8)
David Kreuger (track 3)
Recorded By [Assistant Strings Recording]:
Chris Barrett (tracks: 4 to 6, 9 to 11)
Recorded By [Strings]:
Geoff Foster (tracks: 5, 6, 11)
Paul Walton (tracks: 2, 7)
Rupert Coulson (tracks: 4, 9, 10)

Source: Discogs

Release history

Country	Release date
Philippines	13 November 2006
Ireland	20 November 2006
United Kingdom	20 November 2006
Argentina	5 December 2006

Charts

Weekly charts

Chart (2006)	Peak position
Argentina^[9]	5
Australian Albums (ARIA)^[10]	11
Austrian Albums (Ö3 Austria)^[11]	49
China^[12]	5
Cyprus^[13]	8
Dutch Albums (MegaCharts)^[14]	49
European Albums (European Top 100)^[15]	5
German Albums (Offizielle Top 100)^[16]	34
Hong Kong^[17]	5
Irish Albums (IRMA)^[18]	1
Israel^[19]	1
Japanese Albums (Oricon)^[20]	52
Malaysian Albums (RIM)	9
New Zealand Albums (RMNZ)^[21]	2
Norwegian Albums (VG-lista)^[22]	1
Philippines^[23]	1
Scottish Albums (OCC)^[24]	2
South Korea^[25]	1
Swedish Albums (Sverigetopplistan)^[26]	3
Swiss Albums (Schweizer Hitparade)^[27]	27
Taiwan Albums (G-Music)^[28]	1
UK Albums (OCC)^[29]	1
UK Download Albums (OCC)^[30]	5
World Albums Chart^[31]	8

Year-end charts

Chart (2005)	Peak position
Irish Albums (IRMA)^[32]	1
UK Albums (OCC)^[33]	8

Certifications and sales


Region	Certification	Certified units/Sales
Australia (ARIA)^[34]	Platinum	70,000^{^}
Hong Kong (IFPI Hong Kong)^[35]	Gold	10,000^*
Ireland (IRMA)^[36]	10× Platinum	150,000^{^}
New Zealand (RMNZ)^[37]	3× Platinum	45,000^{^}
Sweden (GLF)^[38]	Gold	20,000^{^}
United Kingdom (BPI)^[39]	3× Platinum	900,000^{^}
^*sales figures based on certification alone ^{^}shipments figures based on certification alone

The Love Tour

References

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External links

Official Westlife Website

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[1] The Love Album at AllMusic

[2] Blogcritics review Archived 18 June 2007 at the Wayback Machine.

[3] "muzyka.onet.pl review". Archived from the original on 5 June 2011. Retrieved 30 September 2014.

[4] "Page not found - EntertainmentWise".

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Westlife singles and songs
Discography • Unreleased songs
Westlife	"Swear It Again" "If I Let You Go" "Flying Without Wings" "I Have a Dream"/"Seasons in the Sun" "Fool Again" "More Than Words" "Miss You" "Forever" "My Private Movie" "No No" "I Don't Wanna Fight" "Change the World" "Moments" "Open Your Heart" "Try Again" "What I Want is What I've Got" "We Are One" "Can't Lose What You Never Had" "Story of Love" "On the Wings of Love" "That's What It's All About" "Everybody Knows" "Let's Make Tonight Special" "Tunnel of Love" "Don't Calm the Storm" "Until the End of Time"
Coast to Coast	"Against All Odds (Take a Look at Me Now)" "My Love" "What Makes a Man" "I Lay My Love on You" ("En Ti Deje Mi Amor") "Uptown Girl" "When You're Looking Like That" ("Con Lo Bien Que Te Ves") "Soledad" "No Place That Far" "My Girl" "What Becomes of the Broken Hearted" "I'll Be There" "Close" "Somebody Needs You" "Angel's Wings" "Puzzle of My Heart" "Dreams Come True" "Close Your Eyes" "You Make Me Feel" "Loneliness Knows Me By Name" "Fragile Heart" "Every Little Thing You Do" "Nothing is Impossible" "Don't Get Me Wrong"
World of Our Own	"Queen of My Heart" "World of Our Own" "Bop Bop Baby" "Evergreen" "Angel" "I Wanna Grow Old With You" "I Cry" "Why Do I Love You" "To Be Loved" "Drive (For All Time)" "If Your Heart's Not in It" "When You Come Around" "Don't Say It's Too Late" "Don't Let Me Go" "Walk Away" "Love Crime" "Imaginary Diva" "Bad Girls" "I Promise You That" "Crying Girl" "You Don't Know" "Reason for Living"
Unbreakable	"Unbreakable" "Tonight/Miss You Nights" "Written in the Stars" "How Does It Feel" "Love Takes Two"
Turnaround	"Hey Whatever" "Mandy" "Obvious" "To Be With You" "Lost in You" "Grease Lightning" "Heal" "When a Woman Loves a Man" "On My Shoulder" "Turn Around" "I Did It For You" "Thank You" "Home" "What Do They Know" "Never Knew I Was Losing You" "I Won't Let You Down" "Singing Forever" "You See Friends (I See Lovers)" "I'm Missing Loving You"
Allow Us to Be Frank	"Ain't That a Kick in the Head" "Smile" "Beyond the Sea" "Fly Me to the Moon" "The Way You Look Tonight" "Let There Be Love" "Come Fly With Me" "Mack the Knife" "I Left My Heart in San Francisco" "Summer Wind" "Clementine" "When I Fall in Love" "Moon River" "That's Life"
Face to Face	"You Raise Me Up" "When You Tell Me That You Love Me" "Amazing" "Desperado" "In This Life" "White Christmas" "That's Where You Find Love" "She's Back" "Colour My World" "Heart Without a Home" "Hit You With the Real Thing" "Change Your Mind" "Maybe Tomorrow" "Miss You When I'm Dreaming"
The Love Album	"The Rose" "Total Eclipse of the Heart" "All Out of Love" "Nothing's Gonna Change My Love For You" "Butterfly Kisses" "Easy" "You Light Up My Life" "You Are So Beautiful (To Me)" "The Dance" "All or Nothing" "You've Lost That Loving Feeling" "If" "Solitaire" "Still Here"
Back Home	"Home" "Us Against the World" "Something Right" "I'm Already There" "Hard to Say I'm Sorry" "Have You Ever" "When I'm With You" "It's You" "Catch My Breath" "The Easy Way" "I Do" "Pictures in My Head" "You Must Have Had a Broken Heart" "Get Away"
Where We Are	"What About Now" "How to Break a Heart" "Leaving" "Shadows" "Talk Me Down" "Where We Are" "The Difference" "As Love is My Witness" "Another World" "No More Heroes" "Sound of a Broken Heart" "Reach Out" "I'll See You Again"
Gravity	"Safe" "I Will Reach You" "The Reason" "Please Stay" "Beautiful Tonight" "Chances" "Closer" "Tell Me It's Love" "I Get Weak" "Before It's Too Late" "No One's Gonna Sleep Tonight" "Difference in Me" "Too Hard to Say Goodbye"
Greatest Hits	"Lighthouse" "Beautiful World" "Wide Open" "Last Mile of the Way" "Over and Out"
TBA	"TBA"
Other songs	"Everybody Hurts" "Beautiful in White" "If I Had Words" "Back at One" "Daytime Friends, Nighttime Lovers" "No More Tears (Enough is Enough)"
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