Westlife (album)

Westlife is the self-titled debut studio album by Irish boy band Westlife. The album was released on 1 November 1999 through RCA. The album spawned the five UK number-one hit singles "Swear It Again", "If I Let You Go", "Flying Without Wings", the double A-side "I Have a Dream"/"Seasons in the Sun", and "Fool Again".

Westlife
Studio album by Westlife
Released	1 November 1999
Recorded	1998–1999
Studio	Rokstone Studios (London, England), Cheiron Studios (Stockholm, Sweden), CaVa Studios (Glasgow, Scotland)
Genre	Pop
Length	65:32
Label	RCA, BMG
Producer	Simon Cowell (exec.), Steve Mac (also exec.), Wayne Hector (exec.), Per Magnusson, David Kreuger, Rami Yacoub, TTW, David Foster, Pete Waterman, Jake Schulze, David Frank, Steve Kipner, Cutfather & Joe, Jaime Ikeda, Rovi, Clive Gardiner
Westlife chronology
Westlife (1999) Coast to Coast (2000)
Alternative cover
2000 North American cover
Singles from Westlife
"Swear It Again" Released: 12 April 1999 "If I Let You Go" Released: 9 August 1999 "Flying Without Wings" Released: 18 October 1999 "I Have a Dream/Seasons in the Sun" Released: 6 December 1999 "Fool Again" Released: 27 March 2000

Professional ratings

Review scores
Source	Rating
AllRovi	[1]
AllMusic	[2]
The Tribune (Chandigarh)	[3]

The album broke several records: the most entries at number one by a debut act; the only music act to have four number ones on the UK Singles Chart in a calendar year; the first and only artist so far to have every single from their album reach number one on the singles chart; the male group with the most original songs from an album to reach number one on the UK Singles Chart; biggest-selling single in its first week of sale by a debut artist; the first pop band and boy band to hit number one with its first two singles; and biggest selling international/foreign album act in Philippine and Indonesian music record history.

Background

Westlife signed to Arista Records for the North American territory after auditioning for the label's founder, Clive Davis.[4] Westlife released "Swear It Again" as their debut and only single released in the United States. The singles was serviced to radio in February and released commercially on 7 March 2000. The album was released on 4 April 2000 with an altered track listing that included the new song, "My Private Movie".[4]

In 2005, the album was released in a compilation box collection with Westlife's fourth studio album, Turnaround.

Commercial performance

Due to all five singles from the album peaking at number one on the UK Singles Chart in less than a year, Westlife created a chart history record that remains unbroken to date. Despite this, however, the album entered and peaked at number two, being beaten only by an extra 1,000 copies of Steptacular by Steps.[5] The album was the biggest chart dropper on the top 40 in UK music history when, in its 58th week on the charts it leapt from No. 79 to No. 3 before falling to No. 37 the following week.[6] Despite the history, the album successfully managed to peak at No. 1 in Scotland in the year 2001 after premiering at No. 6 at the Scottish Charts in 1999.[7]

The album became the eighth best-selling album of 1999 in the United Kingdom, and ended up being certified 4× Platinum.[8] The album went on to spend seventy-four weeks in the UK Top 100.[9] A video album related to the release, entitled "The Westlife Story", was released in October 2000, peaking at number 15 on the UK Visual Chart. The release was available on both VHS and DVD. The DVD was later made available in a five disc set entitled "Westlife: The Complete Story".

In 2000, the album was released in the United States and debuted at number 2 on the Billboard Top Heatseekers and peaked at 129 on the Billboard 200.

The album also peaked at number 1 in Ireland[10] and 15 in Australia. Westlife also remains the best-selling international album ever in Indonesia and Philippines, receiving 20× platinum certifications for over 1 million copies sold in Indonesia and 25× Platinum certifications for over 500,000 units sold in the Philippines.[11][12]

Track listing

The album's standard edition featured 17 tracks. While the band said they recorded 22 songs for the debut album,[13] standard and other versions have a total of 26 tracks overall.

European standard edition

No.	Title	Writer(s)	Producer(s)	Length
1.	"Swear It Again"	Steve Mac, Wayne Hector	Mac	4:07
2.	"If I Let You Go"	David Kreuger, Jörgen Elofsson, Per Magnusson	Kreuger, Magnusson	3:41
3.	"Flying Without Wings"	Mac, Hector	Mac	3:36
4.	"Fool Again"	Kreuger, Elofsson, Magnusson	Kreuger, Magnusson	3:53
5.	"No No"	Andreas Carlsson, Rami	Rami	3:15
6.	"I Don't Wanna Fight"	Mac, Hector, Peter Cetera, David Foster	Mac	5:03
7.	"Change the World"	Lance Ellington, Topham, Twigg	TTW	3:10
8.	"Moments"	Steve Mac, Wayne Hector	Mac	4:17
9.	"Seasons in the Sun"	Jacques Brel, Rod McKuen	TTW	4:09
10.	"I Need You"	Andreas Carlsson, Max Martin, Rami	Rami	3:48
11.	"Miss You"	Jake Schulze, Rami	Jake, Rami	3:53
12.	"More Than Words"	Gary Cherone, Nuno Bettencourt	Mac	3:53
13.	"Open Your Heart"	Andreas Carlsson, Jake	Jake	3:40
14.	"Try Again"	Kreuger, Elofsson, Magnusson	Kreuger, Magnusson	3:34
15.	"What I Want Is What I've Got"	Alexandra Talomaa, Rami	Rami	3:34
16.	"We Are One"	Alexandre Desplat, Mac, Hector	Mac	3:44
17.	"Can't Lose What You Never Had"	David Frank, Steve Kipner	Frank, Kipner	4:26

Japanese bonus track

No.	Title	Writer(s)	Producer(s)	Length
18.	"Story of Love"	Patrick Tucker, Shepard Solomon, Arnthor Birgisson	Jaime Ikeda, Rovi	3:54

Australian bonus track

No.	Title	Writer(s)	Producer(s)	Length
19.	"I Have a Dream"	Benny Andersson, Björn Ulvaeus	Pete Waterman	4:07

North American standard edition

No.	Title	Writer(s)	Producer(s)	Length
1.	"Swear It Again"	Steve Mac, Wayne Hector	Mac	4:07
2.	"Can't Lose What You Never Had"	David Frank, Steve Kipner	Frank, Kipner	4:26
3.	"I Don't Wanna Fight"	Mac, Hector, Peter Cetera, David Foster	Mac	5:03
4.	"My Private Movie"	Steve Kipner, David Kopatz, Jack Kugell	Cutfather & Joe	4:05
5.	"Flying Without Wings"	Mac, Hector	Mac	3:36
6.	"If I Let You Go"	David Kreuger, Jörgen Elofsson, Per Magnusson	Kreuger, Magnusson	3:41
7.	"Fool Again"	Kreuger, Elofsson, Magnusson	Kreuger, Magnusson	3:53
8.	"No No"	Andreas Carlsson, Rami	Rami	3:15
9.	"Miss You"	Jake Schulze, Rami	Schulze, Rami	3:53
10.	"Open Your Heart"	Carlsson, Schulze	Schulze	3:40
11.	"We Are One"	Alexadre Desplat, Mac, Hector	Mac	3:44
12.	"I Need You"	Carlsson, Max Martin, Rami	Rami	3:48
13.	"More Than Words"	Gary Cherone, Nuno Bettencourt	Mac	3:53

Special edition bonus disc[14]

No.	Title	Writer(s)	Producer(s)	Length
1.	"I Have a Dream"	Benny Andersson, Björn Ulvaeus	Pete Waterman	4:07
2.	"On the Wings of Love"	Topham, Twigg	Waterman	3:22
3.	"Swear It Again" (Rokstone Mix)	Steve Mac, Wayne Hector	Steve Mac	4:04
4.	"If I Let You Go" (Extended Mix)	David Kreuger, Jörgen Elofsson, Per Magnusson	Kreuger, Magnusson	5:32
5.	"That's What It's All About"	Kreuger, Elofsson, Magnusson	Kreuger, Magnusson	3:22
6.	"Flying Without Wings" (A cappella)	Mac, Hector	Mac	3:33

Special edition Cassette version/Side A

No.	Title	Writer(s)	Producers	Length
1.	"Swear It Again"	Steve Mac, Wayne Hector	Mac	4:07
2.	"If I Let You Go"	David Kreuger, Jörgen Elofsson, Per Magnusson	Kreuger, Magnusson	3:41
3.	"Flying Without Wings"	Mac, Hector	Mac	3:36
4.	"Fool Again"	Kreuger, Elofsson, Magnusson	Kreuger, Magnusson	3:53
5.	"No No"	Andreas Carlsson, Rami	Rami	3:15
6.	"I Don't Wanna Fight"	Mac, Hector, Peter Cetera, David Foster	Mac	5:03
7.	"Change the World"	Lance Ellington, Topham, Twigg	TTW	3:10
8.	"Moments"	Steve Mac, Wayne Hector	Mac	4:17
9.	"Seasons in the Sun"	Jacques Brel, Rod McKuen	TTW	4:09
10.	"I Need You"	Andreas Carlsson, Max Martin, Rami	Rami	3:48
11.	"Miss You"	Jake Schulze, Rami	Jake, Rami	3:53
12.	"More Than Words"	Gary Cherone, Nuno Bettencourt	Mac	3:53

Special edition Cassette version/Side B

No.	Title	Writer(s)	Producers	Length
13.	"Open Your Heart"	Andreas Carlsson, Jake	Jake	3:40
14.	"Try Again"	Kreuger, Elofsson, Magnusson	Kreuger, Magnusson	3:34
15.	"What I Want Is What I've Got"	Alexandra Talomaa, Rami	Rami	3:34
16.	"We Are One"	Alexandre Desplat, Mac, Hector	Mac	3:44
17.	"Can't Lose What You Never Had"	David Frank, Steve Kipner	Frank, Kipner	4:26
18.	"I Have a Dream"	Benny Andersson, Björn Ulvaeus	Pete Waterman	4:07
19.	"On the Wings of Love"	Topham, Twigg	Waterman	3:22
20.	"Swear It Again" (Rokstone Mix)	Steve Mac, Wayne Hector	Steve Mac	4:04
21.	"If I Let You Go" (Extended Mix)	David Kreuger, Jörgen Elofsson, Per Magnusson	Kreuger, Magnusson	5:32
22.	"That's What It's All About"	Kreuger, Elofsson, Magnusson	Kreuger, Magnusson	3:22
23.	"Flying Without Wings" (A cappella)	Mac, Hector	Mac	3:33

Deluxe[15]

No.	Title	Writer(s)	Producer(s)	Length
1.	"On the Wings of Love"	Topham, Twigg	Waterman	3:22
2.	"Swear It Again" (Rokstone Mix)	Steve Mac, Wayne Hector	Steve Mac	4:04
3.	"If I Let You Go" (Extended Mix)	David Kreuger, Jörgen Elofsson, Per Magnusson	Kreuger, Magnusson	5:32
4.	"That's What It's All About"	Kreuger, Elofsson, Magnusson	Kreuger, Magnusson	3:22
5.	"Flying Without Wings" (A cappella)	Mac, Hector	Mac	3:33

Platinum edition bonus disc[16]

No.	Title	Writer(s)	Producer(s)	Length
1.	"Tunnel of Love"	David Kreuger, Jörgen Elofsson, Per Magnusson	Kreuger, Magnusson	3:19
2.	"My Private Movie"	Steve Kipner, David Kopatz, Jack Kugell	Cutfather & Joe	4:05
3.	"Fool Again" (2000 Remix)	Kreuger, Elofsson, Magnusson	Kreuger, Magnusson	4:04
4.	"Until the End of Time"	Steve Mac, Wayne Hector	Mac	3:11
5.	"Forever"	Mac, Hector, Mark Johnson, Ali Tennant	Mac	5:05
6.	"Everybody Knows"	Mac, Hector	Mac	4:05
7.	"Let's Make Tonight Special"	Mac, Hector, Tennant	Mac	4:57
8.	"Ronan Keating Interviews Westlife"			3:30

Malaysian bonus karaoke VCD[17]

No.	Title	Writer(s)	Producer(s)	Length
1.	"Swear It Again"	Steve Mac, Wayne Hector	Mac	4:07
2.	"If I Let You Go"	David Kreuger, Jörgen Elofsson, Per Magnusson	Kreuger, Magnusson	3:41
3.	"Flying Without Wings"	Mac, Hector	Mac	3:36
4.	"Fool Again"	Kreuger, Elofsson, Magnusson	Kreuger, Magnusson	3:53
5.	"No No"	Andreas Carlsson, Rami	Yacoub	3:15
6.	"I Don't Wanna Fight"	Mac, Hector, Peter Cetera, David Foster	Mac	5:03
7.	"Change the World"	Lance Ellington, Topham, Twigg	TTW	3:10
8.	"Moments"	Mac, Hector	Mac	4:17
9.	"Seasons in the Sun"	Jacques Brel, Rod McKuen	TTW	4:09
10.	"I Need You"	Carlsson, Max Martin, Rami	Rami	3:48
11.	"Miss You"	Jake Schulze, Rami	Schulze, Rami	3:53
12.	"More Than Words"	Gary Cherone, Nuno Bettencourt	Mac	3:53
13.	"Open Your Heart"	Carlsson, Schulze	Schulze	3:40
14.	"Try Again"	Kreuger, Elofsson, Magnusson	Kreuger, Magnusson	3:34
15.	"What I Want Is What I've Got"	Alexandra Talomaa, Rami	Rami	3:34
16.	"We Are One"	Alexandre Desplat, Mac, Hector	Mac	3:44
17.	"Can't Lose What You Never Had"	David Frank, Steve Kipner	Frank, Kipner	4:26
18.	"I Have a Dream"	Andersson, Ulvaeus	Pete Waterman	4:07

Philippine and Singaporean bonus karaoke VCD[17]

No.	Title	Writer(s)	Producer(s)	Length
1.	"I Have a Dream"	Andersson, Ulvaeus	Pete Waterman	4:07
2.	"Swear It Again"	Steve Mac, Wayne Hector	Mac	4:07
3.	"If I Let You Go"	David Kreuger, Jörgen Elofsson, Per Magnusson	Kreuger, Magnusson	3:41
4.	"Flying Without Wings"	Mac, Hector	Mac	3:36
5.	"Fool Again"	Kreuger, Elofsson, Magnusson	Kreuger, Magnusson	3:53
6.	"No No"	Andreas Carlsson, Rami	Yacoub	3:15
7.	"I Don't Wanna Fight"	Mac, Hector, Peter Cetera, David Foster	Mac	5:03
8.	"Change the World"	Lance Ellington, Topham, Twigg	TTW	3:10
9.	"Moments"	Mac, Hector	Mac	4:17
10.	"Seasons in the Sun"	Jacques Brel, Rod McKuen	TTW	4:09
11.	"I Need You"	Carlsson, Max Martin, Rami	Rami	3:48
12.	"Miss You"	Jake Schulze, Rami	Schulze, Rami	3:53
13.	"More Than Words"	Gary Cherone, Nuno Bettencourt	Mac	3:53
14.	"Open Your Heart"	Carlsson, Schulze	Schulze	3:40
15.	"Try Again"	Kreuger, Elofsson, Magnusson	Kreuger, Magnusson	3:34
16.	"What I Want Is What I've Got"	Alexandra Talomaa, Rami	Rami	3:34
17.	"We Are One"	Alexandre Desplat, Mac, Hector	Mac	3:44
18.	"Can't Lose What You Never Had"	David Frank, Steve Kipner	Frank, Kipner	4:26

No.1 Hits & Rare Tracks

No.	Title	Writer(s)	Producer(s)	Length
1.	"I Have a Dream"	Benny Andersson, Björn Ulvaeus	Pete Waterman	4:07
2.	"On the Wings of Love"	Topham, Twigg	Waterman	3:22
3.	"Swear It Again" (Rokstone Mix)	Steve Mac, Wayne Hector	Mac	4:04
4.	"If I Let You Go" (Extended Mix)	David Kreuger, Jörgen Elofsson, Per Magnusson	Kreuger, Magnusson	5:32
5.	"That's What It's All About"	Kreuger, Elofsson, Magnusson	Kreuger, Magnusson	3:22
6.	"Flying Without Wings" (A cappella)	Mac, Hector	Mac	3:33
7.	"Fool Again" (2000 Remix)	Kreuger, Elofsson, Magnusson	Kreuger, Magnusson	4:04

The Westlife Story

No.	Title	Length
1.	"The Westlife Story" (Documentary)
2.	"Swear It Again" (Video)
3.	"If I Let You Go" (Video)
4.	"Flying Without Wings" (Video)
5.	"I Have a Dream" (Video)
6.	"Seasons in the Sun" (Video)
7.	"Fool Again" (Video)
8.	"Photo Gallery"
9.	"Hidden Track"
10.	"Trivia Quiz"
11.	"Interactive Scene & Song Selection"
12.	"Weblink"
13.	"Previously Unseen Footage"

Notes

• "Swear It Again" is also referred to as "Swear It All Over Again" according to music repertoires.[18]
• "No No" is also referred to as "No No I Don't Need Nobody" or "No No (I Don't Need Nobody)" according to music repertoires.[18]
• "I Don't Wanna Fight" is also referred to as "I Don't Want to Fight" according to music repertoires.[18]
• "Miss You" is also referred to as "I Miss You" according to music repertoires.[18]
• "Can't Lose What You Never Had" is also referred to as "Can't Lose What U Never Had" according to music repertoires.[18]

Personnel

Acoustic guitar, electric guitar: Mats Berntoft (tracks: 2, 4, 14) Arrangement (strings): Henrik Janson (tracks: 2, 4, 11, 13, 14) Richard Niles (tracks: 1, 3, 6, 8, 12, 16) Ulf Janson (tracks: 2, 4, 11, 13, 14) Arrangement (vocals): Steve Mac (tracks: 1, 3, 6, 8, 12, 16) Wayne Hector (tracks: 1, 3, 6, 8, 12, 16) Artwork (design): root Backing vocals (additional): Anders Von Hofsten (tracks: 2, 11, 13 to 15) Andreas Carlsson (tracks: 2, 5, 13) Bass guitar: Steve Pearce (tracks: 3, 6, 12, 16) Tomas Lindberg (tracks: 2, 13, 15)

Engineering assistance: Daniel Pursey (tracks: 1, 3, 6, 8, 12, 16) Engineer for mix: Matt Howe (tracks: 1, 3, 6, 8, 12, 16) Engineer and programming: Chris Laws (tracks: 1, 3, 6, 8, 12, 16) Executive producer: Simon Cowell Steve Mac Wayne Hector Guitar: Esbjörn Öhrwall (tracks: 11, 13, 15) Paul Gendler (tracks: 1, 3, 6, 8, 12, 16) Keyboards: Per Magnusson (tracks: 2, 4, 14) Photography: Brian Aris

Charts

Weekly charts Chart (1999–2000) Peak position Australian Albums (ARIA)[19] 15 Belgian Albums (Ultratop Flanders)[20] 5 Danish Albums (Hitlisten)[21] 12 Dutch Albums (Album Top 100)[22] 8 Europe (Eurochart Hot 100)[23] 10 Finnish Albums (Suomen virallinen lista)[24] 40 German Albums (Offizielle Top 100)[25] 55 Icelandic Albums (Tonlist)[26] 16 Irish Albums (IRMA)[27] 1 Malaysian Albums (IFPI)[28] 1 New Zealand Albums (RMNZ)[29] 5 Norwegian Albums (VG-lista)[30] 1 Scottish Albums (OCC)[7] 1 Spanish Albums (PROMUSICAE)[31] 48 Swedish Albums (Sverigetopplistan)[32] 5 Swiss Albums (Schweizer Hitparade)[33] 25 UK Albums (OCC)[34] 2 US Billboard 200[35] 129

Year-end charts Chart (1999) Position Belgian Albums (Ultratop Flanders)[36] 46 Danish Albums (Hitlisten)[37] 78 Dutch Albums (Album Top 100)[38] 98 UK Albums (OCC)[39] 9 Chart (2000) Position Belgian Albums (Ultratop Flanders)[40] 65 Dutch Albums (Album Top 100)[41] 100 UK Albums (OCC)[42] 32

Certifications and sales

Region	Certification	Certified units/sales
Australia (ARIA)[43]	Gold	35,000^^
Denmark (IFPI Denmark)[44]	2× Platinum	40,000
Mexico (AMPROFON)[45]	Gold	75,000^^
Netherlands (NVPI)[46]	Gold	50,000^^
New Zealand (RMNZ)[47]	3× Platinum	45,000^^
Philippines (PARI)[48]	Platinum	500,000[11]
Sweden (GLF)[49]	Gold	40,000^^
United Kingdom (BPI)[50]	5× Platinum	1,500,000^^
Summaries
Europe (IFPI)[51]	2× Platinum	2,000,000^*
Worldwide	—	6,000,000[52]
^*sales figures based on certification alone ^^shipments figures based on certification alone

Release history

Country	Date	Formats
United Kingdom	1 November 1999	Standard (17 tracks)
Japan	4 April 2000	Standard (18 tracks)
Philippines	18 April 2000	Deluxe (2×CD)
United States	7 May 2000	Standard (13 tracks)
Australia	15 May 2000	Standard (18 tracks)
Philippines	31 July 2000	Platinum (2×CD, CD+DVD)
United Kingdom	15 October 2000	Video (The Westlife Story)
Japan	19 December 2000	Standard (No.1 Hits & Rare Tracks)

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