Ronan (album)
2000 studio album by Ronan Keating
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Ronan is the self-titled debut solo album by Irish singer-songwriter and Boyzone frontman, Ronan Keating. It was released by Polydor Records on 31 July 2000, and became a commercial success.
London, England
Nashville, Tennessee
Burbank, California
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| Released | 31 July 2000 | |||
| Studio | Hollywood, California London, England Nashville, Tennessee Burbank, California | |||
| Genre | Pop | |||
| Length | 52:57 | |||
| Label | Polydor | |||
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The album produced four UK and Irish top-ten singles: "When You Say Nothing at All", originally recorded for the soundtrack of the 1999 film Notting Hill, "Life Is a Rollercoaster", "The Way You Make Me Feel", and "Lovin' Each Day", the latter of which was featured on the re-release edition of the album, and later on Keating's second album, Destination.
Critical reception
| Review scores | |
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| Source | Rating |
| AllMusic |    [1] |
| Entertainment.ie | [2] |
| The Independent | [3] |
| MTV Asia | 6/10[4] |
| Yahoo! Music UK | 2/10[5] |
Ronan earned mixed to negative reviews from music critics. AllMusic editor Peter Fawthrop concluded: "For an album as seeping with heartfelt ballads as Ronan is, it is amazing that so many known artists came together with tunes that are so alike they sound monotonous. It really takes a few listens to bond with Ronan, because it is so slow. It is slow but it is also soft and tender. At certain moments it is exceptionally emotional."[1] Entertainment.ie felt that the upside of the album was "that everything here feels ultra-smooth and polished; the downside that it comes across as if designed by a committee determined to take no chances. Keating's husky voice works well enough on the punchy pop numbers but the album is weighed down by far too many maudlin ballads."[2] Bruce Fletcher from Yahoo! Music UK found that the album's standout track "Life Is a Rollercoaster" was underlining "the point that when, as in this case, [Keating] sings uptempo, unpretentious pop songs Ronan is often worth a listen. As soon as he begins to get all mature and world weary on us however, it is definitely time to reach for the ear plugs."[5]
Commercial performance
Ronan sold over 750,000 copies and became one of the top selling albums of the year in the United Kingdom. It debuted at number one on the UK Albums Chart, and has been certified four-times platinum by the British Phonographic Industry for sales of 1.2 million copies. In the singer's native Ireland, the album debuted at number two. The album also became a commercial success in other European countries, where it charted within the top ten of eight countries. In 2001, Ronan was certified two-times platinum by the International Federation of the Phonographic Industry for shipments of two million copies inside Europe.[6]
Track listing
| No. | Title | Writer(s) | Producer(s) | Length |
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| 1. | "Life Is a Rollercoaster" | Gregg Alexander, Rick Nowels | Alexander, Nowels | 3:56 |
| 2. | "The Way You Make Me Feel" | Phil Thornalley, Bryan Adams | Thornalley | 3:54 |
| 3. | "In This Life" | Mike Reid, Allen Shamblin | Stephen Lipson | 3:10 |
| 4. | "Heal Me" | Alexander, Nowels | Alexander, Nowels | 4:05 |
| 5. | "Keep on Walking" | Ronan Keating, Patrick Leonard, Robin Thicke | Leonard | 3:56 |
| 6. | "When You Say Nothing at All" | Paul Overstreet, Don Schlitz | Lipson | 4:18 |
| 7. | "Brighter Days" | Gordon Chambers, Andy Hill | Lipson | 4:55 |
| 8. | "If You Love Me" | Gary Baker, Steve Diamond, Keating, Lipson | Lipson | 3:27 |
| 9. | "If I Don't Tell You Now" | Diane Warren | Steve Mac | 3:20 |
| 10. | "Only for You" | Anders Bagge, Arnthor Birgisson, Paul Tucker | Bag & Arnthor | 4:29 |
| 11. | "Addicted" | Wayne Hector, Michael Power, Lipson | Lipson | 5:25 |
| 12. | "When the World Was Mine" | Billy Livsey, Wayland Holyfield | Lipson | 5:18 |
| 13. | "Believe" | Keating, Leonard | Leonard | 5:04 |
| No. | Title | Writer(s) | Producer(s) | Length |
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| 14. | "Once Upon a Lifetime" | Baker, Frank J. Myers | Lipson | 4:00 |
| No. | Title | Writer(s) | Producer(s) | Length |
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| 14. | "Lovin' Each Day" | Alexander, Nowels | Alexander, Nowels | 3:29 |
| No. | Title | Length |
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| 14. | "This Is Your Song" | 3:45 |
| 15. | "At The End of a Perfect Day" | 4:30 |
| 16. | "I Will Miss You" | 4:03 |
| 17. | "Since 13" | 3:48 |
| 18. | "You" | 3:56 |
| 19. | "Thank God I Kissed You" | 3:57 |
Charts
Weekly charts
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Certifications
| Region | Certification | Certified units/sales |
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| Australia (ARIA)[35] | 3× Platinum | 210,000^ |
| Denmark (IFPI Danmark)[36] | Gold | 25,000^ |
| Finland (Musiikkituottajat)[37] | Gold | 27,059[37] |
| New Zealand (RMNZ)[38] | 2× Platinum | 30,000^ |
| Norway (IFPI Norway)[39] | Platinum | 50,000* |
| Switzerland (IFPI Switzerland)[40] | Gold | 25,000^ |
| United Kingdom (BPI)[41] | 4× Platinum | 1,200,000^ |
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| Europe (IFPI)[42] | 2× Platinum | 2,000,000* |
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* Sales figures based on certification alone. | ||