The Love Album (Westlife album)

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Released20 November 2006
GenrePop
Length41:53
LanguageEnglish
The Love Album
Studio album by
Westlife
Released20 November 2006
GenrePop
Length41:53
LanguageEnglish
LabelSony BMG
Producer
Westlife chronology
Face to Face
(2005)		 The Love Album
(2006)		 Back Home
(2007)
Singles from The Love Album
  1. "The Rose"
    Released: 6 November 2006
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusicStarStarStarHalf star[1]
BlogcriticsStarStarStar[2]
MTV Asia5/10[3]
OnetStarStarStarStarStar[4]
RoviStarStarStarHalf star[5]

The Love Album is the seventh studio album by Irish boy band Westlife. It was released in the Philippines on 13 November 2006 and in the UK on 20 November 2006.[6] The first and only single released was a cover of the Bette Midler song "The Rose", which reached 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] It also spent one week at number two and two weeks at number three. One of those number-three weeks have the highest sales for that said peak for a week in the whole year of 2006. It re-entered at number 17 at the Official UK Budget Albums Chart in November 2009. The album also appeared in the list of best album sales of Hong Kong in 2007.[8]

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.[9]

Track listing

The Love Album — Standard edition
No.TitleWriter(s)Producer(s)Length
1."The Rose"Amanda McBroomQuiz & Larossi3:39
2."Total Eclipse of the Heart"Jim SteinmanSteve Mac4:40
3."All Out of Love" (featuring Delta Goodrem)Graham Russell • Clive DavisDavid Kreuger • Per Magnusson3:44
4."You Light Up My Life"Joe BrooksQuiz & Larossi3:27
5."Easy"Lionel RichieSteve Mac4:26
6."You Are So Beautiful (to Me)"Billy Preston • Bruce FisherSteve Mac3:03
7."Have You Ever Been in Love"Andy Hill • Peter Sinfield • John DanterSteve Mac3:41
8."Love Can Build a Bridge"John Barlow Jarvis • Naomi Judd • Paul OverstreetQuiz & Larossi3:55
9."The Dance"Anthony ArataSteve Mac3:58
10."All or Nothing"Steve Mac • Wayne HectorSteve Mac3:56
11."You've Lost That Loving Feeling"Phil Spector • Barry Mann • Cynthia WeilSteve Mac3:25
The Love Album — Japanese edition bonus tracks
No.TitleWriter(s)Producer(s)Length
12."Solitaire"Neil Sedaka • Phil CodySteve Mac5:07
13."Nothing's Gonna Change My Love for You"Michael Masser • Gerry GoffinGraham Stack3:47
The Love Album — Deluxe edition bonus disc
No.TitleWriter(s)Producer(s)Length
1."Butterfly Kisses"Bob Carlisle • Randy ThomasGraham Stack5:38
2."Nothing's Gonna Change My Love for You"Michael Masser • Gerry GoffinGraham Stack3:47
3."If"David GatesGraham Stack2:42
4."Solitaire"Neil Sedaka • Phil CodySteve Mac5:07
5."Still Here"Kristian Lundin • Savan KotechaJake Schulz • Carl Falk3:51
6."Total Eclipse of the Heart" (Sunset Strippers verse radio edit)Jim SteinmanSteve Mac • Sunset Strippers3:48

Credits

Charts

Certifications

Certifications for The Love Album
Region CertificationCertified units/sales
Australia (ARIA)[32] Platinum 70,000^
Ireland (IRMA)[33] 10× Platinum 150,000^
New Zealand (RMNZ)[34] 3× Platinum 45,000^
Sweden (GLF)[35] Gold 20,000^
United Kingdom (BPI)[36] 3× Platinum 900,000^
Summaries
Europe (IFPI)[37] Platinum 1,000,000*

* Sales figures based on certification alone.
^ Shipments figures based on certification alone.

Release history

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