Greatest Hits (Westlife album)
Encyclopedia
Greatest Hits is the second greatest hits
album and final release by Irish boy band
Westlife
. It was released on November 18, 2011 by RCA Records
and Sony Music
. Greatest Hits is the group's second greatest hits album following Unbreakable: The Greatest Hits Volume 1 (2002). The album is the group's first album not under Syco Music and not under the tutelage of Simon Cowell
, having left Syco and Cowell in March 2011. The greatest hits album contains numerous singles
that span throughout the band's career, as well as four new songs, which includes the lead single
"Lighthouse
", produced by John Shanks
, which was released on November 14, 2011.
, they said that Westlife has taken their music and career to another level. “‘We’re all at least 30 years of age. We could all go home now and we’d be all right for the rest of our lives,’ Feehily says. “So, if we are going to make more records, we want to do it well. Otherwise we don’t want to do it at all.”
The album is a three-disc set. In 4 September 2011, Amazon.co.uk and Play.com
revealed aside from the standard and deluxe editions, each record stores have included free postcards and an exclusively signed copies respectively. In 8 September 2011, the pre-order link for the said album has already been available for 36 countries on their official store. In 15 September 2011, the pre-order link for the special limited edition of the box set was announced.` It featured a 2CD/DVD deluxe version of the boys' Greatest Hits album alongside a poster and exclusive pictures of the boys and included a special photobook showing the boys incredible journey over the last 14 years including a selection of submitted fan pictures. As a special thank you for all of the amazing support so far, the boys have signed the first 500 copies of the box set. The signed edition of the album was sold-out in less than 24 hours. Before that, in August 2011 they made a contest for the fans to contribute on the upcoming Westlife boxset. They were looking to make a special boxset filled with some of the greatest things that you have collected over your time as a Westlife fan. In 27 and 31 October 2011, Sony Music announced a "PureSolo competition" of singing along with their hits and "an "album listening party" respectively. On 6 November 2011, they launched a joined venture with MixPixie that customize a personalised album cover. This product is approved by several music record labels and will be fully launched by the year 2012. Westlife is the first on-hand to accept this procuct. Addedfor HMV.co.uk events were album signing personally by the lads with the schedule as follows: HMV Glasgow Buchanan Street, Monday, 21 November 2011, 9.00 am;
HMV Newcastle Northumberland Street, Monday, 21 November 2011, 1.00 pm; and
HMV Manchester 90 Market Street, Monday, 21 November 2011, 6.00 pm
A final tracklist for the collection of the 18-track standard edition of the album was confirmed by Swedish
's CDON.com while the additional deluxe edition wasn't revealed yet. On 12 October 2011, the official site completely announced the tracklisting.. While 4music
first announced the tracklisting for the DVD. There are four new tracks on the standard edition, those are: "Beautiful World" (written by Feehily, Shanks and Ruth-Anne Cunningham
), "Wide Open" and "Last Mile Of The Way" (co-written by Byrne, Filan, Dimitri Ehrlich, Coyle Girelli) and the lead single to be released on 14 November 2011, "Lighthouse
". According to group member Kian Egan
, the band were asked by their record label if they wanted to re-record the vocals by former member Brian McFadden
for the album. The band rejected the proposal as they "wanted to keep it true to the original singles".
starting on 17 September 2011, same time with the lead single music video shoot. It was described as a "very special photo shoot" on Female First. On 12 October 2011, the official site posted the album artwork. Julia Simpson of Yahoo OMG! UK reported: "`Westlife have been known to do many a cheesy pose in their time. And so we're thrilled to see that the artwork for their brand new album sees them striking one of their best model poses yet. The Irish boyband (that's Nicky, Kian, Mark and Shane) master the art of the staring-into-the-distance-longingly shot in the cover shot for their Greatest Hits. And we know we've probably drunk too many cups of tea slash been staring at a computer screen for too long but we've convinced ourselves they're staring at us. We reviewed the lads' brand new single Lighthouse and it made us feel all autumnal. And this shot is having the same affect - with the fresh blue sky, orange hues in the trees and the biker boots/cardis."
Fraser McAlpine of BBC Music
added: They arrived in the middle of a pre-X Factor boyband boom, five guys standing in a line, looking constipated in love, and plucking imaginary keys out of the air. In popular memory, every new single was a ballad, ending with a key-change, the boom of a confetti cannon, and a sudden leap off a line of stools. Fourteen number one singles and one former bandmate later and they’re leaving amid a craze for cavernously anthemic pop/classical albums, made by stubbly men in tuxedos who don’t care about credibility. It’s a genre they paved the way for, possibly without realising it. A Westlife greatest hits is a controversial thing. To some, the very idea is an oxymoron; to others, a missed opportunity for a box set. And while the addition of four new songs – at the expense of actual hits like When You’re Looking Like That – offers value for money for the fans, it defeats the object of the exercise a smidge. It’s strange listening to all of these triumph-after-adversity songs in one go, in the context of this being the band’s final album. In a way, they’ve been singing nothing but grand finales since their very first single, Swear It Again, and now the curtain is finally closing for real, there’s nowhere left to go, musically or emotionally. They’ve found that special thing; they’re flying without wings. Certainly the songs can’t swoosh upward any swooshier, the key changes can’t boom any louder. You get as far as You Raise Me Up, and it’s all over. Which is a problem for these new songs. Had the chipper Lighthouse – written by Gary Barlow – been released two years ago, it probably wouldn’t have made the list. On the other hand, the more agitated Beautiful World and Wide Open actually hint at new possibilities, being close to recent hits by Tinie Tempah
and Bruno Mars
respectively.
The genuine finale, Last Mile of the Way, is an understated country waltz – no key change, no boom, no fireworks: a rather sweet ending, and one your ears will probably be begging for after more than an hour of solid bombast.
CraveOnMusic expressed: "Greatest Hits presents an impressive body of work spanning Westlife's 14 years together. All of the favourites are accounted for such as 'Flying Without Wings', 'You Raise Me Up', and 'World Of Our Own. In addition to all of their number 1 hits are 4 previously unreleased tracks including lead single, 'Lighthouse', a mature and insightful swan song penned by fellow man bander, Gary Barlow. The 3 other new tracks are 'Beautiful World' which contains a building chorus of epic proportions, 'Wide Open' a stirring mid-tempo ballad, and 'Last Mile Of The Way' which is a lighters-at-the-ready, sway-athon, and ideal closer to Westlife's Greatest Hits. With a Greatest Hits Tour planned for 2012, Westlife aren't quite leaving us yet. The musical legacy they leave is unquestionable as is their role in boy to man band history. Go on, indulge and treat yourself. This album will no doubt find its way in to a number of stockings this Christmas.
digitalspy.co.uk had this to say, "After 13 years, ten studio albums and 31 singles, the question most people were asking when Westlife announced their split last month was how they managed to make it this long in an industry where you're the equivalent of day-old bread after your debut album. Our guess? Their dependability against an ever-changing pop landscape. Sure, the line of progression between their 1999 debut 'Swear It Again' and most recent single 'Lighthouse' is near-horizontal, but to their credit it also means they've had relatively few slip-ups in their expansive career. As such, we'll (happily) allow them to whitewash over 2004's big band covers record Allow Us to be Frank, which, despite its double platinum status, fails to get a single mention here.
While the retrospective features their most memorable cuts - including chart-toppers 'Flying Without Wings', 'Uptown Girl', 'Mandy' and 'You Raise Me Up' - there are still a number of notable omissions. Even today, 'Fool Again' remains one of their most recognisable hits, while Europe-only single 'When You're Looking Like That' from 2000's Coast to Coast proved they could handle uptempos if they put their minds to it. Even more frustrating is that after all the swooshing strings, dramatic key changes and carefully-selected covers, the three new cuts tacked on the end - 'Beautiful World' in particular - point to what could have been an interesting new direction for the band, should their record label have permitted it. Their decision to call time now means they probably wouldn't, and for that reason alone, we salute them."
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Greatest hits
A greatest hits album is a music compilation album of successful, previously released songs by a particular artist or band...
album and final release by Irish boy band
Boy band
A boy band is loosely defined as a popular music act consisting of only male singers. The members are expected to dance as well as sing, usually giving highly choreographed performances. More often than not, boy band members do not play musical instruments, either in recording sessions or on...
Westlife
Westlife
Westlife are an Irish boy band established on 3 July 1998. They are to disband in 2012. The group's line-up was Nicky Byrne, Kian Egan, Mark Feehily, Shane Filan, and Brian McFadden . The group are the only act in British and Irish history to have their first seven singles peak at number one...
. It was released on November 18, 2011 by RCA Records
RCA Records
RCA Records is one of the flagship labels of Sony Music Entertainment. The RCA initials stand for Radio Corporation of America , which was the parent corporation from 1929 to 1985 and a partner from 1985 to 1986.RCA's Canadian unit is Sony's oldest label...
and Sony Music
Sony Music Entertainment
Sony Music Entertainment ' is the second-largest global recorded music company of the "big four" record companies and is controlled by Sony Corporation of America, the United States subsidiary of Japan's Sony Corporation....
. Greatest Hits is the group's second greatest hits album following Unbreakable: The Greatest Hits Volume 1 (2002). The album is the group's first album not under Syco Music and not under the tutelage of Simon Cowell
Simon Cowell
Simon Phillip Cowell is an English A&R executive, television producer, entrepreneur, and television personality. He is known in the United Kingdom and United States for his role as a talent judge on TV shows such as Pop Idol, The X Factor, Britain's Got Talent and American Idol...
, having left Syco and Cowell in March 2011. The greatest hits album contains numerous singles
Single (music)
In music, a single or record single is a type of release, typically a recording of fewer tracks than an LP or a CD. This can be released for sale to the public in a variety of different formats. In most cases, the single is a song that is released separately from an album, but it can still appear...
that span throughout the band's career, as well as four new songs, which includes the lead single
Lead single
A lead single is usually the first single released by a musician or a band before the release of its home album.During the era of the grammophone record, all music arrived in the marketplace as what is now termed a single, one potential hit song backed by an additional song of generally less...
"Lighthouse
Lighthouse (song)
"Lighthouse" is a song by Irish boyband Westlife. It is the lead single from their second compilation album, Greatest Hits. The song is their final physical single after their announcement to disband. The song was written by Gary Barlow and John Shanks, and was released on November 11, 2011. A...
", produced by John Shanks
John Shanks
John Matthew Shanks is a modern rock writer and Grammy Award–winning producer.Born in New York City, Shanks moved to Los Angeles when he was 17....
, which was released on November 14, 2011.
Background
It was recorded in May - September 2011 with the band's Gravity producer Shanks and new producers like Dan Radclyffe and Boxsta Martin. In 5 September 2011, it was confirmed the album to be simply titled as Greatest Hits. The group said, “It’s almost hard to believe that we’ve been doing this for as long as we have. We’re incredibly proud of what we’ve achieved and are looking forward to releasing our Greatest Hits as a special thank you to our fans who have supported us throughout our career.” Egan added: “Our greatest hits album is out soon, and we’ve worked so hard to put together four or five new tracks for the album. The new songs are great and we’re all really pleased with them. We think the fans will love them too.” Feehily added, "It's a very different Westlife", "We are putting the finishing touches to our new songs" Bryne explained: "I'm doing a bit of everything to be honest," "We just came back from the UK, we were there for four days. We were in the studio for four or five weeks but we finished there about a month ago. In China DailyChina Daily
The China Daily is an English language daily newspaper published in the People's Republic of China.- Overview :China Daily was established in June 1981 and has the widest print circulation of any English-language newspaper in the country...
, they said that Westlife has taken their music and career to another level. “‘We’re all at least 30 years of age. We could all go home now and we’d be all right for the rest of our lives,’ Feehily says. “So, if we are going to make more records, we want to do it well. Otherwise we don’t want to do it at all.”
The album is a three-disc set. In 4 September 2011, Amazon.co.uk and Play.com
Play.com
Play Ltd., trading as Play.com, is a Jersey-based online retailer of DVDs, CDs, books, gadgets, video games, DRM-free MP3 downloads, and other electronic products, as well as clothes and accessories. It is a wholly owned subsidiary of the Rakuten Group....
revealed aside from the standard and deluxe editions, each record stores have included free postcards and an exclusively signed copies respectively. In 8 September 2011, the pre-order link for the said album has already been available for 36 countries on their official store. In 15 September 2011, the pre-order link for the special limited edition of the box set was announced.` It featured a 2CD/DVD deluxe version of the boys' Greatest Hits album alongside a poster and exclusive pictures of the boys and included a special photobook showing the boys incredible journey over the last 14 years including a selection of submitted fan pictures. As a special thank you for all of the amazing support so far, the boys have signed the first 500 copies of the box set. The signed edition of the album was sold-out in less than 24 hours. Before that, in August 2011 they made a contest for the fans to contribute on the upcoming Westlife boxset. They were looking to make a special boxset filled with some of the greatest things that you have collected over your time as a Westlife fan. In 27 and 31 October 2011, Sony Music announced a "PureSolo competition" of singing along with their hits and "an "album listening party" respectively. On 6 November 2011, they launched a joined venture with MixPixie that customize a personalised album cover. This product is approved by several music record labels and will be fully launched by the year 2012. Westlife is the first on-hand to accept this procuct. Addedfor HMV.co.uk events were album signing personally by the lads with the schedule as follows: HMV Glasgow Buchanan Street, Monday, 21 November 2011, 9.00 am;
HMV Newcastle Northumberland Street, Monday, 21 November 2011, 1.00 pm; and
HMV Manchester 90 Market Street, Monday, 21 November 2011, 6.00 pm
A final tracklist for the collection of the 18-track standard edition of the album was confirmed by Swedish
Sweden
Sweden , officially the Kingdom of Sweden , is a Nordic country on the Scandinavian Peninsula in Northern Europe. Sweden borders with Norway and Finland and is connected to Denmark by a bridge-tunnel across the Öresund....
's CDON.com while the additional deluxe edition wasn't revealed yet. On 12 October 2011, the official site completely announced the tracklisting.. While 4music
4Music
4Music is a music and entertainment channel in the United Kingdom and available on some digital television providers in the Republic of Ireland - its web component can be found at with its own and pages. It is the only channel within the Box Television Network to be branded under Channel 4 and...
first announced the tracklisting for the DVD. There are four new tracks on the standard edition, those are: "Beautiful World" (written by Feehily, Shanks and Ruth-Anne Cunningham
Ruth-Anne Cunningham
Ruth-Anne Cunningham is a singer/songwriter/producer from Donaghmede, Dublin, Ireland.- Songwriting :Ruth-Anne is a 23-year-old singer/songwriter/producer/vocal producer from Dublin, In Ireland, She is signed to Sony ATV as of May 2010...
), "Wide Open" and "Last Mile Of The Way" (co-written by Byrne, Filan, Dimitri Ehrlich, Coyle Girelli) and the lead single to be released on 14 November 2011, "Lighthouse
Lighthouse (song)
"Lighthouse" is a song by Irish boyband Westlife. It is the lead single from their second compilation album, Greatest Hits. The song is their final physical single after their announcement to disband. The song was written by Gary Barlow and John Shanks, and was released on November 11, 2011. A...
". According to group member Kian Egan
Kian Egan
Kian John Francis Kelly Egan was a member of the Irish boyband, Westlife and coach on The Voice of Ireland.-Music career:*Main article: Westlife...
, the band were asked by their record label if they wanted to re-record the vocals by former member Brian McFadden
Brian McFadden
Brian Nicholas McFadden , is an Irish singer-songwriter who rose to fame in the late 1990s as a member of the Irish boyband Westlife...
for the album. The band rejected the proposal as they "wanted to keep it true to the original singles".
Album artwork
The album photoshoot happened on South AfricaSouth Africa
The Republic of South Africa is a country in southern Africa. Located at the southern tip of Africa, it is divided into nine provinces, with of coastline on the Atlantic and Indian oceans...
starting on 17 September 2011, same time with the lead single music video shoot. It was described as a "very special photo shoot" on Female First. On 12 October 2011, the official site posted the album artwork. Julia Simpson of Yahoo OMG! UK reported: "`Westlife have been known to do many a cheesy pose in their time. And so we're thrilled to see that the artwork for their brand new album sees them striking one of their best model poses yet. The Irish boyband (that's Nicky, Kian, Mark and Shane) master the art of the staring-into-the-distance-longingly shot in the cover shot for their Greatest Hits. And we know we've probably drunk too many cups of tea slash been staring at a computer screen for too long but we've convinced ourselves they're staring at us. We reviewed the lads' brand new single Lighthouse and it made us feel all autumnal. And this shot is having the same affect - with the fresh blue sky, orange hues in the trees and the biker boots/cardis."
Reception
Alistair McGeorge of Female First said: "Whilst this is the first release since the band split with Simon Cowell’s Syco label, the move won’t have had a huge effect on the record. Greatest Hits is a fine retrospective of one of the best boy-bands in history, from first single ‘Swear It Again’ to new track ‘Lighthouse’. Although the omissions of hits like ‘When You’re Looking Like That’ and ‘Bop Bop Baby’ seem surprising at first, most exclusions were featured on 2002′s Unbreakable: The Greatest Hits Volume 1. Listening to what is here, the album has a chilled out vibe, with a very solid selection of songs, and idea to order it chronologically is a nice touch, although it doesn’t add a great deal to the collection. There were debates before the Greatest Hits’ release, with the quartet discussing whether to re-record former bandmate Brian McFadden’s vocals. Thankfully, the tracks were left as they were, rather than being reimagined and eliminating a big part of Westlife’s sound early on. As much as any boyband tied to Cowell or Louis Walsh will come under criticism, their covers of hits like ‘Uptown Girl’ and ‘Mandy’ hold up well. The new songs are largely in the same (very) soft-rock ballad style, and fit in nicely as the final chapter in Westlife’s career. Across Greatest Hits, we’re taken on a journey from the band’s beginnings through to their last recordings, constantly reminded of the talent they showed.Fraser McAlpine of BBC Music
BBC Music
BBC Music is a team working in the department of Audio and Music Interactive at the BBC. Responsible for the BBC Music website - the portal site to music content across the BBC website....
added: They arrived in the middle of a pre-X Factor boyband boom, five guys standing in a line, looking constipated in love, and plucking imaginary keys out of the air. In popular memory, every new single was a ballad, ending with a key-change, the boom of a confetti cannon, and a sudden leap off a line of stools. Fourteen number one singles and one former bandmate later and they’re leaving amid a craze for cavernously anthemic pop/classical albums, made by stubbly men in tuxedos who don’t care about credibility. It’s a genre they paved the way for, possibly without realising it. A Westlife greatest hits is a controversial thing. To some, the very idea is an oxymoron; to others, a missed opportunity for a box set. And while the addition of four new songs – at the expense of actual hits like When You’re Looking Like That – offers value for money for the fans, it defeats the object of the exercise a smidge. It’s strange listening to all of these triumph-after-adversity songs in one go, in the context of this being the band’s final album. In a way, they’ve been singing nothing but grand finales since their very first single, Swear It Again, and now the curtain is finally closing for real, there’s nowhere left to go, musically or emotionally. They’ve found that special thing; they’re flying without wings. Certainly the songs can’t swoosh upward any swooshier, the key changes can’t boom any louder. You get as far as You Raise Me Up, and it’s all over. Which is a problem for these new songs. Had the chipper Lighthouse – written by Gary Barlow – been released two years ago, it probably wouldn’t have made the list. On the other hand, the more agitated Beautiful World and Wide Open actually hint at new possibilities, being close to recent hits by Tinie Tempah
Tinie Tempah
Patrick Chukwuemeka Okogwu , better known by his stage name Tinie Tempah, is a British rapper. He made his first mixtape in 2007 with 28 songs, freestyles and remixes, the album features Mz Bratt, Chipmunk and G-Unit...
and Bruno Mars
Bruno Mars
Peter Gene Hernandez , better known by his stage name Bruno Mars, is an Filipino-American singer-songwriter and record producer. Raised in Honolulu, Hawaii by a family of musicians, Mars began making music at a young age...
respectively.
The genuine finale, Last Mile of the Way, is an understated country waltz – no key change, no boom, no fireworks: a rather sweet ending, and one your ears will probably be begging for after more than an hour of solid bombast.
CraveOnMusic expressed: "Greatest Hits presents an impressive body of work spanning Westlife's 14 years together. All of the favourites are accounted for such as 'Flying Without Wings', 'You Raise Me Up', and 'World Of Our Own. In addition to all of their number 1 hits are 4 previously unreleased tracks including lead single, 'Lighthouse', a mature and insightful swan song penned by fellow man bander, Gary Barlow. The 3 other new tracks are 'Beautiful World' which contains a building chorus of epic proportions, 'Wide Open' a stirring mid-tempo ballad, and 'Last Mile Of The Way' which is a lighters-at-the-ready, sway-athon, and ideal closer to Westlife's Greatest Hits. With a Greatest Hits Tour planned for 2012, Westlife aren't quite leaving us yet. The musical legacy they leave is unquestionable as is their role in boy to man band history. Go on, indulge and treat yourself. This album will no doubt find its way in to a number of stockings this Christmas.
digitalspy.co.uk had this to say, "After 13 years, ten studio albums and 31 singles, the question most people were asking when Westlife announced their split last month was how they managed to make it this long in an industry where you're the equivalent of day-old bread after your debut album. Our guess? Their dependability against an ever-changing pop landscape. Sure, the line of progression between their 1999 debut 'Swear It Again' and most recent single 'Lighthouse' is near-horizontal, but to their credit it also means they've had relatively few slip-ups in their expansive career. As such, we'll (happily) allow them to whitewash over 2004's big band covers record Allow Us to be Frank, which, despite its double platinum status, fails to get a single mention here.
While the retrospective features their most memorable cuts - including chart-toppers 'Flying Without Wings', 'Uptown Girl', 'Mandy' and 'You Raise Me Up' - there are still a number of notable omissions. Even today, 'Fool Again' remains one of their most recognisable hits, while Europe-only single 'When You're Looking Like That' from 2000's Coast to Coast proved they could handle uptempos if they put their minds to it. Even more frustrating is that after all the swooshing strings, dramatic key changes and carefully-selected covers, the three new cuts tacked on the end - 'Beautiful World' in particular - point to what could have been an interesting new direction for the band, should their record label have permitted it. Their decision to call time now means they probably wouldn't, and for that reason alone, we salute them."
Promotion
Main article: LighthouseLighthouse (song)
"Lighthouse" is a song by Irish boyband Westlife. It is the lead single from their second compilation album, Greatest Hits. The song is their final physical single after their announcement to disband. The song was written by Gary Barlow and John Shanks, and was released on November 11, 2011. A...
, The Greatest Hits Tour 2012
Schedule
Some were pre-recorded/taped or live interview and performances.| Date | Channel | Venue | Notes |
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| 4 November 2011, Friday, 9:35 pm | RTE RTE RTÉ is the abbreviation for Raidió Teilifís Éireann, the public broadcasting service of the Republic of Ireland.RTE may also refer to:* Recep Tayyip Erdoğan, 25th Prime Minister of Turkey... |
The Late Late Show The Late Late Show The Late Late Show, sometimes referred to as The Late Late, or in some cases by the acronym LLS, is the world's longest-running chat show by the same broadcaster and the official flagship television programme of Irish broadcasting company RTÉ... |
Confirmed |
| 6 November 2011, Sunday, 7:45 pm | BBC 1 | Strictly Come Dancing Strictly Come Dancing Strictly Come Dancing is a British television show, featuring celebrities with professional dance partners competing in Ballroom and Latin dances. The title of the show suggests a continuation of the long-running series Come Dancing, with an allusion to the film Strictly Ballroom... |
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| 6 November 2011, Sunday, 10:00 pm | Channel 4 Channel 4 Channel 4 is a British public-service television broadcaster which began working on 2 November 1982. Although largely commercially self-funded, it is ultimately publicly owned; originally a subsidiary of the Independent Broadcasting Authority , the station is now owned and operated by the Channel... |
Alan Carr Alan Carr Alan Carr is an English comedian and television personality. Born in Weymouth, he was raised in Northampton before moving to Manchester during his early 20's.... : The Chattyman |
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| 8 November 2011, Tuesday, 8:00 pm | TV3 | Strictly Come Dancing Strictly Come Dancing Strictly Come Dancing is a British television show, featuring celebrities with professional dance partners competing in Ballroom and Latin dances. The title of the show suggests a continuation of the long-running series Come Dancing, with an allusion to the film Strictly Ballroom... |
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| 11 November 2011, Friday, 7:45 pm; 12 November 2011, Saturday, 11:00 am; 13 November 2011, 1:00 and 7:00 pm |
Bliss TV | Bliss Meets Westlife | |
| 14 November 2011, Monday 6:00-9:15 am | BBC1 | BBC Breakfast BBC Breakfast BBC Breakfast is the morning television news programme simulcast on BBC One and the BBC News channel. It is presented live from BBC Television Centre in White City, West London, and contains a mixture of news, sport, weather, business and feature items... |
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| 14 November 2011, Monday, 12:30-1:30 pm | ITV1 ITV1 ITV1 is a generic brand that is used by twelve franchises of the British ITV Network in the English regions, Wales, southern Scotland , the Isle of Man and the Bailiwicks of Jersey and Guernsey. The ITV1 brand was introduced by Carlton and Granada in 2001, alongside the regional identities of their... |
Loose Women Loose Women Loose Women is a British lunchtime television programme, first broadcast in 1999 on ITV. It consists of a panel of four women who interview celebrities and discuss topical issues, ranging from daily politics and current affairs, to celebrity gossip... |
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| 14 November 2011, Monday, 3:00 pm; 16 November 2011, Wednesday, 4:00 pm |
Bliss TV | Merry Christmas from Westlife | |
| 14 November 2011; Monday, 7:00 pm | QVC QVC QVC is a multinational corporation specializing in televised home shopping. Founded in 1986 by Joseph Segel in West Goshen Township, Pennsylvania, United States, QVC broadcasts in five countries as QVC US, QVC UK, QVC Germany, QVC Japan and – QVC Italy to 200 million households... |
QVC | |
| 18 November 2011; Friday, 7:00 pm | BBC1 | Children In Need | |
| 19 November 2011; Saturday, 6:00 pm | TV3 | Childline | |
| 20 November 2011; Sunday, 12:00 pm | Channel 4 | T4 T4 - In airports and airlines :* The IATA airline code for Hellas Jet* Madrid Barajas Airport Terminal 4* London Heathrow Airport Terminal 4- In biology and medicine :* T4 phage, a bacteriophage* Thyroxine , a form of thyroid hormones* The T4 spinal nerve... |
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| 23 November 2011; Wednesday, 6:00-9:25 am | ITV1 | Daybreak | |
| 23 November 2011; Wednesday, 6:00-9:25 pm | ITV1 | Lorraine | |
| 25 November 2011; Friday | BBC1 | The Lottery | |
| 1 December 2011; Thursday, 10:30 am - 12:30 pm | ITV1 | This Morning This Morning This Morning may refer to:* This Morning , a British daytime television show* This Morning , a Canadian radio show* CBS This Morning and This Morning, former names of the American morning show The Early Show... |
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| 19 December 2011; Saturday | ITV1 | Westlife: For the Last Time | |
Tracklisting
- Standard Edition
- Deluxe Edition Bonus Disc
Charts
| Chart (2011) | Peak position |
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| Dutch Albums Chart | 64 |
| Irish Albums Chart Irish Albums Chart The Irish Albums Chart is the Irish music industry standard albums popularity chart issued weekly by the Irish Recorded Music Association and compiled on its behalf by Chart-Track. Chart rankings are based on sales, which are compiled through over-the-counter retail data captured electronically... |
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| UK Albums Chart UK Albums Chart The UK Albums Chart is a list of albums ranked by physical and digital sales in the United Kingdom. It is compiled every week by The Official Charts Company and broadcast on a Sunday on BBC Radio 1 , and published in Music Week magazine and on the OCC website .To qualify for the UK albums chart... |
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|Austria
Austria
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|rowspan="9"|18 November 2011
|rowspan="39"|CD, digital download
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|rowspan="39"|Sony Music
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, RCA Records
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|Belgium
Belgium
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|Germany
Germany
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|Ireland
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|Luxembourg
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|Netherlands
Netherlands
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|Norway
Norway
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|Singapore
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|Switzerland
Switzerland
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|Bulgaria
Bulgaria
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|Canada
Canada
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|Czech Republic
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|Cyprus
Cyprus
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|Denmark
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|Estonia
Estonia
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|Finland
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|France
France
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|Greece
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|Hong Kong
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|Hungary
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|Latvia
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|Lithuania
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|Poland
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|Portugal
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|Slovakia
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|Sweden
Sweden
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|South Africa
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|United Kingdom
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|Italy
Italy
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|Malta
Malta
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|Mexico
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|Romania
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|Spain
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|Taiwan
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|Australia
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|New Zealand
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|Philippines
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|29 November 2011
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|Malaysia
|6 December 2011
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|Japan
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| Canada
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| rowspan=3| 29 November 2011
| rowspan=4| CD, Digital download
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| rowspan=4| RCA Records
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Sony Music
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| Japan
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|Thailand
Thailand
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| United States
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