Said and Done

Said and Done
Studio album by Boyzone
Released 22 October 1995
Recorded 1993–1994
Genre Pop
Length 43:03
Label Polydor
Producer Ray Hedges
Boyzone chronology
Said and Done
(1995)
A Different Beat
(1996)
Singles from Said and Done
  1. "Working My Way Back to You"
    Released: 14 May 1994 (Ireland only)
  2. "Love Me for a Reason"
    Released: 28 November 1994
  3. "Key to My Life"
    Released: 17 April 1995
  4. "So Good"
    Released: 31 July 1995
  5. "Father and Son"
    Released: 13 November 1995
  6. "Coming Home Now"
    Released: 26 February 1996
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic[1]

Said and Done is the debut album by Irish boy band Boyzone. The album was released on 22 October 1995 by Polydor Records. As of December 1997, the album had sold 2.2 million copies worldwide.[2]

Background

The album was released officially in Ireland and the UK on 22 October 1995, by Polygram International and in the United States. Nearly a month after its release, the album topped the UK Albums Chart on the week of 2 September 1995.[3] The album was certified as 3x Platinum in the UK.[4] The album spent 58 weeks on the UK Top 75 Albums chart.[5] Some Japanese Editions of the album came encased in a special slipcase, containing a bonus photo booklet.[6] The first Irish pressing of the album, of which only around 10,000 copies exist, contains the group's debut single, "Working My Way Back to You", in place of "Father and Son", which was featured as a B-side to "Love Me for a Reason" instead. This version was available nearly two months earlier, on 4 August 1995, as an exclusive to the Irish retail chain Foley's.[7] All later pressings contain the final track listing. Five official singles were released from the album: "Love Me for a Reason", "Key to My Life", "So Good", "Father and Son" and "Coming Home Now". "Believe in Me" was also issued as a single, exclusively in Japan. It was released as an alternative to "Father and Son" in the country. The Boyzone members on this album are Ronan Keating, Keith Duffy, Michael Graham, Shane Lynch and Stephen Gately.

Track listing

No.TitleWriter(s){{{extra_column}}}Length
1."Together"  Ronan Keating, Ray Hedges, Martin Brannigan 3:41
2."Coming Home Now"  Keith Duffy, Stephen Gately, Mikey Graham, Keating, Shane Lynch, Hedges, Brannigan 3:47
3."Love Me for a Reason"  Johnny Bristol, Wade Brown, David Jones 3:39
4."Oh Carol"  Des Dyer, Clive Scott, Hedges 3:35
5."When All is Said and Done"  Gately, Keating, Graham, Duffy, Lynch, Hedges, Brannigan 3:05
6."So Good"  Gately, Keating, Graham, Duffy, Lynch, Hedges, Brannigan 3:04
7."Can't Stop Me"  Gately, Hedges, BranniganRay Hedges3:08
8."I'll Be There"  Tony Jackson, Jeffrey Sayadian, Hedges, Brannigan 3:42
9."Key to My Life"  Gately, Keating, Graham, Hedges, Brannigan 3:45
10."If You Were Mine"  Joey Balin, Andy Hill 4:30
11."Arms of Mary"  Iain Sutherland 2:48
12."Believe in Me"  Gately, Keating, Mark Taylor, Paul Holgate, Hedges, Brannigan 3:46
13."Father and Son"  Cat Stevens 2:50

Charts and certifications

Charts

Chart
(1994-96)
Peak
position
Australian Albums (ARIA)[8] 49
Belgian Albums (Ultratop Flanders)[9] 10
Belgian Albums (Ultratop Wallonia)[10] 42
Dutch Albums (MegaCharts)[11] 41
European Albums Chart[12] 13
French Albums (SNEP)[13] 33
German Albums (Offizielle Top 100)[14] 68
Irish Albums (IRMA) 1
Scottish Albums (OCC)[15] 5
Swiss Albums (Schweizer Hitparade)[16] 44
UK Albums (OCC) 1

Certifications

Region Certification Certified units/Sales
United Kingdom (BPI)[17] 3× Platinum 900,000^
Summaries
Europe (IFPI)[18] 1× Platinum 1,000,000*

*sales figures based on certification alone
^shipments figures based on certification alone

Year-end charts

Chart (1995) Position
UK Albums (OCC) 23
Chart (1996) Position
UK Albums (OCC) 36

References

  1. Allmusic review
  2. Richie, Taylor (16 December 1997). "Boyz Line Up a Pounds 10m Pay-Off". The Mirror. Retrieved 27 July 2015.
  3. "Number 1 Albums – 1990". The Official UK Charts Company. Archived from the original on 26 May 2006. Retrieved 10 November 2006.
  4. "Certified Awards Search". British Phonographic Industry. 25 October 2002. Retrieved 19 October 2010.
  5. ChartArchive – Take That. Chartstats.com.
  6. Boyzone Said & Done – Deluxe Package Japan CD ALBUM (123691). Eil.com (14 October 1998).
  7. Boyzone Said And Done Ireland (republic of) CD ALBUM (137235). Eil.com (24 May 1999).
  8. "Australiancharts.com – Boyzone – Said and Done". Hung Medien.
  9. "Ultratop.be – Boyzone – Said and Done" (in Dutch). Hung Medien.
  10. "Ultratop.be – Boyzone – Said and Done" (in French). Hung Medien.
  11. "Dutchcharts.nl – Boyzone – Said and Done" (in Dutch). Hung Medien.
  12. http://books.google.ca/books?id=1g0EAAAAMBAJ&lr=&rview=1|title=Hits of the World - Eurochart|work=Billboard|publisher=Nielsen Business Media, Inc.|date=9 September 1995
  13. "Lescharts.com – Boyzone – Said and Done". Hung Medien.
  14. "Longplay-Chartverfolgung at Musicline" (in German). Musicline.de. Phononet GmbH.
  15. . Official Charts Company http://www.officialcharts.com/charts/scottish-albums-chart/19950827/40/. Retrieved 17 February 2013. Missing or empty |title= (help)
  16. "Swisscharts.com – Boyzone – Said and Done". Hung Medien.
  17. "British album certifications – Boyzone – Said and Done". British Phonographic Industry. Retrieved 25 July 2012. Enter Said and Done in the field Keywords. Select Title in the field Search by. Select album in the field By Format. Select Platinum in the field By Award. Click Search
  18. "IFPI Platinum Europe Awards – 1996". International Federation of the Phonographic Industry.
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