Unbreakable: The Greatest Hits Volume 1
Unbreakable: The Greatest Hits Volume 1 | ||||
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Greatest hits album / Studio album by Westlife | ||||
Released | 11 November 2002 | |||
Recorded |
1998-2002; Rokstone Studios London Cheiron Studios, Stockholm, Sweden PWL Studios, London Windmill Lane Studios Ireland Olympic Studios, London | |||
Genre | Pop, teen pop | |||
Length |
77:56 (International/European Version) 74:31 (UK version) | |||
Language | English | |||
Label | Sony BMG | |||
Westlife chronology | ||||
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Singles from Unbreakable: The Greatest Hits Volume 1 | ||||
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Unbreakable: The Greatest Hits Volume 1 (2008 NZ Tour Edition) | ||||
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Greatest hits album by Westlife | ||||
Released | 2008 (New Zealand) | |||
Recorded | 1998-2002, 2006 | |||
Genre | Pop | |||
Label | Sony BMG | |||
Westlife chronology | ||||
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Unbreakable: The Greatest Hits Volume 1 is the fourth studio album and first greatest hits album by Irish boy band Westlife. The album was released on 11 November 2002. The album consists of all of the group's past singles, along with six brand new songs. Hit single "Flying Without Wings" was re-recorded as a duet with Korean superstar BoA and Mexican singer Cristian Castro, and each respective duet was included on the Asian and Spanish versions of the album respectively. The first single released from the album was "Unbreakable", a UK number-one single. The second single, the double A-side "Tonight / Miss You Nights" peaked at number three in the UK.
Unbreakable peaked at number one in the UK and at number 66 in Australia and sold close to 1.4 million copies in the UK alone. It is also the band's longest charting album. The album was the ninth best-selling album of 2002 in the UK. It managed to re-enter the year-end albums chart of 2007 at number 107. In October 2008, IFPI announced that the album was certified 2x Platinum, exceeding two million sales in Europe. On the year-end album charts of 2008, the album re-entered at number 79 with 191,000 copies sold within the year. The album spent 55 weeks on the UK Top 100 Albums chart.[1]
In 2008, the album was re-issued in an exclusive two disc edition, entitled "Unbreakable: The Greatest Hits - 2008 NZ Tour Edition". The package featured the album, with the same track listing, plus the "Live At Wembley" 2006 concert DVD. It peaked at #1 on the albums chart there, and achieved 2x Platinum status, with more than 30,000 copies sold. The album finished at #19 on the 2008 New Zealand Year-end charts.
Critical reception
BBC Music said: "They know how to ham it up for the ladies and are masters of the sentimental power..."[2] Yahoo Music gave saying: With 11 number ones so far, it's good to see how they all stand up next to each other. Sure, 'Flying Without Wings' is a talent show staple, 'My Love' is great in a-bit-like-'Chicago' kinda way, and even 'If I Let You Go' is eminently more memorable than their debut 'Swear It Again', 'Fool Again' or 'Bop Bop Baby'. In fact, take away the obvious can't-fail covers of 'I Have A Dream', 'Uptown Girl', and make the boys look slightly uglier, and Westlife would have been lucky to get anywhere near the top ten with some of these tunes. A special mention must go out to the sadism of 'Against All Odds' though: Westlife + Mariah Carey + A Phil Collins song = pure evil, anyone? You get a taster of their new direction with the six (Six!) bonus new tracks, including the title track and new smash 'Unbreakable' and a version of Sir Clifford's 'Miss You Nights', which is this year's Christmas single. Hurrah, eh? Of the rest, it's a case of if it ain't broke, don't fix it. Westlife have certainly found their niche in pop, and by statistics alone look like becoming one of the all-time greats. It's just a shame the actual musical legacy displayed here is so wet and uninspiring.[3]
Track listing
Track no. |
Title | Credits | Length | |
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1 | "Swear It Again" from Westlife |
Produced, Arranged By, Mixed By - Steve Mac |
4:07 | |
2 | "If I Let You Go" from Westlife |
Produced, Arranged By - David Kreuger, Per Magnusson |
3:41 | |
3 | "Flying Without Wings" from Westlife |
Produced, Arranged By, Mixed By - Mac |
3:36 | |
4 | "I Have A Dream" from Coast to Coast |
Produced - Dan Frampton, Pete Waterman |
4:15 | |
5 | "Fool Again" from Westlife |
Produced, Arranged By, Programmed By - Kreuger, Magnusson |
3:53 | |
6 | "Against All Odds" from Coast to Coast |
Produced - Mariah Carey, Mac |
3:21 | |
7 | "My Love" from Coast to Coast |
Produced, Arranged By - Kreuger, Magnusson |
3:53 | |
8 | "What Makes a Man" from Coast to Coast | Produced by - Mac
Written by: Mac, Hector |
3:52 | |
9 | "Uptown Girl" from World of Our Own |
Produced, Arranged By, Mixed By - Mac |
3:07 | |
10 | "Queen of My Heart" from World of Our Own |
Produced, Arranged By, Mixed By - Mac |
4:19 | |
11 | "World of Our Own" from World of Our Own | Produced, Arranged By - Mac Mastered By - Ted Jensen |
3:32 | |
12 | "Bop Bop Baby" from World of Our Own |
Produced, Arranged By, Mixed By - Mac |
4:30 | |
13 | "When You're Looking Like That" from World of Our Own |
Produced, Engineer - Rami Yacoub |
3:54 | |
14 | "Unbreakable" |
Produced, Arranged By, Mixed By - Mac |
4:33 | |
15 | "Written In The Stars" |
Produced, Recorded By - David Stenmarck, Nick Jarl |
4:10 | |
16 | "How Does It Feel" |
Produced, Arranged By, Mixed By - Mac |
4:19 | |
17 | "Tonight" |
Produced, Arranged By, Mixed By - Mac |
4:32 | |
18 | "Love Takes Two" |
Produced, Arranged By, Mixed By - Mac |
3:49 | |
19 | "Miss You Nights" |
Produced, Arranged By, Mixed By - Mac |
3:22 | |
Bonus tracks | ||||
8 | "I Lay My Love on You" | Replaces 'What Makes A Man' on the Asian Edition Produced, Arranged By - Kreuger, Magnusson |
3:29 | |
11 | "World of Our Own" (US Mix) | Replaces 'World Of Our Own' on the Asian Edition Produced, Arranged By - Mac |
3:28 | |
20 | "Flying Without Wings" (Featuring BoA) | Additional track on the Asian Edition Produced, Arranged By, Mixed By - Mac |
3:09 | |
20.2 | "Flying Without Wings" (Featuring Cristian Castro) | Additional track on the Spanish Edition Produced, arranged by, mixed by - Mac |
3:36 |
- Additional Bonus Disc (available at Woolworths via a Daily Mirror promotion)[4]
- "World Of Our Own" (US Mix) - 3:30
- "More Than Words" - 3:58
- "Forever" - 5:05
- "You Don't Know" - 4:12
- "Interview With Westlife" - 5:00
Charts
Weekly charts
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Year-end charts
Decade-end charts
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Certifications
Region | Certification | Certified units/Sales |
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Denmark (IFPI Denmark)[18] | Platinum | 50,000^ |
Germany (BVMI)[19] | Gold | 150,000^ |
Mexico (AMPROFON)[20] | Gold | 75,000^ |
Netherlands (NVPI)[21] | Gold | 40,000^ |
New Zealand (RMNZ)[22] | Platinum | 15,000^ |
Norway (IFPI Norway)[23] | Gold | 25,000* |
Sweden (GLF)[24] | Platinum | 60,000^ |
Switzerland (IFPI Switzerland)[25] | Gold | 20,000^ |
United Kingdom (BPI)[26] | 6× Platinum | 1,827,903[27] |
Summaries | ||
Europe (IFPI)[28] | Platinum | 1,000,000* |
^shipments figures based on certification alone |
The Greatest Hits Tour
Video album
Unbreakable: The Greatest Hits Volume 1 | ||||
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Video by Westlife | ||||
Released | 15 November 2002 | |||
Genre | Pop | |||
Length | 158 | |||
Label | Sony BMG | |||
Director | Brett Turnbull | |||
Westlife chronology | ||||
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- "Swear It Again"
- "If I Let You Go"
- "Flying Without Wings"
- "Seasons In The Sun"
- "I Have A Dream"
- "Fool Again"
- "My Love"
- "What Makes A Man"
- "Uptown Girl"
- "I Lay My Love On You"
- "When You're Looking Like That"
- "Queen Of My Heart"
- "Angel"
- "World Of Our Own" (US Version)
- "World Of Our Own"
- "Bop Bop Baby"
- "Unbreakable"
- "Behind The Scenes Documentary"
- "Before They Were Famous..."
- "Swear It Again" (US Version)
References
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- ↑ "Music - Review of Westlife - Unbreakable - Greatest Hits". BBC. 2002-12-19. Retrieved 2012-03-12.
- ↑ 48 mins ago (2011-04-20). "Yahoo! UK & Ireland omg! - Celebrity Gossip". Uk.launch.yahoo.com. Retrieved 2012-03-12.
- ↑ "Westlife Unbreakable The Greatest Hits Volume 1 UK Promo 5" CD SINGLE (458581)". Eil.com. 2009-01-05. Retrieved 2012-03-12.
- ↑ "Australiancharts.com – Westlife – Unbreakable: The Greatest Hits Volume 1". Hung Medien.
- ↑ "Austriancharts.at – Westlife – Unbreakable: The Greatest Hits Volume 1" (in German). Hung Medien.
- ↑ "Ultratop.be – Westlife – Unbreakable: The Greatest Hits Volume 1" (in Dutch). Hung Medien.
- ↑ "Danishcharts.com – Westlife – Unbreakable: The Greatest Hits Volume 1". Hung Medien.
- ↑ "Dutchcharts.nl – Westlife – Unbreakable: The Greatest Hits Volume 1" (in Dutch). Hung Medien.
- ↑ "Longplay-Chartverfolgung at Musicline" (in German). Musicline.de. Phononet GmbH.
- ↑ "ウエストライフのアルバム売上ランキング". ORICON STYLE.
- ↑ "Charts.org.nz – Westlife – Unbreakable: The Greatest Hits Volume 1". Hung Medien.
- ↑ "Norwegiancharts.com – Westlife – Unbreakable: The Greatest Hits Volume 1". Hung Medien.
- ↑ . Official Charts Company http://www.officialcharts.com/charts/scottish-albums-chart/20021117/40/. Retrieved 17 February 2013. Missing or empty
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(help) - ↑ "Swedishcharts.com – Westlife – Unbreakable: The Greatest Hits Volume 1". Hung Medien.
- ↑ "Swisscharts.com – Westlife – Unbreakable: The Greatest Hits Volume 1". Hung Medien.
- ↑ "Westlife | Artist | Official Charts". UK Albums Chart
- ↑ "Album Top-40" (in Danish). IFPI Danmark and M&I Service. Retrieved 17 June 2016.
- ↑ "Gold-/Platin-Datenbank (Westlife; 'Unbreakable: The Greatest Hits Volume 1')" (in German). Bundesverband Musikindustrie.
- ↑ "Certificaciones 2002 - Facebook". Facebook.
- ↑ "Dutch album certifications – Westlife – Unbreakable: The Greatest Hits Volume 1" (in Dutch). Nederlandse Vereniging van Producenten en Importeurs van beeld- en geluidsdragers.
- ↑ "New Zealand album certifications – Westlife – Unbreakable: The Greatest Hits Volume 1". Recorded Music NZ.
- ↑ "IFPI Norsk platebransje". ifpi.no. Archived from the original on 25 July 2012. Retrieved 2010-06-29.
- ↑ "Guld- och Platinacertifikat − År 2002" (PDF) (in Swedish). IFPI Sweden.
- ↑ "The Official Swiss Charts and Music Community: Awards (Westlife; 'Unbreakable: The Greatest Hits Volume 1')". IFPI Switzerland. Hung Medien.
- ↑ "British album certifications – Westlife – Unbreakable: The Greatest Hits Volume 1". British Phonographic Industry. Enter Unbreakable: The Greatest Hits Volume 1 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
- ↑ "Official Album Chart Analysis: Rihanna LP sells 163,819 units". Music Week. Intent Media. 28 November 2011. Retrieved 13 December 2015. (subscription required (help)).
- ↑ "IFPI Platinum Europe Awards – 2002". International Federation of the Phonographic Industry.