ALBUMS


WORLD OF OUR OWN - 2001

Date of Release: 12.11.2001
Notes: Highest Chart Position: 1
Track Listing:
01. Queen Of My Heart
02. Bop Bop Baby
03. I Cry
04. Uptown Girl
05. Why Do I Love You
06. I Wanna Grow Old With You
07. When You're Looking Like That (UK/IRELAND VERSION ONLY)
08. Evergreen
09. World Of Our Own
10. To Be Loved
11. Drive (For All Time)
12. If Your Heart's Not In It
13. When You Come Around
14. Don't Say It's Too Late
15. Don't Let Me Go
16. Walk Away
17. Love Crime
18. Imaginary Diva
19. Angel
20. Bad Girls (UK/IRELAND VERSION ONLY)


- 2001: Westlife had announced that their third album, A World Of Our Own, would mark something of a departure for them as they eschewed their staple fodder of endless ballads, mixing things up a bit with up-tempo numbers. It could have gone all Spice Girls on them, but fortunately they've stayed true to their pop roots, and yes, amongst the ballads are some great pop stompers, but they all seem to fit nicely into the "steady" Westlife mold. Comic Relief single "Uptown Girl" makes a welcome appearance, as does the pop perfection of European smash "When You're Looking Like That", which radically reworks a ballad from their previous album Coast To Coast into something that Roxette would have been proud of 10 years ago. The vocals throughout are far more prominent and confident than on their previous outings, no doubt as a result of the extensive tour that they undertook between recording this album and its predecessor. And, as they continue to rewrite the record books with every record they release, Westlife really do seem to be in a class and world of their own. - Helen Marquis - Amazon.co.uk

- 2001: The hottest boy band around, Westlife - Nicky, Bryan, Shane, Mark and Kian - have broken records as well as hearts since they burst onto the scene back in 1999. Their distinct vocals are what trademark their songs, and with 'World Of Our Own' they've made their best album yet. Over its nineteen tracks it features a selection of quality ballads such as 'Evergreen', 'I Want To Grow Old With You', 'For All Time', 'To Be Loved By You' and 'I Cry' and more up-tempo pop-rock tracks such as the fantastic title track, 'World Of Our Own', the already international smash 'When You're Looking Like That' and 'Bop Bop Baby'. The album also includes 'Uptown Girl', a stunning rendition of Sarah McLachlan's 'Angel' and of course the amazing new single 'Queen Of My Heart'. Westlife have taken a greater share of the writing duties on 'World Of Our Own' and have written 'I Wanna Grow Old With You' and 'Imaginary Diva'. Their co-writes include 'Bop Bop Baby', 'When You Come Around', 'Don't Say It's Too Late', 'Don't Let Me Go' and 'Love Crime'. The elite production teams include Steve Mac and Wayne Hector, A-side, Steve Kipner and Andrew Frampton, Magnusson and Kreuger, Biff and Quiz. - Hmv.co.uk




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