What My Heart Wants to Say

What My Heart Wants to Say is the debut album from Pop Idol runner-up Gareth Gates. The album was released on 26 October 2002, almost a year after his success in the show. The album was produced by Mike Peden, and featured a range of Gates' own songs, as well as covers. Four singles were released from the album: "Unchained Melody", "Anyone of Us (Stupid Mistake)", "Suspicious Minds", and the title track, "What My Heart Wants to Say". In the UK, the album went on to achieve Double Platinum success, selling over 600,000 copies, and peaking at #2 in the UK Albums Chart.

Tracklisting

1. "Unchained Melody" (Alex North, Hy Zaret)
2. "Anyone of Us (Stupid Mistake)" (Jörgen Elofsson, Per Magnusson, David Kreuger)
3. "Sentimental" (Peden, Gareth Gates, Johnson, Johnson, Kearns)
4. "Suspicious Minds" (James)
5. "Downtown" (Nichols, Danvers)
6. "What My Heart Wants to Say" (Steve Mac, Elofsson)
7. "Good Thing" (Mac, Hector, Laws)
8. "Too Serious, Too Soon" (Elofsson, Magnusson, Kreuger)
9. "It Ain't Obvious" (Peden, Silvas, Parker)
10. "With You All The Time" (Elofsson)
11. "(I've Got No) Self Control" (Davis)
12. "Tell Me One More Time" (Dennis, Paul, Fromm)
13. "Alive" (Nichols, Todd, Graydon)
14. "One And Ever Love" (Franglen, Lupino)
15. "Walk On By" (Elofsson, Kreuger) - Britney Spears Cover
16. "That's When You Know" (Gordeno, New, Peden)

Other Tracks

• "Evergreen" (B-Side To "Unchained Melody")
• "Anything Is Possible" (B-Side To "Unchained Melody")
• "Forever Blue" (B-Side To "Anyone of Us (Stupid Mistake)")
• "The Long And Winding Road" (A-Side With "Suspicious Minds") (Feat. Will Young)
• "Christmas To Remember" (B-Side To "What My Heart Wants to Say")
• "Good Thing" (B-Side To "What My Heart Wants to Say")
• "Oh, Look At Me Now" (Appears On Pop Idol: The Big Band Album)
• "Mack The Knife" ((Appears On Pop Idol: The Big Band Album)

Charts

References