World of Our Own

World of Our Own
Studio album by Westlife
Released 1 November 2001
(See Release history)
Recorded 2000-2001
Rokstone Studios, London
Windmill Lane Studios, Ireland
Olympic Studios, London
C&N Studios, Stockholm, Sweden
Cheiron Studios, Stockholm, Sweden
Genre Pop
Length 76:35
Label BMG
Westlife chronology
Coast to Coast
(2000)		 World of our Own
(2001)		 Unbreakable - The Greatest Hits Vol. 1
(2002)
Alternative cover
European cover
Singles from World of Our Own
  1. "Uptown Girl"
    Released: 26 February 2001
  2. "Queen of My Heart / When You're Looking Like That"
    Released: 5 November 2001
  3. "World of Our Own / Angel"
    Released: 18 February 2002
  4. "Bop Bop Baby"
    Released: 12 May 2002

World of Our Own is the third studio album by the Irish boyband Westlife, released on 12 November 2001. It reached number one in the United Kingdom and includes the singles "Queen of My Heart" (which was a double A-side with "When You're Looking Like That"), "World of Our Own" (which was a double A-side with "Angel"), "Bop Bop Baby", and the final single from the group's last album, Uptown Girl". "Evergreen" was later covered by Will Young as his winner's single for the 2002 Pop Idol competition. The album went 4x Platinum in the UK and is currently the fourteenth biggest selling boyband album ever in the UK.[1] In January 2005, the album was re-released in a 2-in-1 box set with the group's previous album, Coast To Coast.

Contents

Tracklisting

Track
No.		 Title Credits Length
1 "Queen of My Heart"

Accordion - Eddie Hession
Arranged By [Orchestra] - Dave Arch
Backing Vocals [Additional] - Mae McKenna
Bagpipes [Irish Pipes] - Bob White
Choir [Children] - Alice Holsgrove, Christopher Baptiste, Daniel Udy, Hannah Baptiste, Henry Verbi, Laura Taylor, Lee Raymond, Louise Raymond, Mathew Taylor, Rachael Holsgrove, Rebekah Holsgrove, Samuel Udy , Samuel Verbi , Victoria Verbi
Conductor [Choir M.d.] - Kim Chandler
Leader [Strings] - Gavin Wright
Producer, Arranged By, Mixed By, Piano, Keyboards - Steve Mac
Recorded By - Matt Howe
Written By - McLaughlin, Robson, Mac, Hector

 4:23
2 "Bop Bop Baby"

Organ [Hammond] - Arch
Producer, Arranged By, Mixed By, Keyboards - Mac
Written By - Brian McFadden, Shane Filan, Murphy, O'Brien

 4:26
3 "I Cry"

Acoustic Guitar, Guitar [Electric] - Henrik Janson
Percussion - Gustave Lund
Producer, Arranged By, Programmed By - David Kreuger, Per Magnusson
Written By - Jörgen Elofsson, Magnusson, Kreuger

 4:14
4 "Uptown Girl"

Written By - Billy Joel

 3:06
5 "Why Do I Love You"

Producer, Arranged By, Programmed By - Kreuger, Magnusson
Written By - Elofsson, Magnusson, Kreuger

 3:43
6 "I Wanna Grow Old With You"

Producer, Arranged By, Mixed By, Piano - Mac
Written By - McFadden, Filan, Kian Egan

 4:10
7 "When You're Looking Like That"

Written and Backing Vocals By - Andreas Carlsson, Max Martin

 3:52
8 "Evergreen"

Arranged By [Orchestra & Choir], Conductor [Orchestra & Choir] - Henrik Janson, Ulf Janson
Choir - One Voice Gospel Choir
Orchestra - Stockholm Session Orchestra
Producer, Arranged By - Kreuger, Magnusson
Programmed By - Kreuger
Recorded By [Orchestra & Choir] - Fredrik Andersson
Written By - Elofsson, Magnusson, Kreuger

 4:07
9 "World of Our Own"

Backing Vocals [Additional] - Andy Caine
Engineer [Assistant] - Lorraine Francis
Organ [Hammond] - Arch
Producer, Arranged By, Mixed By, Piano, Keyboards - Mac
Written By - Mac, Hector

 3:35
10 "To Be Loved"

Arranged By [Orchestra] - Arch
Backing Vocals [Additional] - Caine
Choir - Tuff Session Singers, The
Engineer [Mix] - Chris Laws
Producer, Arranged By, Mixed By, Piano, Keyboards, Guitar - Mac
Written By - Mac, Hector

 4:02
11 "Drive (For All Time)"

Backing Vocals [Additional] - Tuff Session Singers, The
Engineer [Mix] - Chris Laws
Producer, Arranged By, Mixed By, Piano, Keyboards - Mac
Written By - Mac, Hector

 3:33
12 "If Your Heart's Not In It"

Backing Vocals [Additional] - John Stephan
Edited By [Additional Protools] - Chris Gardner
Engineer - Dan Frampton , Keith McDonnell
Engineer [Strings] - Steve Price
Guitar - Milton McDonald
Keyboards - Andrew Frampton
Leader [Strings] - Gavin Wright
Mixed By - Dan Frampton
Producer - Andrew Frampton, Steve Kipner
Written By - Kipner, Andrew Frampton

 4:24
13 "When You Come Around"

Backing Vocals - Dave Morgan, Richard Stannard, Sharon Murphy
Guitar - Julian Gallagher, Martin Harrington
Keyboards - Martin Harrington
Mixed By, Drums - Ash Howes
Producer - Julian Gallagher, Richard Stannard
Recorded By - Alvin Sweeney, Ash Howes
Written By - Egan, Nicky Byrne, Stannard, Gallagher, Howes, Harrington

 3:46
14 "Don't Say It's Too Late"

Arranged By [Strings] - Janson
Arranged By [Vocals] - Anders Von Hofsten, McFadden, Filan
Guitar - Esbjörn Öhrwall
Mixed By - Quizlarossi , Ronny Lahti
Piano - Pål Svenre
Producer, Arranged By, Recorded By - Andreas Romdhane, Josef Larossi
Written By - McFadden, Filan, Romdhane, Larossi

 4:15
15 "Don't Let Me Go"

Backing Vocals - Morgan, Stannard, Murphy
Guitar - Gallagher, Harrington
Keyboards - Howes, Harrington
Mixed By - Howes
Producer - Gallagher, Stannard
Recorded By - Alvin Sweeney, Howes
Written By - Byrne, Egan, Stannard, Gallagher, Howes, Harrington, Murphy, Morgan

 3:34
16 "Walk Away"

Backing Vocals [Additional] - Carlsson
Drums - Martin Kreuger
Percussion - Gustave Lund
Producer, Arranged By, Programmed By - Kreuger, Magnusson
Written By - Pelle Nylén, Magnusson, Kreuger, Carlsson

 4:03
17 "Love Crime"

Arranged By [Vocals] - Hofsten, McFadden, Filan
Guitar - Esbjörn Öhrwall
Mixed By - Quizlarossi, Lahti
Producer, Arranged By, Recorded By - Romdhane, Larossi
Written By - McFadden, Filan, Romdhane, Larossi

 3:20
18 "Imaginary Diva"

Mixed By - Cutfather & Joe, Mads Nilsson Percussion - Mich Hansen
Producer - Cutfather & Joe
Recorded By [Assistant Vocal Recording] - Quentin Guine
Recorded By, Keyboards, Programmed By, Guitar - Joe Belmaati
Written By - Mark Feehily, Byrne, Egan

 3:44
19 "Angel"

Backing Vocals [Additional] - McKenna
Cello [Solo] - Dave Daniels
Engineer - Matt Howe
Producer, Mixed By, Piano - Mac
Written By - Sarah McLachlan

 4:24
20 "Bad Girls" (Hidden Track)

Backing Vocals [Additional] - Jeanette Olsson
Bass - Andreas Unge
Guitar [Guitars] - Romdhane , Esbjörn Öhrwall
Mixed By - Quizlarossi, Lahti
Producer, Arranged By, Recorded By, Performer [All Other Instruments] - Romdhane, Larossi
Written By - Romdhane, C. Lieberman, Larossi, Savan Kotecha

 3:25
Japanese Bonus Track
Track
No.		 Title Credits Length
19 "I Promise You That"

Backing Vocals [Additional] - Jeanette Olsson
Guitar [Guitars] - Romdhane , Esbjörn Öhrwall
Mixed By - Quizlarossi, Lahti
Producer, Arranged By, Recorded By, Performer [All Other Instruments] - Romdhane, Larossi
Written By - McFadden, Filan, Byrne, Egan, Hector

 3:37
Deluxe Edition Bonus Disc
Track
No.		 Title Credits Length
1 "My Love" Video Clip 3:55
2 "Uptown Girl" Video Clip 3:40
3 "What Makes a Man" Video Clip 4:02
4 "I Lay My Love on You" Video Clip 3:35
5 "Queen of My Heart" Video Clip 4:25
6 "World of Our Own" Video Clip 3:40
7 "Angel" Video Clip 4:32
8 "Bop Bop Baby" Video Clip 4:57
9 "Bop Bop Baby" (Almighty Radio Edit)

Organ [Hammond] - Arch
Producer, Arranged By, Mixed By, Keyboards - Mac
Additional Remix - Almighty
Written By - Brian McFadden, Shane Filan, Murphy, O'Brien

 3:55
10 "Bad Girls"

Backing Vocals [Additional] - Jeanette Olsson
Bass - Andreas Unge
Guitar [Guitars] - Romdhane , Esbjörn Öhrwall
Mixed By - Quizlarossi, Lahti
Producer, Arranged By, Recorded By, Performer [All Other Instruments] - Romdhane, Larossi
Written By - Romdhane, C. Lieberman, Larossi, Savan Kotecha

 3:25
11 "I Promise You That"

Backing Vocals [Additional] - Jeanette Olsson
Guitar [Guitars] - Romdhane , Esbjörn Öhrwall
Mixed By - Quizlarossi, Lahti
Producer, Arranged By, Recorded By, Performer [All Other Instruments] - Romdhane, Larossi
Written By - McFadden, Filan, Byrne, Egan, Hector

 3:37
12 "My Private Movie"

Backing Vocals [Additional] - David Kopatz
Mixed By - Cutfather & Joe
Producer, Arranged By - Cutfather & Joe
Written By - Steve Kipner, David Kopatz, Jack Kugell

 4:05
13 "Don't Get Me Wrong"

Backing Vocals [Additional] - Jake Mixed By - Steve Mac, Wayne Hector
Producer, Arranged By - Steve Mac
Written By - Jake, Mike Hofsten

 3:45
14 "Crying Girl"

Backing Vocals [Additional] - Steve Robson
Miked By - Steve Robson, Brian McFadden
Producer, Arranged By - Brian McFadden, Steve Robson
All Instruments - Steve Robson< br> Engineer - Pete Lewis
Written By - Brian McFadden, Steve Robson

 4:22
15 "You Don't Know"

Mixed By - Richard Dowling
Producer, Arranged By, All Instruments - Chris O'Brien, Graeme Murphy
Engineer - Richard Dowling
Written By - McFadden, Egan, Byrne, Feehily, Filan

 4:12
16 "Reason For Living"

Producer, Arranged By - Steve Mac
All Instruments - Chris Laws, Steve Pearce
Engineer - Lee McCutcheon
Written By - Byrne, McFadden, Egan, Feehily, Filan

 3:49
Go Westlife! Bonus Disc[2]
Track
No.		 Title Credits Length
1 "Bad Girls"

Backing Vocals [Additional] - Jeanette Olsson
Bass - Andreas Unge
Guitar [Guitars] - Romdhane , Esbjörn Öhrwall
Mixed By - Quizlarossi, Lahti
Producer, Arranged By, Recorded By, Performer [All Other Instruments] - Romdhane, Larossi
Written By - Romdhane, C. Lieberman, Larossi, Savan Kotecha

 3:25
2 "Fool Again" (Live In Denmark)

Recorded By - Wayne Oulson
Guitar [Guitars] - Romdhane , Esbjörn Öhrwall
Mixed By - Quizlarossi, Lahti
Producer, Arranged By, Recorded By, Performer [All Other Instruments] - Romdhane, Larossi
Written By - Jorgen, Elofssen, Krueger

 5:12
3 "Uptown Girl" (Live In Denmark)

Recorded By - Wayne Oulson
Guitar [Guitars] - Romdhane , Esbjörn Öhrwall
Mixed By - Quizlarossi, Lahti
Producer, Arranged By, Recorded By, Performer [All Other Instruments] - Romdhane, Larossi
Written By - Billy Joel

 4:05

Credits

Release history

Country Release Date
Taiwan 1 November 2001
Europe 12 November 2001
Australia 3 December 2001

Chart performance

Country Peak
position[3]		 Certification
Ireland 1
Sweden[4] 1 Platinum
United Kingdom[5] 1 4× Platinum
Denmark[6] 3 Platinum
New Zealand[7] 3 Platinum
Norway[8] 7 Platinum
Belgium (Flanders)[9] 8
Germany[10] 8 Gold
Austria[11] 9 Gold
Italy 9
Netherlands[12] 10 Gold
Japan 18[13] 18,000+
Switzerland 19 Gold
France 141
Year-end charts
Chart (2001) Peak
position
Irish Albums Chart 3
Chart (2002) Peak
position
Austrian Albums Chart 40

Supporting tour

Main article: World of Our Own Tour

References

  1. ^ "Certified Awards Search". British Phonographic Industry. 25 October 2002. http://www.bpi.co.uk/certifiedawards/Search.aspx. Retrieved 19 October 2010. best selling boy band album
  2. ^ http://eil.com/shop/moreinfo.asp?catalogid=273453
  3. ^ http://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=World_of_Our_Own&action=edit&section=4
  4. ^ Swedish album chart
  5. ^ British album chart
  6. ^ Denish album chart
  7. ^ New Zealand album chart
  8. ^ Norwegian album chart
  9. ^ Belgium album chart
  10. ^ German album chart
  11. ^ http://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=World_of_Our_Own&action=edit&section=4
  12. ^ Netherlands album chart
  13. ^ http://www.oricon.co.jp/search/result.php?kbn=ja&types=rnk&year=2002&month=1&week=5&submit5.x=18&submit5.y=17

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Preceded by
Greatest Hits by Steps		 UK number one album
24 November 2001 – 1 December 2001		 Succeeded by
Swing When You're Winning by Robbie Williams
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