BZ20

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BZ20
Studio album by Boyzone
Released 22 November 2013 (2013-11-22)
Recorded September–October 2013
Genre Pop, pop rock
Length 37:26
Label Rhino
Producer Brian Rawling, Matt Furmidge, Paul Meehan, Lee McCutcheon
Boyzone chronology

Brother
(2010)		 BZ20
(2013)
Singles from BZ20
  1. "Love Will Save the Day"
    Released: 8 November 2013
  2. "Light up the night"
    Released: 10 February 2014

BZ20 is the fifth studio album by Irish boy band Boyzone, released on 22 November 2013 by Rhino Records. It was mainly produced by Brian Rawling,[1][2] The album was preceded by the lead single "Love Will Save the Day" on 8 November 2013. The Second single from the album "Light up the night" will be released on 10 February 2014, on the 15 January 2014 the video was uploaded onto YouTube.[3]

Album background

Boyzone's fifth album was originally going to be released in late 2010, but it was shelved due to Ronan Keating's commitments on The X Factor Australia.[4] However due to the success of their previous album Brother (2010), they decided to celebrate 20 years since Boyzone began with a new studio album and tour. It was announced on 24 September 2013 that the brand new album would be released on 25 November 2013 and became available to pre-order from Amazon. In September 2013, it was announced that Boyzone were recording their new studio album BZ20 at Metrophonic with Brian Rawling producing it.[5] The band has signed a new four-album recording deal with Warner Music to release BZ20 on 22 November 2013 through the Rhino label.[6][7]

In a statement, the band said: "We're incredibly proud to announce the release of our new studio album BZ20 and our new home at Warner Music, it seems crazy that 20 years have passed since we first got together but we are as excited now with the new album as we were back then. Bring on the next 20 years!"

It was also revealed that Boyzone will be making a programme discussing the album called Boyzone at 20, featuring clips of the band since their beginning in 1993 on ITV due for broadcast end of November 2013.[8]

The artwork of the album was revealed on Twitter and Facebook and fans were encouraged to tweet a link and gradually the image started to be seen.[9]

Singles

"Love Will Save the Day" was released as the album's lead single on 8 November 2013. The song was written by Jez Ashurst and Viktoria Hansen, and it was produced by Paul Meehan, Matt Furmidge, and Brian Rawling. It was first performed on the Australian The X Factor and given its first airplay in the United Kingdom on radio 2 in October 2013.[1] "Love Will Save the Day" debuted at number 42 in Ireland, becoming the band's lowest-charting single to date. In the United Kingdom, the song debuted at number 39, becoming their second-lowest charting single. "Light Up The Night" is set to be the second single to be released on February 10, 2014.

Promotion

The band will be touring the album in the UK and Ireland during November and December 2013 with the BZ20 Tour. The album is supported by the BZ20 Tour. On 9 November 2013, Boyzone performed the song on The Jonathan Ross Show. On 22 November they performed on The Paul O'Grady Show. Further TV appearances include Loose Women and Lorraine. Boyzone sang live on The Terry Wogan Show on BBC Radio 2 on 17 November two songs from the album - "Love Will Save the Day" and "Everything I Own".[10] On 20 November 2013, Boyzone exclusively streamed their brand new album on Digital Spy.[11]

Chart Performance

In the UK, the album has charted for ten weeks so far selling 200,000 copies. In Ireland, the album first charted at number 7 and has been in the irish chart top 75 for eight weeks selling 4,000 copies, in Germany the album has charted for two weeks at number 88 and 1 week at number 35 selling so far 20,000 copies.[12]

Critical reception

Professional ratings
Review scores
Source Rating
Renowned for Sound [13]

David Callaghan of RenownedForSound said that "Boyzone are one form of music group that never seems to age and that they have a legacy not many other artists or groups combined could try and reach. Going on, he said that Ronan Keating, arguably their most notable member, starts us off with the cheesy yet powerful ballad Love Will Save the Day, and you can picture every girl, woman and grandmother have a tear in their eye and a melted heart in their hands. Everything I Own, Centre of Gravity and Heaven Is, continues the notion of soppy sweetness and screaming women from afar. Of course I can’t take anything away from Boyzone, this is what they’ve built their success on and for the most part it’s worked, so I congratulate each and every one of them. To take a look at the titles of all eleven tracks on the album, you know before you listen exactly what you’re going to get, if you didn’t know by now. BZ20 is a solid album, Boyzone do sound as good as ever. They don’t appear to of sold out and cashed in on a novelty album, like many other boy bands have done time and again. They stay consistent, sound very strong and coherent musically, and have produced and album that will keep everyone happy."[13]

Track listing

  • Boyzone announced the track listing on Twitter on 24 October 2013.[14]
BZ20 – Standard version[15]
No. TitleWriter(s)Producer(s) Length
1. "Love Will Save the Day"  Jez Ashurst, Viktoria HansenBrian Rawling, Matt Furmidge, Paul Meehan 3:12
2. "Who We Are"  Albin Nedler, Andreas Moe, Andy Brown, Kristoffer FogelmarkRawling, Furmidge, Meehan 3:10
3. "Everything I Own"  David GatesRawling, Furmidge, Meehan 3:13
4. "Centre of Gravity"  Ben Earle, Daniel Neil McDougallRawling, Furmidge, Meehan 3:40
5. "Heaven Is"  Andy Hill, Don MescallRawling, Furmidge, Meehan 3:30
6. "If We Try"  Lee McCutcheon, Mark Read, Michael GrahamMcCutcheon 3:10
7. "Nobody Knows"  Joe Rich, Don DuBoseRawling, Furmidge, Meehan 4:12
8. "Best Night of Our Lives"  Anthony Egizii, David Musumeci, Ronan KeatingRawling, Furmidge, Meehan 3:02
9. "Light up the night"  Ed Hill, Josh KearRawling, Furmidge, Meehan 3:14
10. "Rise"  Danny Orton, MescallRawling, Furmidge, Meehan 3:12
11. "The Hour Before Christmas"  Mescall, Rob WellsRawling, Furmidge, Meehan 3:51

Credits and personnel

Credits adapted from AllMusic.[17]

  • Jez Ashurst – composer
  • Steve Baccon – photography
  • Dick Beetham – mastering
  • Tony Buchen – vocal engineer
  • Don DuBose – composer
  • Keith Duffy – liner notes
  • Ben Earle – composer
  • Anthony Egizii – composer
  • Kristoffer Fogelmark – composer
  • Matt Furmidge – mixer, producer
  • David Ashworth Gates – composer
  • Michael Graham – composer, liner notes
  • Viktoria Hansen – composer
  • Ed Hill – composer
  • Simon Johnson – guitar
  • Josh Kear – composer
  • Ronan Keating – composer, liner notes
  • Dom Liu – engineer
  • Lee McCutcheon – composer, keyboards, producer
  • Dan McDougall – composer
  • Paul Meehan – keyboards, producer
  • Don Mescall – composer
  • Ryan Miller – vocal engineer
  • Andreas Moe – composer
  • David Musumeci – composer
  • Albin Nedler – composer
  • Danny Orton – composer
  • Adam Phillips – guitar
  • Brian Rawling – producer
  • Mark Read – composer
  • Joe Rich – composer
  • Pat Roche – guitar
  • Ric Salmon – A&R
  • Shane "Shanno" – liner notes
  • Dave Turner – mastering
  • Rob Wells – composer
  • Justine Young – A&R

Charts

Chart (2013) Peak
position
scope="row" Australian Albums (ARIA)[18] 85
scope="row" Belgian Albums (Ultratop Flanders)[ 1] 152
scope="row" German Albums (Media Control)[ 1] 35
scope="row" Irish Albums (IRMA)[ 1] 7
scope="row" Scottish Albums (OCC)[ 1] 6
scope="row" UK Albums (OCC)[ 1] 6

Certifications

Region Certification Sales/shipments
United Kingdom (BPI)[19] Gold 100,000^

xunspecified figures based on certification alone

Year-end charts

Chart (2013) Position
UK Albums Chart 55

Release history

Country Date Version Format Label
Australia[20] 22 November 2013 Standard
Rhino Records
Austria[21] 29 November 2013 Digital download
Belgium[22][23] 22 November 2013
  • Standard
  • deluxe
Brazil[24][25] 26 November 2013
Canada[26][27] 25 November 2013
Chile[28][29] 26 November 2013
Denmark[30][31] 25 November 2013
Finland[32][33]
France[34][35]
Germany[36] 29 November 2013 Standard
  • CD
  • digital download
Ireland[15][16][37] 22 November 2013
  • Standard
  • deluxe
Japan[38][39] 27 November 2013 Digital download
Netherlands[40][41] 22 November 2013
New Zealand[42][43]
  • CD
  • digital download
Norway[44][45] Digital download
Spain[46][47] 26 November 2013
Switzerland[48] 29 November 2013 Standard
Portugal[49][50] 25 November 2013
  • Standard
  • deluxe
Sweden[51][52]
United Kingdom[14][53][54]
  • CD
  • digital download

References

  1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 Lydia Smith (11 October 2013). "Boyzone announce Love Will Save The Day as the new single from upcoming album BZ20". Mirror.co.uk. Retrieved 2 November 2013. 
  2. ↑ "BZ20 (Deluxe Edition) | Boyzone – Télécharger et écouter l'album" (in French). Qobuz. Retrieved 3 December 2013. 
  3. ↑ http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AOAVLgsOWgQ
  4. ↑ "New Boyzone album shelved". Digital Spy. Hearst Magazines UK. 27 May 2010. Retrieved 2 November 2013. 
  5. ↑ "BZ20 - a New Home & a New Album". Boyzone Network. 25 September 2013. Retrieved 2 November 2013. 
  6. ↑ "BZ20: Amazon.co.uk: Music". Amazon.co.uk. 9 September 2009. Retrieved 2 November 2013. 
  7. ↑ Boyzone fancy their chances as a festival act! | Playlist | Showbiz & TV | Daily Star. Simply The Best 7 Days A Week
  8. ↑ "Boyzone to reunite for special performance". Dnaindia.com. 10 October 2013. Retrieved 2 November 2013. 
  9. ↑ "Boyzone BZ20". Boyzone BZ20. Retrieved 2 November 2013. 
  10. ↑ BBC Radio 2 - Weekend Wogan, With Ellie Goulding and Boyzone
  11. ↑ Boyzone stream new album 'BZ20' on Digital Spy - listen - Music News - Digital Spy
  12. ↑ http://acharts.us/album/82275
  13. ↑ 13.0 13.1 Renowned for Sound | Album Review: Boyzone – BZ20
  14. ↑ 14.0 14.1 "BZ20: Amazon.co.uk: Music". Amazon.co.uk. 9 September 2009. Retrieved 2 November 2013. 
  15. ↑ 15.0 15.1 "iTunes - Music - BZ20 by Boyzone". iTunes Store. 
  16. ↑ 16.0 16.1 "iTunes - Music - BZ20 (Deluxe Edition) by Boyzone". iTunes Store. 
  17. ↑ "BZ20 - Boyzone". AllMusic. Rovi Corporation. Retrieved 4 January 2014. 
  18. ↑ "Chartifacts". ARIA Charts. Retrieved 3 December 2013. 
  19. ↑ "British album certifications – Boyzone – BZ20". British Phonographic Industry.  Enter BZ20 in the field Search. Select Title in the field Search by. Select album in the field By Format. Click Go
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  21. ↑ "BZ20 Austria Release". Itunes. Retrieved 23 November 2013. 
  22. ↑ "BZ20 Brazil Release". Itunes. Retrieved 23 November 2013. 
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  25. ↑ iTunes - Música - BZ20 (Deluxe Edition) de Boyzone
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  27. ↑ iTunes - Music - BZ20 (Deluxe Edition) by Boyzone
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  29. ↑ iTunes - Música - BZ20 (Deluxe Edition) de Boyzone
  30. ↑ "BZ20 Denmark Release". Itunes. Retrieved 23 November 2013. 
  31. ↑ iTunes - Music - BZ20 (Deluxe Edition) by Boyzone
  32. ↑ "BZ20 Finland Release". Itunes. Retrieved 23 November 2013. 
  33. ↑ iTunes - Music - BZ20 (Deluxe Edition) by Boyzone
  34. ↑ "BZ20 France Release". Itunes. Retrieved 23 November 2013. 
  35. ↑ iTunes - Musique - BZ20 (Deluxe Edition) par Boyzone
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  37. ↑ BZ20: Amazon.co.uk: Music
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  39. ↑ iTunes - ミュージック - ボーイゾーン「BZ20 (Deluxe Edition)」
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  41. ↑ iTunes - Muziek - 'BZ20 (Deluxe Edition)' van Boyzone
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  43. ↑ iTunes - Music - BZ20 by Boyzone
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  45. ↑ iTunes - Music - BZ20 (Deluxe Edition) by Boyzone
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  49. ↑ "BZ20 Portugal Release". Itunes. Retrieved 23 November 2013. 
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  51. ↑ "BZ20 Sweden Release". Itunes. Retrieved 23 November 2013. 
  52. ↑ iTunes - Musik - BZ20 (Deluxe Edition) av Boyzone
  53. ↑ "BZ20 United Kingdom Release". Itunes. Retrieved 23 November 2013. 
  54. ↑ iTunes - Music - BZ20 (Deluxe Edition) by Boyzone
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