Songs for My Mother
| Songs for My Mother | ||||
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| Studio album by Ronan Keating | ||||
| Released | 16 March 2009 | |||
| Recorded | December 2008 | |||
| Genre | Pop | |||
| Length | 37:11 | |||
| Label | Polydor Records | |||
| Producer | Stephen Lipson | |||
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Songs for My Mother is the fifth studio album released by Boyzone frontman and Irish singer/songwriter Ronan Keating. The album was released on 16 March 2009 on Polydor Records, and is his first album to be released since the reunion of Boyzone.
Album information
The album was recorded over the span of two days during Christmas 2008 at British Grove Studios. The album was recorded with his usual backing band and a live orchestra. Ronan took time out of his busy Boyzone schedule in order to record the album. The album is produced by Stephen Lipson. The album was recorded in memory of his late mother Marie Keating and also to celebrate Mother's Day. The songs that Ronan chose to record for the album are songs that he remembers his mother listening to throughout his childhood. This album also contains a new version of his own song "This Is Your Song", a track which he wrote that originally appeared as the B-Side to his very first single, "When You Say Nothing at All", and his third studio album, Turn It On.
Track listing
| No. | Title | Original Performer | Length |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | "Time After Time" | Cyndi Lauper | 4:10 |
| 2. | "Make You Feel My Love" | Bob Dylan | 3:30 |
| 3. | "Both Sides Now" | Joni Mitchell | 3:58 |
| 4. | "Vincent" | Don McLean | 4:14 |
| 5. | "Carrickfergus" | traditional (and Dominic Behan in the mid-1960's) | 4:28 |
| 6. | "I Believe I Can Fly" | R. Kelly | 4:44 |
| 7. | "Mama’s Arms" | Joshua Kadison | 3:05 |
| 8. | "Wild Mountain Thyme" | Francis McPeake | 4:13 |
| 9. | "Suspicious Minds" | Elvis Presley | 3:37 |
| 10. | "This Is Your Song" | Ronan Keating | 3:59 |
Chart performance
Due to the album's release being so close to Mother's Day in the United Kingdom, the album peaked at #1 on the UK Albums Chart. It debuted at #4 on the Irish Albums Chart, before peaking at #1 on its second week of release. It also peaked at #1 in Australia. In New Zealand, the album debuted at number sixteen, jumping to number one the following week. The album spent three weeks at number one and was certified Platinum, selling over 15,000 copies.[1]
| Chart (2009) | Peak position |
Certification | Sales |
|---|---|---|---|
| Irish Albums Chart[2] | 1 (1w) | Platinum | 15,000+ |
| UK Albums Chart | 1 (2w) | Gold | 100,000+ |
| Australian Albums Chart | 1 (4w) | Platinum | 70,000+ |
| New Zealand Albums Chart | 1 (3w) | Platinum | 15,000+ |
| Danish Albums Chart | 2 | ||
| Norwegian Albums Chart | 7 | ||
| Dutch Albums Chart | 8 | ||
| World Albums Top 40 | 9 | ||
| Swiss Albums Chart | 13 | ||
| Germany Albums Chart | 14 | ||
| Belgian Albums Chart (Flanders) | 14 | ||
| South African Albums Chart[3] | 17 | ||
| Austrian Albums Chart | 34 |
References
- ↑ "The Official New Zealand Music Chart". Rianz.org.nz. Retrieved 2014-06-07.
- ↑ Jaclyn Ward (1962-10-01). "The Irish Charts - All there is to know". Irishcharts.ie. Retrieved 2014-06-07.
- ↑ Archived 2 April 2009 at the Wayback Machine.
| Preceded by No Line on the Horizon by U2 |
UK Albums Chart number-one album 22 March 2009 – 5 April 2009 |
Succeeded by The Fame by Lady Gaga |
| Preceded by It's Not Me, It's You by Lily Allen |
Australian ARIA Albums Chart number-one album 27 April 2009 – 25 May 2009 |
Succeeded by Relapse by Eminem |
| Preceded by Passione by Paul Potts |
New Zealand RIANZ Albums Chart number-one album 27 April 2009 – 18 May 2009 |
Succeeded by 21st Century Breakdown by Green Day |