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...Allow Us to Be Frank

Studio album by Westlife

Released

8 November 2004
(see Release history)

Recorded

2004;
Rokstone Studios
(London),

Genre

Big band

Length

39:21

Language

Westlife chronology

Turnaround
(2003)

...Allow Us to Be Frank
(2004)

Face To Face
(2005)

Singles from ...Allow Us to Be Frank

"Smile"
Released: 4 November 2004
"Fly Me to the Moon"
Released: 20 December 2004
"Ain't That a Kick in the Head"
Released: 6 January 2005

...Allow Us To Be Frank, a Rat Pack tribute album, was the fifth studio album by Irish boyband Westlife and the first album since the departure of Bryan McFadden. It was released on 8 November 2004, and peaked at number two in Ireland and number three in the United Kingdom. ...Allow Us To Be Frank was number twenty-four on the 2004 year-end album charts. The album features songs made popular by Frank Sinatra such as "The Way You Look Tonight", "Come Fly With Me", "Moon River", "Summer Wind" and "That's Life". It also includes the Nat "King" Cole song, "When I Fall in Love". It was recorded with a 60-piece orchestra at Phoenix Studios in Wembley, Middlesex.

Professional ratings
Review scores
Source	Rating
Entertainment.ie	^[1]
MTV Asia	^[2]
RTE.ie	^[3]
Rovi	^[4]
Stylus Magazine	F^[5]

Contents

1 Singles
2 Track listing
3 Release history
4 Chart performance
- 4.1 Certifications
5 The Number Ones Tour 2005
6 References
7 External links

Singles

"Smile" was released as the album's first single on 4 November 2004. The physical single features the video, and B-sides "White Christmas" and "When I Fall In Love".^[6] "Fly Me To The Moon" was released as the album's second single on 20 December 2004. The single was only released digitally, featuring the video, as well as an exclusive B-side, "Beyond The Sea", which does not feature on the album. "Ain't That A Kick In The Head" was released as the album's third and final single on 6 January 2005. The physical single features the video, as well B-side "Moon River".^[7]

Track listing

No.	Title	Writer(s)	Length
1.	"Ain't That a Kick in the Head"	Sammy Cahn, Jimmy Van Heusen	2:27
2.	"Fly Me to the Moon"	Bart Howard	2:31
3.	"Smile"	Charles Chaplin, Geoffrey Parsons, John Turner	2:50
4.	"Let There Be Love"	Ian Grant, Lionel Rand	2:45
5.	"The Way You Look Tonight" (with Joanne Hindley)	Jerome Kern, Dorothy Fields	4:07
6.	"Come Fly with Me"	Cahn, Van Heusen	3:15
7.	"Mack the Knife"	Marc Blitzstein, Bertolt Brecht, Kurt Weill	3:10
8.	"I Left My Heart in San Francisco"	George Cory, Douglas Cross	2:59
9.	"Summer Wind"	Hans Bradtke, Henry Mayer, Johnny Mercer	2:58
10.	"Clementine"	Woody Harris, Percy Montrose	3:19
11.	"When I Fall in Love"	Edward Heyman, Victor Young	3:09
12.	"Moon River"	Mercer, Henry Mancini	2:40
13.	"That's Life"	Kelly Gordon, Dean Kay	3:13

Japanese Bonus Tracks
No.	Title	Writer(s)	Length
14.	"The Way You Look Tonight" (Westlife-only version)	Kern, Fields	3:45
15.	"Ain't That A Kick In The Head" (video)	Cahn, Van Heusen	2:30

Release history

This unreferenced section requires citations to ensure verifiability.

Region	Date
Europe	02004-11-08 8 November 2004
Philippines	02004-11-13 13 November 2004
Taiwan	02004-12-03 3 December 2004
Japan	02004-11-24 24 November 2004

Chart performance

Chart (2004)	Peak position
Germany Top 100 Albums^[8]	30
Ireland Top 100^[9]	2
Netherlands Album Top 100^[10]	32
Sweden Top 60 Albums^[11]	5
Switzerland Albums Top 100^[12]	75
United Kingdom Top 100^[13]	3

Chart (2005)	Peak position
Belgium (Flanders) Ultratop 50 albums^[14]	25
Denmark Album Top 40^[15]	15

Certifications

Region	Certification
United Kingdom	2× Platinum^[16]

The Number Ones Tour 2005

Main article: The Number Ones Tour

References

^ Lynch, Andrew. "Westlife - Allow Us To Be Frank". Entertainment.ie. http://entertainment.ie/album-review/Westlife---Allow-Us-To-Be-Frank/3568.htm. Retrieved 15 October 2011.
^ MTV Asia review
^ "Westlife - Allow Us To Be Frank". RTÉ Ten. 22 November 2004. http://www.rte.ie/arts/2004/1122/westlife.html. Retrieved 15 October 2011.
^ O'Brien, Jon. "Listen to Allow Us to Be Frank by Westlife". AllRovi. http://www.allrovi.com/music/album/allow-us-to-be-frank-mw0000471089. Retrieved 15 October 2011.
^ Stylus Magazine review
^ "㈜한터정보시스템 ▒". Hanteo.com. http://www.hanteo.com/search/album_info.asp?mcode=801208523. Retrieved 2012-01-09.
^ "Westlife Ain't That A Kick In The Head Sweden 5" CD SINGLE (334605)". Eil.com. 2005-08-22. http://eil.com/shop/moreinfo.asp?catalogid=334605. Retrieved 2012-01-09.
^ "Chartverfolgung / Westlife / Longplay" (in German). Media Control GfK International. http://www.musicline.de/de/chartverfolgung_summary/artist/Westlife/26719/?type=longplay. Retrieved 15 October 2011.
^ "Irish Music Charts Archive: Top 75 Artist Album, Week Ending 11 November 2004". GFK Chart-Track. http://www.chart-track.co.uk/index.jsp?c=p%2Fmusicvideo%2Fmusic%2Farchive%2Findex_test.jsp&ct=240002&arch=t&lyr=2004&year=2004&week=46. Retrieved 15 October 2011.
^ "dutchcharts.nl – Westlife – Allow Us To Be Frank" (in Dutch). dutchcharts.nl. Hung Medien / hitparade.ch. http://dutchcharts.nl/showitem.asp?interpret=Westlife&titel=Allow+Us+To+Be+Frank&cat=a. Retrieved 15 October 2011.
^ "swedishcharts.com – Westlife – Allow Us To Be Frank". swedishcharts.com. Hung Medien. http://swedishcharts.com/showitem.asp?interpret=Westlife&titel=Allow+Us+To+Be+Frank&cat=a. Retrieved 15 October 2011.
^ "Westlife – Allow Us To Be Frank – swisscharts.com |". swisscharts.com. Hung Medien. http://swisscharts.com/showitem.asp?interpret=Westlife&titel=Allow+Us+To+Be+Frank&cat=a. Retrieved 15 October 2011.
^ "Chart Stats – Westlife – Allow Us To Be Frank". ChartStats.com. http://www.chartstats.com/release.php?release=34561. Retrieved 15 October 2011.
^ "ultratop.be – Westlife – Allow Us To Be Frank" (in Dutch). www.ultratop.be. ULTRATOP & Hung Medien / hitparade.ch. http://www.ultratop.be/nl/showitem.asp?interpret=Westlife&titel=Allow+Us+To+Be+Frank&cat=a. Retrieved 15 October 2011.
^ "danishcharts.com – Westlife – Allow Us To Be Frank". danishcharts.com. Hung Medien. http://danishcharts.com/showitem.asp?interpret=Westlife&titel=Allow+Us+To+Be+Frank&cat=a. Retrieved 15 October 2011.
^ "BPI – Certified Awards Search". British Phonographic Industry. http://www.bpi.co.uk/certifiedawards/search.aspx. Retrieved 15 October 2011.

External links

Official Westlife Website

Westlife

Albums

Studio albums	Westlife Coast to Coast World of Our Own Turnaround Allow Us to Be Frank Face to Face The Love Album Back Home Where We Are Gravity

Compilations	No. 1 Hits and Rare Tracks Grandes Éxitos Golden Hits Unbreakable: The Greatest Hits Volume 1 Released Greatest Hits

Extended Plays	Swear It Again World of Our Own

Box Sets	Coast To Coast / World Of Our Own Westlife / Turnaround

Videos

Music videos	Flying Without Wings Karaoke Coast To Coast: Up Close and Personal Uptown Girl World Of Our Own Unbreakable: The Greatest Hits Volume 1 Back Home The Karaoke Collection

Concerts DVD	Where Dreams Come True: Live in Dublin The Greatest Hits: Live from M.E.N. Arena Turnaround Tour: Live in Stockholm The Number Ones Tour: Live in Sheffield Face to Face: Live at Wembley 10 Years of Westlife: Live at Croke Park Stadium Where We Are Tour: Live from The O2

Documentary	The Westlife Story Westlife: The Complete Story

Concert tours

Products

Westlife: Our Story
X
With Love

Westlife

v t e Westlife singles

Westlife (1999-2000)	"Swear It Again" "If I Let You Go" "Flying Without Wings" "I Have a Dream"/"Seasons in the Sun" "Fool Again"

Coast to Coast (2000-2001)	"Against All Odds" "My Love" "What Makes a Man" "I Lay My Love on You" "Uptown Girl" "When You're Looking Like That"

World of Our Own (2001-2002)	"Queen of My Heart" "World of Our Own" "Bop Bop Baby"

Unbreakable - The Greatest Hits Vol. 1 (2002-2003)	"Unbreakable" "Tonight/Miss You Nights"

Turnaround (2003-2004)	"Hey Whatever" "Mandy" "Obvious"

Allow Us to Be Frank (2004)	"Ain't That a Kick in the Head" "Fly Me To The Moon" "Smile"

Face to Face (2005-2006)	"You Raise Me Up" "When You Tell Me That You Love Me" "Amazing"

The Love Album (2006)	"The Rose"

Back Home (2007-2008)	"Home" "Us Against the World" "Something Right"

Where We Are (2009)	"What About Now"

Gravity (2010)	"Safe"

Greatest Hits (2011)	"Lighthouse" "Beautiful World"

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