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  • Artist: Westlife
  • Rating: StarStar
  • Release Date: November 28, 2000
  • Type: Lyrics are included with the album, Enhanced CD-ROM
  • Genre: Rock

Review

Westlife's debut album was like an appetizer at Jean-Georgs, compared to the fast-food boy band music shoveled out on 99-cent menus. Their sophomore album, Coast to Coast, brings about that feeling of being overstuffed by a fancy main course and being offered dessert. At that point the quality of food doesn't matter as much; you're ready for the check. Even the Mariah Carey duet sounds rehashed -- is the best she would offer them a remake of her own remake of Phil Collins' "Against All Odds"? As was the case on their first album, the production quality is spectacular, so crystal clear that it makes the immaculate production of pop albums from just the last few years sound murky. The vocal talent here is powerful too -- bet your life savings that when the group fades into oblivion at least one of them will be jolted to higher fame. It is a familiar sight -- the trend that began with Take That, then shifted to Boyzone, then grasped by Westlife (who were mentored by Boyzone's Ronan Keating). It is as if the same group just keeps being reincarnated, but their age stays the same -- perhaps this is the United Kingdom's version of Menudo. While the money-minders of the record labels may not have a vision that extends much further from their earnings, their strategies have not artistically been in vain. Forget claims by those who pick favorites due to nostalgia. The music has only gotten better with each group. That is why, coming from a most promising cast of talent, Coast to Coast is so disappointing. It is stitched together with more of the same ("Angels Wings" is highly reminiscent, not in name only, of "Flying Without Wings"). Big, sweeping productions with graceful "oohing" and "aahing" choirs supplying the lead singers with atmosphere does sound exquisite, but it only goes so far when every song sounds like the last one. Whoever spends as much time getting the production quality just right has neglected to insist that the production sounds varied throughout. The songs are also not as memorable as in their previous work because the writing is so concentrated on one subject and sound. For evidence, notice how a later, stylish track, "Loneliness Knows Me By Name," kicks life into the album after a long, monotonous series of songs. "My Love" was also not chosen as the first single without good reason. It has the same lucidity as the best of their work. If not for their first album and the few really good new songs, Coast to Coast could have fooled anyone. There is a saying you may have heard, "Separate but equal." In this case, it is "Same but not equal." With every possible edge over the competition, it seems tragic that the producers and writers unconsciously chose that as their theme. ~ Peter Fawthrop, All Music Guide

Tracks

Track TitleComposersPerformersTime
My Love (Lyrics) David Krueger, Per Magnusson Westlife (3:53)
What Makes a Man (Lyrics) Westlife (3:51)
I Lay My Love on You (Lyrics) Westlife (3:30)
I Have a Dream [Remix] Westlife (4:16)
Against All Odds (Lyrics) Phil Collins Mariah Carey, Westlife (3:22)
When You're Looking Like That (Lyrics) Westlife (3:53)
Close (Lyrics) Westlife (4:04)
Somebody Needs You Westlife (3:09)
Angel's Wings (Lyrics) Westlife (4:05)
Soledad (Lyrics) Westlife (3:58)
Puzzle of My Heart (Lyrics) Andrew Fromm Westlife (3:40)
Dreams Come True Per Magnusson Westlife (3:08)
No Place That Far Tom Shapiro, Sara Evans Westlife (3:13)
Close Your Eyes (Lyrics) Westlife (4:34)
You Make Me Feel (Lyrics) Max Martin Westlife (3:38)
Loneliness Knows Me by Name (Lyrics) Westlife (3:03)
Fragile Heart (Lyrics) Westlife (3:01)
Every Little Thing You Do (Lyrics) Westlife (4:11)
[Silence] (:00)
[Silence] (:00)
[Silence] (:00)
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[Silence] (:00)
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[Silence] (:00)
Don't Get Me Wrong Westlife (3:43)

Credits

Jimmy Jam (Producer), Mariah Carey (Vocals (Background)), Martin Brannigan (Arranger), David Krueger (Guitar (Electric)), Esbjörn Öhrwall (Guitar), Steve Mac (Keyboards), Terry Lewis (Producer), Steve Mac (Arranger), Rami (Engineer), Ulf (Arranger), Per Magnusson (Producer), Matt Howe (Mixing Engineer), Mariah Carey (Vocal Arrangement), Steve Pearce (Bass), Ake Sundqvist (Percussion), John Amatiello (Assistant), Simon Cowell (Executive Producer), David Krueger (Guitar (Acoustic)), Henrik Janson (Conductor), Steve Mac (Mixing), Dana Jon Chappelle (Engineer), Björn Engelmann (Mastering), Andy Earl (Photography), Steve Mac (Piano), Gustave Lund (Percussion), Westlife (Vocals (Background)), Fredrik Karlsson (Guitar (Electric)), Mary Ann Tatum (Vocals (Background)), Max Martin (Vocals (Background)), Anders Von Hofsten (Vocals (Background)), Joakim Agnas (Piccolo Trumpet), David Krueger (Producer), Wayne Hector (Vocals (Background)), Mariah Carey (Producer), Tuff Singers (Choir, Chorus), Per Magnusson (Keyboards), Chris Laws (Engineer), Rami (Producer), Josef Larossi (Mixing), David Krueger (Arranger), Richard Niles (Assistant Engineer), Per Magnusson (Programming), Tom Lundberg (Bass), Wayne Hector (Vocal Arrangement), Steve Mac (Vocal Arrangement), Per Magnusson (Arranger), Matt Howe (Orchestral Arrangements), Henrik Janson (Arranger), Andreas Carlsson (Vocals (Background)), Steve Mac (Producer), Dick Beetham (Mastering), Paul Gendler (Guitar (Electric)), Paul Gendler (Guitar), Daniel Pursey (Assistant Engineer), Chris Laws (Programming), Ulf (Conductor), Brian Garten (Digital Editing)
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Coast To Coast
Studio album by Westlife
Released November 6, 2000 (2000-11-06)
(see Release history)
Recorded December 1999 - April 2000
Genre Pop
Length 70:02
Label Sony BMG, RCA
Professional reviews
Westlife chronology
Westlife
(1999)		 Coast to Coast
(2000)		 World of Our Own
(2001)
Alternate cover
Singles from Westlife
  1. "Against All Odds (Take a Look at Me Now) (with Mariah Carey)"
    Released: September 18, 2000 (2000-09-18)
  2. "My Love"
    Released: October 31, 2000 (2000-10-31)
  3. "What Makes a Man"
    Released: December 18, 2000 (2000-12-18)
  4. "I Lay My Love on You"
    Released: March 3, 2001 (2001-03-03)(Asia & Europe only)
  5. "Uptown Girl"
    Released: February 26, 2001 (2001-02-26)
  6. "When You're Looking Like That"
    Released: August 27, 2001 (2001-08-27)(Asia & Europe only)

Coast to Coast is the second album by Irish boyband Westlife, released on November 6, 2000 on RCA records. This was released again into a boxed set with their album World of our Own last 25 January 2005. The album has sold 8 million copies worldwide.[citation needed]

Contents

Reception

Coast to Coast received generally negative reviews from critics, Andrew Lynch from Entertainment.ie gave the album 1 out of 5 stars calling the album "Commercial Suicide", there was more positivity at Allmusic, giving the album 2.5 out of 5 stars, comparing the band to other bands such as Take That and Boyzone. The album was the 4th best selling of 2000 in the UK.

Close, Soledad, and Puzzle of My Heart were released in airplay on the Philippines. While En Ti Deje Mi Amor was hysical single release in Spanish-speaking countries only.

Chart Performance

Coast to Coast debut at #1 on the UK Top 75 Albums with 234,000 copies sold in the first week, the album remained at the top spot for one week, being knocked of by The Beatles's The Beatles 1, the album has been certified 5x Platinum and has sold over 1.5 million copies in the UK.

Country Peak
position		 Sales Certification
UK Albums Chart 1[1] 1,500,000+ 5×Platinum
Irish Albums Chart 1 603,000
Belgium 17[2]
Germany 19
Netherlands 13[3]
New Zealand 2[4]
Norway 6[5]
Sweden 3[6]
Switzerland 38
Mexico 6 115,000+ [7] Gold

Album information

Track
No.		 Title Credits Length
1 "My Love" (Radio Edit)

Arranged By [Orchestra], Conductor [Orchestra] - Henrik Janson, Ulf Janson
Orchestra - Stockholm Session Orchestra
Percussion - Åke Sundqvist
Producer, Programmed By, Arranged By - David Kreuger, Per Magnusson
Recorded By [Orchestra] - Björn Norén
Trumpet [Piccolo] - Joakim Agnas
Written By - Jörgen Elofsson, Pelle Nylén, David Kreuger, Per Magnusson

 3:55
2 "What Makes a Man"

Arranged By [Orchestra] - Richard Niles
Producer, Mixed By, Arranged By, Keyboards, Piano - Steve Mac
Written By - S. Mac , W. Hector

 3:54
3 "I Lay My Love on You" (Single Remix)

Producer, Programmed By, Arranged By - David Kreuger, Per Magnusson
Recorded By [Strings] - Björn Norén
Written By - Jörgen Elofsson, Per Magnusson, David Kreuger

 3:33
4 "I Have A Dream (Remix)"

Backing Vocals - Andrew Frampton, Lance Ellington
Bass - Daniel Frampton
Choir - Bodywork Theatre School Choir
Drums - Pete Waterman
Engineer - Dan Frampton
Guitar - Erwin Keiles
Keyboards - Andrew Frampton
Mastered By - Richard Dowling
Percussion - Simon Hill
Producer - Dan Frampton, Pete Waterman
Producer [Additional] - John Holliday, Trevor Steel
Remix - WIP
Written By - B. Andersson, B. Ulvaeus

 4:18
5 "Against All Odds (Take a Look at Me Now)"

Backing Vocals [Additional] - Mary Ann Tatum, Wayne Hector
Engineer - Chris Laws , Dana Jon Chappelle
Engineer [Strings & Mix] - Matt Howe
Guitar - Paul Gendler
Mixed By, Keyboards, Piano - Steve Mac
Producer - Mariah Carey , Steve Mac
Programmed By [Protools] - Brian Garten, Chris Laws
Vocals [Featuring], Arranged By [Vocals] - Mariah Carey
Written By - Phil Collins

 3:25
6 "When You're Looking Like That (Single Remix)"

Backing Vocals - Andreas Carlsson, Max Martin
Engineer [Assistant], Mixed By [Assistant], Programmed By [Protools] - John Amatiello
Producer, Engineer, Mixed By - Rami
Written By - Rami, A. Carlsson, M. Martin

 3:56
7 "Close"

Producer, Mixed By, Arranged By, Keyboards, Piano - Steve Mac
Written By - S. Mac , W. Hector , C. Farren

 4:07
8 "Somebody Needs You"

Backing Vocals - Anders von Hofsten, Andreas Carlsson
Guitar - Andreas Carlsson
Producer, Engineer, Mixed By - Jake
Written By - J. Elofsson, A. Carlsson, Jake

 3:12
9 "Angel's Wings"

Arranged By [Orchestra] - Richard Niles
Choir - Tuff Session Singers, The
Double Bass - Steve Pearce
Guitar - Paul Gendler
Producer, Mixed By, Arranged By, Keyboards, Piano - Steve Mac
Written By - S. Mac, W. Hector, J. MacCarthy

 4:08
10 "Soledad"

Acoustic Guitar, Guitar [Electric] - Henrik Jansson
Backing Vocals [Additional] - Andreas Carlsson, Jörgen Elofsson
Producer, Programmed By, Engineer - David Kreuger, Per Magnusson
Written By - Rami, A. Carlsson, K.C. Porter

 4:03
11 "Puzzle Of My Heart"

Harp - Åsa Lönnerholm
Producer, Programmed By, Arranged By, Engineer - David Kreuger, Per Magnusson
Recorded By [Strings & Harp] - Björn Norén
Written By - Jörgen Elofsson, Andrew Fromm

 3:42
12 "Dreams Come True"

Harp - Åsa Lönnerholm Producer, Programmed By, Arranged By - David Kreuger, Per Magnusson
Recorded By [Harp] - Björn Norén
Written By - Jörgen Elofsson, Per Magnusson, David Kreuger

 3:10
13 "No Place That Far"

Producer, Mixed By, Arranged By, Keyboards, Piano - Steve Mac
Written By - Sara Evans, Tom Shapiro, Tony Martin

 3:16
14 "Close Your Eyes"

Producer, Mixed By, Arranged By, Piano, Keyboards - Steve Mac
Written By - S. Mac, W. Hector

 4:36
15 "You Make Me Feel"

Engineer [Strings & Mix] - Matt Howe
Producer, Mixed By, Arranged By, Keyboards, Piano - Steve Mac
Written By - Niklas Jarl, Patric Jonsson, Max Martin

 3:40
16 "Loneliness Knows Me By Name"

Backing Vocals - Anders von Hofsten Engineer - Jake* Engineer [Assistant] - Christian Nilsson
Producer, Mixed By - Andreas Romdhane, Jake, Josef Larossi
Written By - Alexandra

 3:06
17.1 "Fragile Heart"

Acoustic Guitar - Fridrick "Frizzy" Karlsson
Producer, Mixed By, Arranged By, Keyboards, Piano - Steve Mac
Written By - McFadden, Egan, Filan

 3:04
17.2 "Uptown Girl (Radio Edit)" Special Edition Bonus Track

Produced, Mixed & Arranged By - Steve Mac
Written By - Billy Joel

 3.06
18.1 "Every Little Thing You Do"

Produced, Mixed & Arranged By, Keyboards, Piano - Steve Mac
Written By - S. Mac , W. Hector

 4:13
18.2 "Nothing Is Impossible" Special Edition Bonus Track

Produced and Arranged by Ray "Madman" Hedges, Mixed By Mark Emmitt Written By - Ray Hedges, Martin Brannigan, Byrne, Egan, Mcfadden

 3.15
19 "My Girl" Special Edition Bonus Track

Produced by Topham, Twigg and Waterman for Pete Waterman Productions
Written By - William 'Smokey' Robinson, Ronald White

 2.46
30 "Don't Get Me Wrong" Hidden Track

Backing Vocals - Anders von Hofsten
Producer, Arranged By, Mixed By - Andreas Romdhane, Jake, Josef Larossi
Written By - Jake , A. von Hofsten

 3:45

Credits

  • (P)+(C) 2000 BMG Entertainment International (UK and Ireland) Ltd., except track 5: (P) 2000 Sony Music Entertainment Inc.
  • Barcode# = 743218243028
  • Tracks 19 to 29 do not contain any audio.
  • Track 30 is a hidden bonus track not credited on the back cover.
  • The CD-ROM part contains short previews of the music videos for "Against All Odds", "I Have A Dream" & "I Lay My Love On You".

Personnel

  • Joakim Agnas – Piccolo Trumpet
  • John Amatiello – Assistant
  • Dick Beetham – Mastering
  • Martin Brannigan – Arranger
  • Mariah Carey – Vocals (bckgr), Producer, Vocal Arrangement
  • Andreas Carlsson – Vocals (bckgr)
  • Dana Jon Chappelle – Engineer
  • Simon Cowell – Executive Producer
  • Andy Earl – Photography
  • Björn Engelmann – Mastering
  • Brian Garten – Digital Editing
  • Paul Gendler – Guitar, Guitar (Electric)
  • Wayne Hector – Vocals (bckgr), Vocal Arrangement
  • Matt Howe – Orchestral Arrangements, Mixing Engineer
  • Jimmy Jam – Producer
  • Henrik Janson – Arranger, Conductor
  • Fredrik Karlsson – Guitar (Electric)
  • David Krueger – Guitar (Acoustic), Arranger, Guitar (Electric), Producer
  • Josef Larossi – Mixing
  • Chris Laws – Programming, Engineer
  • Terry Lewis – Producer
  • Gustave Lund – Percussion
  • Tom Lundberg – Bass
  • Steve Mac – Piano, Arranger, Keyboards, Producer, Vocal Arrangement, Mixing
  • Per Magnusson – Arranger, Keyboards, Programming, Producer
  • Max Martin – Vocals (bckgr)
  • Richard Niles – Assistant Engineer
  • Esbjörn Öhrwall – Guitar
  • Steve Pearce – Bass
  • Daniel Pursey – Assistant Engineer
  • Rami – Producer, Engineer
  • Ake Sundqvist – Percussion
  • Mary Ann Tatum – Vocals (bckgr)
  • Ulf – Arranger, Conductor
  • Anders Von Hofsten – Vocals (bckgr)
  • Westlife – Vocals (bckgr)

Release history

Region Date
United Kingdom November 6, 2000 (2000-11-06)
Australia December 7, 2000 (2000-12-07)
Preceded by
All That You Can't Leave Behind by U2		 UK number one album
November 18, 2000 – November 24, 2000		 Succeeded by
1 by The Beatles

Video Album

Coast To Coast - Up Close And Personal
Video by Westlife
Released November 27, 2000 (2000-11-27)
Genre Pop
Label Sony BMG
Westlife video chronology
Flying Without Wings Karaoke
(2000)		 Coast To Coast - Up Close And Personal
(2000)		 Uptown Girl
(2001)

A DVD entitled "Coast to Coast - Up, Close and Personal" was released on November 27, 2000. The release included an exclusive interview from the members of the group. This said album peaked at #1 in UK.

References

  1. ^ UK album chart
  2. ^ Belgium album chart
  3. ^ Netherlands album chart
  4. ^ New Zealand album chart
  5. ^ Norwegian album chart
  6. ^ [1] Swedish album chart
  7. ^ Westlife quiere conquistar mercado de Estados Unidos

External links

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Westlife
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Discography • Videography • Songlist (Originals • Covers • Remixes) • Miscellaneous • Tours • Awards • Records
Studio albums
Westlife (1999) • Coast to Coast (2000) • World of Our Own (2001) • Turnaround (2003) • Face to Face (2005) • Back Home (2007) • Where We Are (2009)
Tribute and Cover albums
Greatest Hits album
Compilation albums
No. 1 Hits and Rare Tracks (2000) • Released (2005)
Live Tours and DVDs
Music and Documentary DVDs
Autobiography
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Unbreakable - The Greatest Hits Vol. 1
Turnaround
"Hey Whatever" · "Mandy" · "Obvious"
Face to Face
The Love Album
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