Product Description

'Back Home' is the eighth studio album by mega Irish pop balladeers Westlife. Fans will be ecstatic as the album sees the boys do what they do best, delivering a tried and tested formula of powerful and uplifting ballads and classic and modern covers. Includes the Michael Buble covered single 'Home'.

Track Listing

1. Home
2. Us Against The World
3. Something Right
4. I'm Already There
5. When I'm With You
6. Have You Ever
7. It's You
8. Catch My Breath
9. The Easy Way
10. I Do
11. Pictures In My Head
12. You Must Have Had A Broken Heart

Product Details

• Amazon Sales Rank: #1658 in Music
• Released on: 2007-11-05
• Number of discs: 1

Amazon.co.uk Review
Westlife aren't exactly full of surprises. If they were maybe we wouldn't be here discussing the release of their ninth (yes, NINTH!) album, another sure-fire number 1 a staggering eight years after their first. Barely breaking sweat at any point over their career, slow and steady wins the race it seems--and song after song after song of just-so pro-forma arm-waving heartache fits that bill. Flip them over and you'll find guarantees tattooed to their spines--and you can't knock them for sticking to the rule-sheet like good boy scouts, can you? Of course they're boys no longer, not that you should expect amendments owing to that fact. Their sound has been afforded maturity in recent years and we get a smooth continuation of that on Back Home, particularly evident on "I'm Already There" as they sing earnestly of missing their kids when away from home as emotions swell courtesy of climbing orchestration and cracking voices. Their voices cradle each other in their famously supportive Motown-aping style throughout, but particularly on "Have You Ever" as Shane steps ahead and aims beyond Ronan Keating's heights with his keen lead. The album's token upbeat song "The Easy Way" almost surges into N-Sync territory with a perky horn section, but your pulse needn't be alarmed. There are no immediately obvious additions to their greatest hits canon (perhaps the Michael Buble penned "Home", given time), but Back Home will reinforce whatever it is you think about Westlife--guaranteed. --James Berry

Customer Reviews

nothing special at all
This was once my favorite band, they had good music, and very good songs. This album comes out, with the hope it is going to be something reminiscent of the good old Westlife, but NO. This is not the kind of music you would hope for from WL: repetitive at some points, nothing original, you hear it and you get the feeling of 'been there, done that', totally forgettable. Listened to it twice, then that's it. Have the boys lost their inspiration??? Do not know, but if things that are original, new, and different start come up, then that might not be in their favor on the long run. Backstreet Boys, had a much stronger return with their latest album, now that was original and ten times better than this album.

expanding fanbase
I reviewed 'Us against the world' recently and it is the pure brilliance of that track (which will get to no 1, as all know) that has probably led to a raise of 15 places this week for the parent album.

So, all you haters and critics, how do you explain this? It couldn't possibly be the fact that more music lovers are appreciating that Westlife is the best band of its genre.

The lyrics of 'world' are marvellous and it shows great humility on their part to agree to Bryan being in the video.

As a statistical bore I figure 'world' should be their eighteeth no.1 and not their 15th.

I wonder if there is an arrogance within their management team re: release
dates. Both 'What makes a man' and 'When you tell me' were aimed at Christmas no 1s; when they were embarrassed by 'Bob the builder' and beaten by 'JCB song'.

Sure their loyal fanbase bought the said records but possibly many of them had young children and bought the no 1s. as well. (not to mention the non Westlife fans with young children as well).

It's not exactly rocket science!

As for 'Home',it is a very good (but well known) cover and methinks Mr Hightrousers underestimated Leona's record as well as probably ignoring the Robert de Niro/Take That factor.

Anyway all is not lost.I do believe that 'Back Home' has the ammunition to at least equal their feat of 5 no.1s from the same parent album.

'World' reaches no1.early March followed by 'Pictures in my head';'I do';
'It's you';'I'm already there'(I know it's a cover) but if released early Dec.,it will probably have the Christmas effect 'Home' was supposed to have;finishing off with track 5,6,8 or 12.

There you are lads-in return for a brilliant mature album-I've planned your single release scedule, so you can bask in the glory of beating your own feat of 5 no.1s off the same parent album and who knows, if your tour schedule permits video shoots, maybe 4 no,1s in the same calendar year is in danger. And if as 'Scouting For Girls' maintain 'Elvis ain't dead', the pelvis will be getting a little anxious.

To digress statistically, I'm amazed that the brilliant Snow Patrol are at no. 59 in both chart formats, some 18 months after 'Chasing Cars' entered the singles chart. I mention it here 'cos it's convenient and I believe they deserve some recognition, which I've now done!

I'd love to know the odds on that; must be trillions to one.

Lastly, thanks for a brilliant album lads and, be honest you fans, who's relieved Duffy has peaked early with 'Mercy'!

westlife is came back woiiiiiiii....!
WESTLIFE IS CAME BACK,IT'S MEAN MY DREAM BE COME TRUE.........
I STILL WAITING FOR THEIR NEW ALBUM.......
N I HOPE IT WILL BE AMAZING........
DONT FORGET TO BUY IT GUYS..............
LOVE YEAHHHHHHHH...........