Time of My Life is the tenth studio album by Irish singer-songwriter Ronan Keating. The album was released on 12 February 2016 by Decca Records.
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| Released | 12 February 2016 | |||
| Genre | Pop | |||
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Background
editIn July 2014, Ronan Keating revealed that he had signed a new three album contract with Decca Records, saying: "Maybe I'm not valid but that's fine, I’m valid to myself, my family and the people who like my music."[3] Ronan Keating announced the album on 25 November 2015 writing: "It's taken a year to write but in that time I have given the most honest piece of me."[4] Keating has said the album was inspired by his wife Storm Uechtritz, whom he married in August 2015: "I think it's my best yet. I’m in a great headspace, the songs are all very optimistic and positive. I'm at this place in my life, I feel very secure. It’s all optimism and hope – it's because of this woman. I feel very lucky."[5]
Time of My Life is Ronan Keating's first studio album in four years (since 2012's Fires), which is the longest span between two albums. Keating has said the album took a year to write and record: "It’s the longest I’ve ever spent making a record so it was a real pleasure to have the time to write and record without the pressure of having to rush to meet a particular deadline."[6]
Ronan Keating said of the title, which comes from the song of the same name: "I threw around different ideas. It was gonna be Breathe, it was gonna be In Your Arms, and Time of My Life just felt right because I definitely feel I'm in my prime, you know—the best time in my life. And this albums reflects that."[7]
Singles
editOn 25 December 2015, the album was made available for pre-order on iTunes Store with "Falling Slowly" released on the same date as an "instant-grat" track.
The album's lead single "Let Me Love You" was released on 4 January 2016. The music video for the song premiered on 15 January 2016. It features Ronan Keating performing the song the South Bank in London, England as a group of buskers. Ronan Keating has said that the music video "mirrors where I am in my life and the way I now live it: optimistic, happy and without pretence".[8]
"Breathe" was released as the album's second single on 1 April 2016.[9]
Videos for "As long As We're in Love" and "In Your Arms" were released in July 2016.[10][11]
Critical reception
editWriting for The Times, Will Hodgkinson gave the album two out of five stars, and wrote: "Time of My Life sticks to the kind of soft acoustic balladry that neither offends nor excites, with Keating singing one mellifluous song about true love after another."[12]
Track listing
edit| No. | Title | Writer(s) | Producer(s) | Length |
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| 1. | "Let Me Love You" |
| Steve Lipson | 3:15 |
| 2. | "As Long as We're in Love" |
| Peter-John Vettese | 3:01 |
| 3. | "Breathe" |
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| 3:07 |
| 4. | "She Knows Me" |
| Vettese | 3:16 |
| 5. | "Time of My Life" |
| Lipson | 3:23 |
| 6. | "In Your Arms" |
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| 3:36 |
| 7. | "Landslide" |
| Vettese | 3:30 |
| 8. | "Keep It Simple" |
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| 4:06 |
| 9. | "You Think I Don't Remember" |
| Vettese | 3:39 |
| 10. | "Shine Like Gold" |
| Vettese | 3:39 |
| 11. | "Grow Old With Me" | McDougall | Lipson | 4:19 |
| 12. | "Falling Slowly" (featuring The Shires) | Lipson | 4:07 |
Charts
edit| Chart (2016) | Peak position |
|---|---|
| Australian Albums (ARIA)[13] | 6 |
| Austrian Albums (Ö3 Austria)[14] | 44 |
| Belgian Albums (Ultratop Flanders)[15] | 71 |
| Belgian Albums (Ultratop Wallonia)[16] | 128 |
| Dutch Albums (Album Top 100)[17] | 68 |
| German Albums (Offizielle Top 100)[18] | 25 |
| Irish Albums (IRMA)[19] | 26 |
| New Zealand Albums (RMNZ)[20] [21] |
26 |
| Scottish Albums (OCC)[22] | 2 |
| Swiss Albums (Schweizer Hitparade)[23] | 16 |
| UK Albums (OCC)[24] | 4 |
References
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- ^ "Ronan Keating excited to sing Breathe on solo tour". List.co.uk. 5 February 2016. Retrieved 15 May 2018.
- ^ "EXCLUSIVE: Ronan Keating planning new Life is a Rollercoaster in bid to be current again | Goss.ie | First for Irish celebrity news". Archived from the original on 30 January 2016. Retrieved 23 January 2016.
- ^ "Ronan Keating - Official Website". Archived from the original on 5 January 2016. Retrieved 27 December 2015.
- ^ "Ronan Keating says wife inspired new album". Rte.ie. 9 October 2015. Retrieved 15 May 2018.
- ^ ""I feel like a new person, I wanted this album to reflect that" – hmv.com talks to Ronan Keating". HMV. Retrieved 15 May 2018.
- ^ "12. Februar 2016: Ronan Keating veröffentlicht neues Album "Time Of My Life"". Universal-music.de. Retrieved 15 May 2018.
- ^ Kyriazis, Stefan (15 January 2016). "VIDEO PREMIERE: Watch Ronan Keating's new single Let Me Love You". Express.co.uk. Retrieved 15 May 2018.
- ^ Kyriazis, Stefan (31 March 2016). "Ronan Keating Breathe: WORLD VIDEO EXCLUSIVE". Express.co.uk. Retrieved 15 May 2018.
- ^ "Ronan Keating - As Long As We're In Love". YouTube. 9 July 2016. Retrieved 1 August 2023.
- ^ "Ronan Keating - In Your Arms". YouTube. 9 July 2016. Retrieved 1 August 2023.
- ^ Hodgkinson, Will. "Ronan Keating: Time of My Life". Thetimes.co.uk. Retrieved 15 May 2018.
- ^ "Australiancharts.com – Ronan Keating – Time of My Life". Hung Medien. Retrieved 20 February 2016.
- ^ "Austriancharts.at – Ronan Keating – Time of My Life" (in German). Hung Medien. Retrieved 25 February 2016.
- ^ "Ultratop.be – Ronan Keating – Time of My Life" (in Dutch). Hung Medien. Retrieved 20 February 2016.
- ^ "Ultratop.be – Ronan Keating – Time of My Life" (in French). Hung Medien. Retrieved 20 February 2016.
- ^ "Dutchcharts.nl – Ronan Keating – Time of My Life" (in Dutch). Hung Medien. Retrieved 20 February 2016.
- ^ "Longplay-Chartverfolgung at Musicline" (in German). Musicline.de. Phononet GmbH. Retrieved 19 February 2016.
- ^ "GFK Chart-Track Albums: Week 7, 2016". Chart-Track. IRMA. Retrieved 20 February 2016.
- ^ "Charts.nz – Ronan Keating – Time of My Life". Hung Medien. Retrieved 11 November 2016.
- ^ "NZ Top 40 Albums Chart". Recorded Music NZ. 14 November 2016. Retrieved 11 November 2016.
- ^ February 2016/40/ "Official Scottish Albums Chart Top 100". Official Charts Company. Retrieved 20 February 2016.
- ^ "Swisscharts.com – Ronan Keating – Time of My Life". Hung Medien. Retrieved 24 February 2016.
- ^ February 2016/7502/ "Official Albums Chart Top 100". Official Charts Company. Retrieved 20 February 2016.