Unbreakable – The Greatest Hits Volume 1
Unbreakable – The Greatest Hits Volume 1 is the first greatest hits album by Irish boy band Westlife. The album was released on 11 November 2002. The album consists of all of the group's past singles along with six new songs. Hit single "Flying Without Wings" was re-recorded as a duet with South Korean singer BoA and Mexican singer Cristian Castro, and each respective duet was included on the Asian and Spanish editions of the album respectively. The first single released from the album was "Unbreakable", a UK number-one single. The second single, the double A-side "Tonight" / "Miss You Nights" peaked at number three in the UK and at number one in Ireland.
Unbreakable – The Greatest Hits Volume 1 | ||||
---|---|---|---|---|
Greatest hits album by | ||||
Released | 11 November 2002 | |||
Recorded | 1998–2002 | |||
Studio |
| |||
Genre | ||||
Length | 77:56 | |||
Label | Sony BMG | |||
Westlife chronology | ||||
| ||||
Singles from Unbreakable – The Greatest Hits Volume 1 | ||||
|
Unbreakable peaked at number one in the UK and sold 1.8 million copies in the UK alone. The album was the ninth best-selling album of 2002 in the UK. It is also the band's biggest selling album and their longest charting album. The album spent 55 weeks on the UK Top 100 Albums chart.[1] This is the fifth best-selling album of 2002 in Ireland. In October 2008, IFPI announced that the album was certified 2× Platinum, exceeding two million sales in Europe.
In 2008, the album was re-issued in New Zealand, titled "Unbreakable: The Greatest Hits - 2008 NZ Tour Edition". The package features the album plus the "Live at Wembley" 2006 concert DVD. It peaked at No. 1 on the albums chart there, and achieved 2× Platinum status, with more than 30,000 copies sold. The album finished at No. 19 on the 2008 New Zealand Year-end charts.
Track listing
editTrack no. |
Title | Credits | Length | |
---|---|---|---|---|
1 | "Swear It Again" from Westlife | produced, arranged by, mixed by Steve Mac written by Mac, Wayne Hector |
4:07 | |
2 | "If I Let You Go" from Westlife | produced, arranged by David Kreuger, Per Magnusson written by Jörgen Elofsson, Magnusson, Kreuger |
3:41 | |
3 | "Flying Without Wings" from Westlife | produced, arranged by, mixed by Mac written by Mac, Hector |
3:36 | |
4 | "I Have A Dream" from Westlife | produced Dan Frampton, Pete Waterman remix, producer [Additional] John Holliday, Trevor Steel written by B. Andersson, B. Ulvaeus |
4:15 | |
5 | "Fool Again (2000 remix)" from Westlife | produced, arranged by, programmed by Kreuger, Magnusson written by Elofsson, Magnusson, Kreuger |
3:53 | |
6 | "Against All Odds" from Coast to Coast | produced Mariah Carey, Mac vocals featuring, vocals arranged by Carey written by Phil Collins |
3:21 | |
7 | "My Love" from Coast to Coast | produced, arranged by Kreuger, Magnusson written by Elofsson, Pelle Nylén, David Kreuger, Per Magnusson |
3:53 | |
8 | "What Makes a Man" from Coast to Coast | produced by Mac written by Mac, Hector |
3:52 | |
9 | "Uptown Girl" from Coast to Coast | produced, arranged by, mixed by Mac written by Billy Joel |
3:07 | |
10 | "Queen of My Heart" from World of Our Own | produced, arranged by, mixed by Mac written by McLaughlin, Robson, Mac, Hector |
4:19 | |
11 | "World of Our Own" from World of Our Own | produced, arranged by Mac Mastered by Ted Jensen remix, additional producer Andy Zulla, Stevie 2 Bars written by Mac, Hector, Dennis Morgan, Simon Climie |
3:32 | |
12 | "Bop Bop Baby" from World of Our Own | produced, arranged by, mixed by Mac written by McFadden, Filan, Murphy, O'Brien |
4:30 | |
13 | "When You're Looking Like That" from Coast to Coast | produced, engineer Rami Yacoub written by Rami, Andreas Carlsson, Max Martin |
3:54 | |
14 | "Unbreakable" | produced, arranged by, mixed by Mac written by Jörgen Elofsson, John Reid |
4:33 | |
15 | "Written in the Stars" | produced, recorded by David Stenmarck, Nick Jarl written by Nick Jarl, Stenmarck, Andreas Carlsson |
4:10 | |
16 | "How Does It Feel" | produced, arranged by, mixed by Mac written by McFadden, Filan, Romdhane, Larossi |
4:19 | |
17 | "Tonight" | produced, arranged by, mixed by Mac written by Mac, Hector, Elofsson |
4:32 | |
18 | "Love Takes Two" | produced, arranged by, mixed by Mac written by Mac, Hector |
3:49 | |
19 | "Miss You Nights" | produced, arranged by, mixed by Mac written by Dave Townsend |
3:11 | |
Bonus tracks | ||||
8 | "I Lay My Love on You" from Coast to Coast (2000) | Replaces "What Makes A Man" on Australian / Asian Edition produced, arranged by Kreuger, Magnusson |
3:29 | |
11 | "World of Our Own" (US Mix) from World of Our Own (2001) | Replaces the original "World of Our Own" on the Asian Edition produced, arranged by Mac |
3:28 | |
20 | "Flying Without Wings" (Featuring BoA) | Additional track on the Asian Edition produced, arranged by, mixed by Mac |
3:36 | |
20.2 | "Flying Without Wings" (Featuring Cristian Castro) | Additional track on the Spanish Edition produced, arranged by, mixed by Mac |
3:36 |
- Additional Bonus Disc (available at Woolworths via a Daily Mirror promotion)[2]
- "World of Our Own" (US Mix) - 3:30 from World of Our Own (2001)
- "More Than Words" - 3:58 from Westlife (1999)
- "Forever" - 5:05 from Westlife (1999), Swear It Again EP
- "You Don't Know" - 4:12 from World of Our Own
- "Interview With Westlife" - 5:00
Charts
edit
Weekly chartsedit
|
Year-end chartsedit
Decade-end chartsedit
|
Certifications
editRegion | Certification | Certified units/sales |
---|---|---|
Denmark (IFPI Danmark)[20] | Platinum | 50,000^ |
Germany (BVMI)[21] | Gold | 150,000^ |
Mexico (AMPROFON)[22] | Gold | 75,000^ |
Netherlands (NVPI)[23] | Gold | 40,000^ |
New Zealand (RMNZ)[24] | Platinum | 15,000^ |
Norway (IFPI Norway)[25] | Gold | 20,000* |
Sweden (GLF)[26] | Platinum | 60,000^ |
Switzerland (IFPI Switzerland)[27] | Gold | 20,000^ |
United Kingdom (BPI)[29] | 6× Platinum | 1,896,765[28] |
Summaries | ||
Europe (IFPI)[30] | 2× Platinum | 2,000,000* |
* Sales figures based on certification alone. |
The Greatest Hits Tour
editVideo release
editUnbreakable: The Greatest Hits Volume 1 | ||||
---|---|---|---|---|
Video by | ||||
Released | 15 November 2002 | |||
Genre | Pop | |||
Length | 158 | |||
Label | Sony BMG | |||
Director | Brett Turnbull | |||
Westlife chronology | ||||
|
A DVD containing the music videos of the group's greatest hits was one of the five best-selling music DVDs of 2002 and BMG's fourth biggest-selling concert music DVDs the same year.[31]
Track listing
edit- "Swear It Again"
- "If I Let You Go"
- "Flying Without Wings"
- "Seasons In The Sun"
- "I Have A Dream"
- "Fool Again"
- "My Love"
- "What Makes A Man"
- "Uptown Girl"
- "I Lay My Love On You"
- "When You're Looking Like That"
- "Queen Of My Heart"
- "Angel"
- "World Of Our Own"
- "Bop Bop Baby"
- "Unbreakable"
Bonus features include an interactive documentary, hidden outtakes, studio sessions, and US versions of music videos for "Swear It Again" and "World Of Our Own".
Chart performance
editChart | Peak position |
---|---|
Ireland | 1 |
UK Music Video Chart[32] | 1 |
UK DVD Chart (OCC)[33] | 51
|
UK Video Chart (OCC)[34] | 30
|
Certifications and sales
editRegion | Certification | Certified units/sales |
---|---|---|
United Kingdom (BPI)[35] | 3× Platinum | 150,000* |
* Sales figures based on certification alone. |
References
edit- ^ "Take That". Official Charts Company. Archived from the original on 8 May 2019. Retrieved 12 March 2012.
- ^ "Westlife Unbreakable The Greatest Hits Volume 1 UK Promo 5" CD SINGLE (458581)". Eil.com. 5 January 2009. Archived from the original on 21 October 2012. Retrieved 12 March 2012.
- ^ Ryan, Gavin (2011). Australia's Music Charts 1988–2010 (PDF ed.). Mt Martha, Victoria, Australia: Moonlight Publishing. p. 299.
- ^ "Austriancharts.at – Westlife – Unbreakable: The Greatest Hits Volume 1" (in German). Hung Medien.
- ^ "Ultratop.be – Westlife – Unbreakable: The Greatest Hits Volume 1" (in Dutch). Hung Medien.
- ^ "Danishcharts.dk – Westlife – Unbreakable: The Greatest Hits Volume 1". Hung Medien.
- ^ "Dutchcharts.nl – Westlife – Unbreakable: The Greatest Hits Volume 1" (in Dutch). Hung Medien.
- ^ "Longplay-Chartverfolgung at Musicline" (in German). Musicline.de. Phononet GmbH.
- ^ "GFK Chart-Track Albums: Week 51, 2002". Chart-Track. IRMA. Retrieved 9 July 2017.
- ^ "ウエストライフのアルバム売上ランキング". ORICON STYLE. Archived from the original on 22 June 2013. Retrieved 12 October 2012.
- ^ "Charts.nz – Westlife – Unbreakable: The Greatest Hits Volume 1". Hung Medien.
- ^ "Norwegiancharts.com – Westlife – Unbreakable: The Greatest Hits Volume 1". Hung Medien.
- ^ "Official Charts". Official Charts Company. Archived from the original on 26 September 2015. Retrieved 17 February 2013.
- ^ "자료제공:(사)한국음반산업협회/이 자료는당협회와 상의없이 가공,편집을금합니다.: 2002.11월 - POP 음반 판매량" (in Korean). Recording Industry Association of Korea. Archived from the original on 23 June 2004. Retrieved 1 August 2021.
- ^ "Swedishcharts.com – Westlife – Unbreakable: The Greatest Hits Volume 1". Hung Medien.
- ^ "Swisscharts.com – Westlife – Unbreakable: The Greatest Hits Volume 1". Hung Medien.
- ^ "Westlife | Artist | Official Charts". UK Albums Chart.
- ^ "Top 50 Global Best Selling Albums for 2002" (PDF). IFPI. Archived from the original (PDF) on 17 November 2008. Retrieved 3 February 2023.
- ^ "End of Year Album Chart Top 100 – 2008". Official Charts Company. Archived from the original on 12 July 2015. Retrieved 12 March 2015.
- ^ "Danish album certifications – Westlife – Unbreakable: The Greatest Hits Volume 1". IFPI Danmark. Retrieved 17 June 2016.
- ^ "Gold-/Platin-Datenbank (Westlife; 'Unbreakable: The Greatest Hits Volume 1')" (in German). Bundesverband Musikindustrie.
- ^ "Certificaciones" (in Spanish). Asociación Mexicana de Productores de Fonogramas y Videogramas. Retrieved 19 November 2021. Type Westlife in the box under the ARTISTA column heading and Unbreakable: The Greatest Hits Volume 1 in the box under the TÍTULO column heading.
- ^ "Dutch album certifications – Westlife – Unbreakable: The Greatest Hits Volume 1" (in Dutch). Nederlandse Vereniging van Producenten en Importeurs van beeld- en geluidsdragers. Enter Unbreakable: The Greatest Hits Volume 1 in the "Artiest of titel" box. Select 2002 in the drop-down menu saying "Alle jaargangen".
- ^ "New Zealand album certifications – Westlife – Unbreakable: The Greatest Hits Volume 1". Recorded Music NZ.
{{cite web}}
:|archive-url=
is malformed: timestamp (help)CS1 maint: url-status (link)[dead link]THE FIELD archive-url MUST BE PROVIDED for NEW ZEALAND CERTIFICATION from obsolete website. - ^ "IFPI Norsk platebransje Trofeer 1993–2011" (in Norwegian). IFPI Norway. Retrieved 28 September 2011.
- ^ "Guld- och Platinacertifikat − År 2002" (PDF) (in Swedish). IFPI Sweden. Archived from the original (PDF) on 17 May 2011.
- ^ "The Official Swiss Charts and Music Community: Awards ('Unbreakable: The Greatest Hits Volume 1')". IFPI Switzerland. Hung Medien.
- ^ Jones, Alan (22 November 2019). "Charts analysis: Westlife reach summit with first album in nine years". Music Week. Archived from the original on 23 November 2019. Retrieved 27 November 2019.
- ^ "British album certifications – Westlife – Unbreakable: The Greatest Hits Volume 1". British Phonographic Industry.
- ^ "IFPI Platinum Europe Awards – 2002". International Federation of the Phonographic Industry.
- ^ "Archived copy" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 20 December 2006. Retrieved 21 June 2018.
{{cite web}}
: CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link) - ^ "Official Music Video Chart Top 50 | Official Charts Company". officialcharts.com. Archived from the original on 6 December 2018. Retrieved 8 January 2019.
- ^ "Official DVD Chart Top 100 | Official Charts Company". officialcharts.com. Archived from the original on 9 January 2019. Retrieved 8 January 2019.
- ^ "Official Video Chart Top 100 | Official Charts Company". officialcharts.com. Archived from the original on 9 January 2019. Retrieved 8 January 2019.
- ^ "British video certifications – Westlife – Unbreakable: The Greatest Hits Volume 1". British Phonographic Industry.