Back Home | ||||
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Released | 5 November 2007 | |||
Recorded | 2006–2007 | |||
Studio | London, United Kingdom Stockholm, Sweden Los Angeles, U.S. | |||
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Length | 47:29 | |||
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Back Home | ||||
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Released | 5 November 2007 | |||
Genre | Pop | |||
Label | Sony BMG | |||
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Back Home is the eighth studio album by Irish boy band Westlife, released on 5 November 2007 through Syco Music, Sony Music and RCA Records. The album was produced by Steve Mac, Quiz & Larossi, Per Magnusson, David Kreuger and Rami Yacoub, who also produced some of the group's previous material. Back Home was the group's final album before their temporary break from music in 2008.
The album was preceded by the lead single "Home", a cover version of the Michael Bublé song, which was sent to radio stations in September 2007, and was eventually released as a digital download and CD single on 29 October 2007. Two more singles were released to promote the album, namely "Us Against the World" and "Something Right". A DVD also accompanied the album's release, including some of the group's recent music videos and exclusive footage of the group.
The album was met with mixed reviews, however the album was a commercial success. The album debuted atop the UK Albums Chart, selling 132,000 copies in its first week of release and remained in the top three spots for eight consecutive weeks.[1][2][3] It also spent five weeks at number two. One of those weeks have the highest sales for a number two in a week of the year 2007 in the United Kingdom. While in Ireland, this is the third best-selling album of 2007.
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AllMusic | [4] |
Channel24 | [5] |
Daily Express | [6] |
Digital Spy | [7] |
Entertainment.ie | [8] |
Galaxie Magazine Malaysia | [citation needed] |
iAfrica | [9] |
Rovi | [10] |
The Daily | [11] |
This Is Aberdeen | (favorable)[12] |