A Different Beat (Boyzone album)

A Different Beat
Studio album by
Boyzone
Released28 October 1996 (1996-10-28)
Recorded1995–96
GenrePop
Length54:42
LabelPolydor
ProducerPhil Coulter, Ian Curnow, Phil Harding, Ray Hedges, Ric Wake
Boyzone chronology
Said and Done
(1995) 		A Different Beat
(1996) 		Where We Belong
(1998)
Singles from A Different Beat
  1. "Love Me for a Reason"
    Released: 6 November 1995 (France only)
  2. "Words"
    Released: 7 October 1996
  3. "A Different Beat"
    Released: 2 December 1996
  4. "Isn't It a Wonder"
    Released: 10 March 1997
  5. "Mystical Experience"
    Released: 4 November 1997 (US only)
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic[1]
The Guardian[2]
Music Week[3]

A Different Beat is the second studio album released by Irish boy band Boyzone on 28 October 1996 by Polydor Records. This was Boyzone’s first album to be released in the United States on September 23, 1997. “Mystical Experience”, recorded specifically for the U.S. market, was released as the lead single.

  1. ^ Erlewine, Stephen Thomas. "A Different Beat – Boyzone". AllMusic. Retrieved 6 September 2021.
  2. ^ Sullivan, Caroline (1 November 1996). "Music: This week's pop CD releases". The Guardian.
  3. ^ "Reviews: Albums" (PDF). Music Week. 19 October 1996. p. 35. Retrieved 6 September 2021.