Coast to Coast (Westlife album)

Background

The band said that Coast to Coast was a step up from their first album, having more variety than Westlife. In a 2018 interview with the band, Shane Filan said that the album title, Coast to Coast, was taken from a line in their song "My Love" ('overseas from coast to coast'), and also because they're from the two coasts of Ireland. Filan also expressed remorse at "Close" not having been released as a single.

Singles

"Against All Odds", a collaboration with Mariah Carey, was released on 15 September 2000, as the lead single from the album. Carey originally released her version of the song a few months earlier, as the third single from her seventh studio album, Rainbow (1999).

"My Love" was released on 31 October 2000 as the second single from Coast to Coast. It debuted at number one on the UK Singles Chart and become the band's seventh UK number one. "What Makes a Man" was released on 18 December 2000 as the third single off the album. It peaked at number two and was their first single not to peak at number one on the UK Singles Chart.

"I Lay My Love on You" was released as the fourth single in many parts of the world, including Australia, Asia and most notably Europe, excluding the UK and Ireland. "When You're Looking Like That" was released on 6 August 2001 as the fifth and final single from the album in Australia, New Zealand, Asia, Latin America, and Europe.

Critical reception

Coast to Coast received negative reviews from music critics. Andrew Lynch from Entertainment.ie gave the album two out of five stars, calling it "just another cynical collection of formulaic pop". However, the album was reviewed more positively at AllMusic and Rovi, who both gave the album two and half stars, comparing Westlife to other boy bands such as Take That and Boyzone.

Commercial performance

Coast to Coast entered the UK Albums Chart at number one, with 234,767 copies sold in its first week, making it Westlife's fastest selling album to date. The album remained at number one for only one week, being replaced by The Beatles' compilation album 1. In April 2011, the album was certified six times Platinum by the British Phonographic Industry for shipments of nearly two million copies in the United Kingdom. Up to November 2011, the album had sold 1,685,971 copies in the United Kingdom, becoming Westlife's biggest-selling studio album there. A gold sales award disc was issued to the band to commemorate sales in excess of 115,000 copies sold in Mexico. The album was also certified Gold in Brazil by ABPD, for sales of over 100,000 copies. As of October 2001, it sold seven million copies worldwide.

Where Dreams Come True Tour

Main article: Where Dreams Come True Tour

The Where Dreams Come True Tour was the second concert tour by Westlife in support of their second studio album, Coast to Coast. It was seen by 600,000 fans and was nicknamed "The No Stools Tour" due to the band's reputation of performing while perched on stools.

Track listing

Notes

• "Against All Odds" or "Against All Odds (Take a Look at Me Now)".
• Tracks 19 to 29 do not contain any audio.
• Track 30 is a hidden bonus track not credited on the album.

Personnel

• Joakim Agnas – Piccolo Trumpet
• John Amatiello – Assistant
• Dick Beetham – Mastering
• Martin Brannigan – Arranger
• Mariah Carey – Vocals, producer, vocal arrangement
• Andreas Carlsson – Vocals (background)
• Dana Jon Chappelle – Engineer
• Simon Cowell – Executive Producer
• Andy Earl – Photography
• Björn Engelmann – Mastering Cutting Room Studios
• Brian Garten – Digital Editing
• Paul Gendler – Guitar, Guitar (Electric)
• Wayne Hector – Vocals (background), Vocal Arrangement
• Matt Howe – Orchestral Arrangements, Mixing Engineer
• Jimmy Jam – Producer
• Henrik Janson – Arranger, Conductor
• Fredrik Karlsson – Guitar (Electric)
• David Krueger – Guitar (Acoustic), Arranger, Guitar (Electric), Producer
• Josef Larossi – Mixing
• Chris Laws – Programming, Engineer
• Terry Lewis – Producer
• Gustave Lund – Percussion
• Tom Lundberg – Bass
• Steve Mac – Piano, Arranger, Keyboards, Producer, Vocal Arrangement, Mixing
• Per Magnusson – Arranger, Keyboards, Programming, Producer
• Max Martin – Vocals (background)
• Richard Niles – Assistant Engineer
• Esbjörn Öhrwall – Guitar
• Steve Pearce – Bass
• Daniel Pursey – Assistant Engineer
• Rami – Producer, Engineer
• Ake Sundqvist – Percussion
• Mary Ann Tatum – Vocals (background)
• Ulf – Arranger, Conductor
• Anders Von Hofsten – Vocals (background)
• Westlife – Vocals (background)

Source: Discogs

Charts

Weekly charts

Year-end charts

Decade-end charts

Certifications and sales

Release history

References

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