Unbreakable – The Greatest Hits Volume 1

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Unbreakable – The Greatest Hits Volume 1
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Greatest hits album by
Westlife
Released11 November 2002
Recorded1998-2002
Studio
GenrePop, teen pop
Length77:56
LabelSony BMG
Westlife chronology
World of Our Own
(2001) 		Unbreakable – The Greatest Hits Volume 1
(2002) 		Turnaround
(2003)
Singles from Unbreakable – The Greatest Hits Volume 1
  1. "Unbreakable"
    Released: 27 September 2002
  2. "Tonight / Miss You Nights"
    Released: 10 March 2003

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. It was also the band's fourth album to be released as a five-piece and with RCA Records and Sony BMG. 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 the Republic of Ireland.

Unbreakable peaked at number one in the UK and sold close to 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 so far and their longest charting album. It managed to re-enter the year-end albums chart of 2007 at number 107. In October 2008, IFPI announced that the album was certified 2x Platinum, exceeding two million sales in Europe. On the year-end album charts of 2008, the album re-entered at number 79 with 191,000 copies sold within the year. 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 2008, the album was re-issued in an exclusive two disc edition, entitled "Unbreakable: The Greatest Hits - 2008 NZ Tour Edition". The package featured the album, with the same track listing, 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[]

Track
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" 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 World of Our Own 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 World of Our Own 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 		3:22
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
written by Elofsson, Magnusson, Kreuger

3:29
11 "World of Our Own" (US Mix) from World of Our Own (2001) Replaces "World of Our Own" on the Asian Edition

produced, arranged by Mac
mastered by Ted Jensen
remix, additional producers Andy Zulla, Stevie 2 Bars
written by Mac, Hector, Morgan, Climie

3:28
20 "Flying Without Wings" (Featuring BoA) Additional track on the Asian Edition

produced, arranged by, mixed by Mac
written by Mac, Hector
[featuring] vocals arranged by BoA

3:36
20.2 "Flying Without Wings" (Featuring Cristian Castro) Additional track on the Spanish Edition

produced, arranged by, mixed by Mac
written by Mac, Hector
[featuring] vocals arranged by Castro

3:36
Additional Bonus Disc (available at Woolworths via a Daily Mirror promotion)[2]
  1. "World of Our Own" (US Mix) - 3:30 from World of Our Own (2001)
  2. "More Than Words" - 3:58 from Westlife (1999)
  3. "Forever" - 5:05 from Westlife (1999), Swear It Again EP
  4. "You Don't Know" - 4:12 from World of Our Own
  5. "Interview With Westlife" - 5:00

Charts[]

Certifications[]

Region Certification Certified units/sales
Denmark (IFPI Danmark)[19] Platinum 50,000^
Germany (BVMI)[20] Gold 150,000^
Mexico (AMPROFON)[21] Gold 75,000^
Netherlands (NVPI)[22] Gold 40,000^
New Zealand (RMNZ)[23] Platinum 15,000^
Norway (IFPI Norway)[24] Gold 20,000*
Sweden (GLF)[25] Platinum 60,000^
Switzerland (IFPI Switzerland)[26] Gold 20,000^
United Kingdom (BPI)[28] 6× Platinum 1,896,765[27]
Summaries
Europe (IFPI)[29] 2× Platinum 2,000,000*

* Sales figures based on certification alone.
^ Shipments figures based on certification alone.

The Greatest Hits Tour[]

Main article: Unbreakable Tour (Westlife concert tour)

Video release[]

Unbreakable: The Greatest Hits Volume 1
Video by
Westlife
Released15 November 2002
GenrePop
Length158
LabelSony BMG
DirectorBrett Turnbull
Westlife chronology
World of Our Own
(2002) 		Unbreakable: The Greatest Hits Volume 1
(2002) 		Unbreakable: The Greatest Hits
(2003)

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.[30][31]

Track listing[]

  1. "Swear It Again"
  2. "If I Let You Go"
  3. "Flying Without Wings"
  4. "Seasons in the Sun"
  5. "I Have A Dream"
  6. "Fool Again"
  7. "My Love"
  8. "What Makes A Man"
  9. "Uptown Girl"
  10. "I Lay My Love on You"
  11. "When You're Looking Like That"
  12. "Queen of My Heart"
  13. "Angel"
  14. "World of Our Own" (US Version)
  15. "World of Our Own"
  16. "Bop Bop Baby"
  17. "Unbreakable"
  18. "Behind The Scenes Documentary"
  19. "Before They Were Famous..."
  20. "Swear It Again" (US version)

Chart performance[]

Chart 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[]

Region Certification Certified units/sales
United Kingdom (BPI)[35] 3× Platinum 150,000*

* Sales figures based on certification alone.

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