Coming Home (The Soldiers album)
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Coming Home is the debut album by The Soldiers
. The album was released on the 26th October 2009. All the album's contents are cover versions apart from title track Coming Home, which celebrates those who have made it back and remembers the fallen. Proceeds will go to the Army Benevolent Fund, Help For Heroes and other groups which support their colleagues. Sgt Maddocks said: "They're feel-good songs that you'd associate with the guys in the army.
The Soldiers recorded their debut album during breaks in their duties.
He said With a Little Help from my Friends was particularly pertinent.
"You could say that when you're a little bit down there's always someone there to pick you up, brush you down and get on with the day's work. That's just so typical of army life."
Sgt Maj Chilton said there were two or three tracks on the album that any soldier or civilian could relate to.
Nick Patrick, who has worked with classical singers Russell Watson and Katherine Jenkins, produced the album.
At 24, L/Cpl Idzi is the youngest and most recognisable member of the band after making it through to the boot camp stage of ITV talent show The X Factor in 2007.
on the 1st November 2009 at Number 4. The following week it fell one place to Number 5. On the 15th November 2009, it climbed back to Number 4.
The Soldiers
The Soldiers is a singing trio consisting of serving British Army soldiers, signed to CPW Productions Warner Bros. Records, whose debut album, Coming Home, was released on 26 October 2009. The trio consists of Ryan Idzi, Richie Maddocks and Gary Chilton. The Soldiers' first national interview was...
. The album was released on the 26th October 2009. All the album's contents are cover versions apart from title track Coming Home, which celebrates those who have made it back and remembers the fallen. Proceeds will go to the Army Benevolent Fund, Help For Heroes and other groups which support their colleagues. Sgt Maddocks said: "They're feel-good songs that you'd associate with the guys in the army.
The Soldiers recorded their debut album during breaks in their duties.
He said With a Little Help from my Friends was particularly pertinent.
"You could say that when you're a little bit down there's always someone there to pick you up, brush you down and get on with the day's work. That's just so typical of army life."
Sgt Maj Chilton said there were two or three tracks on the album that any soldier or civilian could relate to.
Nick Patrick, who has worked with classical singers Russell Watson and Katherine Jenkins, produced the album.
At 24, L/Cpl Idzi is the youngest and most recognisable member of the band after making it through to the boot camp stage of ITV talent show The X Factor in 2007.
Track listing
- CD single
- "Coming HomeComing Home (The Soldiers song)"Coming Home" is a song performed by British pop singers The Soldiers. It was written by Jake Hook, Nick Patrick and Jeff Chegwin and produced by Patrick for The Soldier's first album Coming Home...
" — 4:08 - "He Ain't Heavy" — 4:34
- "Tears in Heaven" — 4:24
- "I'll Stand By You" — 4:15
- "Sailing" — 4:02
- "Lean on Me" — 3:31
- "Against All Odds" — 3:18
- "Sacrifice" — 5:07
- "You've Got a Friend" — 4:26
- "Bridge Over Troubled Water" — 4:12
- "Stand By Me" — 3:39
- "Bring Him Home" — 3:26
- "With a Little Help From My Friends" — 3:37
- "A Soldier's Christmas Letter" — 4:00
- "The Last Post" — 0:55
Charts
The album entered the UK Albums ChartUK Albums Chart
The UK Albums Chart is a list of albums ranked by physical and digital sales in the United Kingdom. It is compiled every week by The Official Charts Company and broadcast on a Sunday on BBC Radio 1 , and published in Music Week magazine and on the OCC website .To qualify for the UK albums chart...
on the 1st November 2009 at Number 4. The following week it fell one place to Number 5. On the 15th November 2009, it climbed back to Number 4.
| Chart (2009) | Peak position |
Certification |
|---|---|---|
| UK Albums Chart UK Albums Chart The UK Albums Chart is a list of albums ranked by physical and digital sales in the United Kingdom. It is compiled every week by The Official Charts Company and broadcast on a Sunday on BBC Radio 1 , and published in Music Week magazine and on the OCC website .To qualify for the UK albums chart... |
4 | 2x Platinum |
Release history
| Region | Date | Format | Label |
|---|---|---|---|
| United Kingdom | October 19, 2009 | Digital Download | Rhino Records Rhino Entertainment Rhino Entertainment Company is an American specialty record label and production company. It is owned by Warner Music Group.-History:Rhino was originally a novelty song and reissue company during the 1970s and 1980s, releasing compilation albums of pop, rock & roll, and rhythm & blues successes... |
| October 26, 2009 | CD |