What My Heart Wants to Say is the debut album from Pop Idol

Pop Idol

Pop Idol is a British television series which debuted on ITV on 6 October 2001. The show was a talent contest to decide the best new young pop singer in the United Kingdom, based on viewer voting and participation. Two series were broadcast - one in 2001-02 and a second in 2003...

 runner-up Gareth Gates

Gareth Gates

Gareth Paul Gates , is an English singer-songwriter. He was the runner-up in the first series of the ITV talent show Pop Idol. Gates has sold over 3.5 million records in the UK alone. He is also known for having a stutter, and has talked about his speech impediment publicly...

. The album was released on 26 October 2002, almost a year after his success in the show. The album was produced by Mike Peden, and featured a range of Gates' own songs, as well as covers. Four singles were released from the album: "Unchained Melody

Unchained Melody

"Unchained Melody" is a 1955 song with music by Alex North and lyrics by Hy Zaret. It has become one of the most recorded songs of the 20th century, by some counts having spawned over 500 versions in hundreds of different languages....

", "Anyone of Us (Stupid Mistake)

Anyone of Us (Stupid Mistake)

"Anyone of Us " is the second single from English pop singer Gareth Gates' debut studio album What My Heart Wants to Say. The song was written by Jörgen Elofsson, Per Magnusson and David Kreuger, and produced by Magnusson and Kreuger. The single was released in July 2002, entering the Top 40 at...

", "Suspicious Minds

Suspicious Minds

"Suspicious Minds" is a song written by American songwriter Mark James that, after the failure of his own recording, was handed to Elvis Presley by producer Chips Moman becoming one of his most notable hits and a number one in 1969, "Suspicious Minds" was widely regarded as the single that returned...

", and the title track, "What My Heart Wants to Say

What My Heart Wants to Say (song)

"What My Heart Wants to Say" is the fourth single from English pop singer Gareth Gates' debut studio album of the same name. The song was written by Jorgen Elofsson, Per Magnusson and David Kreuger, and produced by Magnusson and Kreuger. Upon its release on 9 December 2002, the single peaked at #5...

". In the UK, the album went on to achieve Double Platinum success, selling over 600,000 copies, and peaking at #2 in the 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...

.

Tracklisting

1. "Unchained Melody
   Unchained Melody
   "Unchained Melody" is a 1955 song with music by Alex North and lyrics by Hy Zaret. It has become one of the most recorded songs of the 20th century, by some counts having spawned over 500 versions in hundreds of different languages....
   
   " (Alex North
   Alex North
   Alex North was an American composer who wrote the first jazz-based film score and one of the first modernist scores written in Hollywood ....
   
   , Hy Zaret
   Hy Zaret
   Hy Zaret was an American Tin Pan Alley lyricist and composer best known as the co-author of the 1955 hit "Unchained Melody", one of the most recorded songs of the 20th century.-Biography:...
   
   )
2. "Anyone of Us (Stupid Mistake)
   Anyone of Us (Stupid Mistake)
   "Anyone of Us " is the second single from English pop singer Gareth Gates' debut studio album What My Heart Wants to Say. The song was written by Jörgen Elofsson, Per Magnusson and David Kreuger, and produced by Magnusson and Kreuger. The single was released in July 2002, entering the Top 40 at...
   
   " (Jörgen Elofsson
   Jörgen Elofsson
   Jörgen Kjell Elofsson is a Swedish songwriter who has written or co-written hits for stars such as Britney Spears, Kelly Clarkson, Guy Sebastian, Ana Johnsson, Marie Serneholt, Shayne Ward and Super Junior. He has also written hit singles for groups such as Il Divo and Westlife...
   
   , Per Magnusson
   Per Magnusson
   Per Magnusson is a Swedish music producer and songwriter. His musical career took off in 1994 as one of the original team members of the now-legendary Cheiron Productions, meeting great international success working with Boyzone, Britney Spears, Westlife and the Backstreet Boys.Shortly after...
   
   , David Kreuger
   David Kreuger
   David Kreuger is a Swedish songwriter.David Kreuger began at Cheiron Studios in the spring of 1993. During the period 1993-1997, he worked with Per Magnusson on several projects....
   
   )
3. "Sentimental" (Peden, Gareth Gates, Johnson, Johnson, Kearns)
4. "Suspicious Minds
   Suspicious Minds
   "Suspicious Minds" is a song written by American songwriter Mark James that, after the failure of his own recording, was handed to Elvis Presley by producer Chips Moman becoming one of his most notable hits and a number one in 1969, "Suspicious Minds" was widely regarded as the single that returned...
   
   " (James)
5. "Downtown" (Nichols, Danvers)
6. "What My Heart Wants to Say
   What My Heart Wants to Say (song)
   "What My Heart Wants to Say" is the fourth single from English pop singer Gareth Gates' debut studio album of the same name. The song was written by Jorgen Elofsson, Per Magnusson and David Kreuger, and produced by Magnusson and Kreuger. Upon its release on 9 December 2002, the single peaked at #5...
   
   " (Steve Mac
   Steve Mac
   Steve Mac , is a songwriter, record producer and owner of Rokstone Studios in London.He has produced more than 22 number one singles in the UK and had several multi-million selling albums worldwide...
   
   , Elofsson)
7. "Good Thing" (Mac, Hector, Laws)
8. "Too Serious, Too Soon" (Elofsson, Magnusson, Kreuger)
9. "It Ain't Obvious" (Peden, Silvas, Parker)
10. "With You All The Time" (Elofsson)
11. "(I've Got No) Self Control" (Davis)
12. "Tell Me One More Time" (Dennis, Paul, Fromm)
13. "Alive" (Nichols, Todd, Graydon)
14. "One And Ever Love" (Franglen, Lupino)
15. "Walk On By" (Elofsson, Kreuger) - Britney Spears
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     Cover
16. "That's When You Know" (Gordeno, New, Peden)

Other Tracks

• "Evergreen" (B-Side To "Unchained Melody
  Unchained Melody
  "Unchained Melody" is a 1955 song with music by Alex North and lyrics by Hy Zaret. It has become one of the most recorded songs of the 20th century, by some counts having spawned over 500 versions in hundreds of different languages....
  
  ")
• "Anything Is Possible" (B-Side To "Unchained Melody
  Unchained Melody
  "Unchained Melody" is a 1955 song with music by Alex North and lyrics by Hy Zaret. It has become one of the most recorded songs of the 20th century, by some counts having spawned over 500 versions in hundreds of different languages....
  
  ")
• "Forever Blue" (B-Side To "Anyone of Us (Stupid Mistake)
  Anyone of Us (Stupid Mistake)
  "Anyone of Us " is the second single from English pop singer Gareth Gates' debut studio album What My Heart Wants to Say. The song was written by Jörgen Elofsson, Per Magnusson and David Kreuger, and produced by Magnusson and Kreuger. The single was released in July 2002, entering the Top 40 at...
  
  ")
• "The Long And Winding Road" (A-Side With "Suspicious Minds
  Suspicious Minds
  "Suspicious Minds" is a song written by American songwriter Mark James that, after the failure of his own recording, was handed to Elvis Presley by producer Chips Moman becoming one of his most notable hits and a number one in 1969, "Suspicious Minds" was widely regarded as the single that returned...
  
  ") (Feat. Will Young
  Will Young
  William Robert "Will" Young is a British singer-songwriter and actor who came to prominenceafter winning the 2002 inaugural series of the British music contest Pop Idol, making him the first winner of the now-worldwide Idols-format franchise...
  
  )
• "Christmas To Remember" (B-Side To "What My Heart Wants to Say
  What My Heart Wants to Say (song)
  "What My Heart Wants to Say" is the fourth single from English pop singer Gareth Gates' debut studio album of the same name. The song was written by Jorgen Elofsson, Per Magnusson and David Kreuger, and produced by Magnusson and Kreuger. Upon its release on 9 December 2002, the single peaked at #5...
  
  ")
• "Good Thing" (B-Side To "What My Heart Wants to Say
  What My Heart Wants to Say (song)
  "What My Heart Wants to Say" is the fourth single from English pop singer Gareth Gates' debut studio album of the same name. The song was written by Jorgen Elofsson, Per Magnusson and David Kreuger, and produced by Magnusson and Kreuger. Upon its release on 9 December 2002, the single peaked at #5...
  
  ")
• "Oh, Look At Me Now" (Appears On Pop Idol: The Big Band Album
  Pop Idol: The Big Band Album
  Pop Idol: The Big Band Album is a compilation album featuring big band songs recorded by the final 10 from the first UK series of Pop Idol.-Track listing:#"Beyond the Sea" — featuring Will Young...
  
  )
• "Mack The Knife" ((Appears On Pop Idol: The Big Band Album
  Pop Idol: The Big Band Album
  Pop Idol: The Big Band Album is a compilation album featuring big band songs recorded by the final 10 from the first UK series of Pop Idol.-Track listing:#"Beyond the Sea" — featuring Will Young...
  
  )

Charts

Chart (2002)	Peak position
Austrian Top 40 Albums	52
German Top 100 Albums	10
Norwegian Top 40 Albums	8
Swedish Top 60 Albums	52
Swiss Top 100 Albums	84
U.K. Official Top 75 Albums 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...	2