Where We Belong (album)
Encyclopedia
Where We Belong is the third studio album
by the Irish
band, Boyzone
. The album was released on 25 May 1998 in UK and 17 November 1998 in US by Polygram International
. It topped the UK charts at #1 for the week of June 6, 1998. Five singles were released from the album, including a cover version of "I Love the Way You Love Me". This album is also the third and final studio album Boyzone released before the death of Stephen Gately
, 11 years later.
Gold Edition Bonus Tracks
American Version
was awarded the prestigious Ivor Novello Award for "Picture of You
", which was featured as the main theme song from the film Bean: The Ultimate Disaster Movie. The album was the 3rd best selling of 1998 in the UK. The album was certified as 5x Platinum in the UK and is currently the seventh biggest selling boyband record ever in the UK.
Studio album
A studio album is an album made up of tracks recorded in the controlled environment of a recording studio. A studio album contains newly written and recorded or previously unreleased or remixed material, distinguishing itself from a compilation or reissue album of previously recorded material, or...
by the Irish
Irish people
The Irish people are an ethnic group who originate in Ireland, an island in northwestern Europe. Ireland has been populated for around 9,000 years , with the Irish people's earliest ancestors recorded having legends of being descended from groups such as the Nemedians, Fomorians, Fir Bolg, Tuatha...
band, Boyzone
Boyzone
Boyzone are an Irish boy band comprising Keith Duffy, Mikey Graham, Ronan Keating,Shane Lynch, and formerly Stephen Gately. Boyzone have 19 singles in the top 40 UK charts and 21 singles in the Ire charts. The group currently have 6 UK number one singles and 9 number one singles in Ireland with 12...
. The album was released on 25 May 1998 in UK and 17 November 1998 in US by Polygram International
PolyGram
PolyGram was the name of the major label recording company started by Philips from as a holding company for its music interests in 1945. In 1999 it was sold to Seagram and merged into Universal Music Group.-Hollandsche Decca Distributie , 1929-1950:...
. It topped the UK charts at #1 for the week of June 6, 1998. Five singles were released from the album, including a cover version of "I Love the Way You Love Me". This album is also the third and final studio album Boyzone released before the death of Stephen Gately
Stephen Gately
Stephen Patrick David Gately was an Irish pop singer–songwriter, actor, dancer, musician and author, who, with Ronan Keating, was one of two lead singers of the pop group Boyzone. All of Boyzone's studio albums hit number one in the United Kingdom, their third being their most successful...
, 11 years later.
Track listing
- Picture of YouPicture of YouPicture of You is the debut album from The X Factor series 3 contestant Ben Mills, released on 12 March 2007. It entered the UK Album Chart at number three with first week sales of 63,500; the album dropped to number 14 the following week....
– 3:28 - Baby Can I Hold YouBaby Can I Hold You"Baby Can I Hold You" is the third single from American contemporary folk artist Tracy Chapman, released in late 1988. The song succeeded in reaching the top fifty in the United States, unlike its predecessor, "Talkin' 'bout a Revolution", but it failed to become Chapman's second top forty hit,...
(7" Edit) – 3:15 - All That I NeedAll That I Need"All That I Need" is the third single from Irish Boyband Boyzone's third studio album, Where We Belong. The song reached #1 in the UK Singles Chart...
(7" Edit) - 3:42 - Must Have Been High - 3:27
- And I - 4:03
- That's How Love Goes - 3:55
- Where Did You Go - 4:39
- I'm Learning (Part 1) - 3:43
- One Kiss at a Time - 4:06
- While the World Is Going Crazy - 5:10
- This Is Where I Belong - 5:29
- Will Be Yours - 3:36
- Good Conversation - 3:56
- You Flew Away - 4:25
- I'm Learning (Part 2) - 3:03
- No Matter WhatNo Matter What (Boyzone song)"No Matter What" is a song from the 1996 musical Whistle Down the Wind, written by Andrew Lloyd Webber and Jim Steinman and popularized by the group Boyzone. The song reached #1 on the UK Singles Chart, and was the only Boyzone hit to become popular in the U.S. Jewels & Stone did a remix for the...
- 4:32 - I Love the Way You Love MeI Love the Way You Love Me"I Love the Way You Love Me" is a single by American country music singer John Michael Montgomery that reached the top of the Billboard Hot Country Singles & Tracks chart. Released as the second single released from his debut CD, Life's a Dance, it became Montgomery's first Number One single...
- 4:06
Gold Edition Bonus Tracks
- The Gold Edition omits the tracks "No Matter What" & "I Love The Way You Love Me".
- 16. Picture Of You (Video) - 3:28
- 17. Baby Can I Hold You (Video) - 3:15
- 18. All That I Need (Video) - 3:42
American Version
- I'll Never Not Need You - 4:13
- Walk On (So They Told Me) - 3:28
- All The Time In The World - 4:15
- No Matter WhatNo Matter What (Boyzone song)"No Matter What" is a song from the 1996 musical Whistle Down the Wind, written by Andrew Lloyd Webber and Jim Steinman and popularized by the group Boyzone. The song reached #1 on the UK Singles Chart, and was the only Boyzone hit to become popular in the U.S. Jewels & Stone did a remix for the...
- 4:32 - Picture of YouPicture of YouPicture of You is the debut album from The X Factor series 3 contestant Ben Mills, released on 12 March 2007. It entered the UK Album Chart at number three with first week sales of 63,500; the album dropped to number 14 the following week....
– 3:28 - Baby Can I Hold YouBaby Can I Hold You"Baby Can I Hold You" is the third single from American contemporary folk artist Tracy Chapman, released in late 1988. The song succeeded in reaching the top fifty in the United States, unlike its predecessor, "Talkin' 'bout a Revolution", but it failed to become Chapman's second top forty hit,...
(7" Edit) – 3:15 - All That I NeedAll That I Need"All That I Need" is the third single from Irish Boyband Boyzone's third studio album, Where We Belong. The song reached #1 in the UK Singles Chart...
(7" Edit) - 3:42 - One Kiss at a Time - 4:06
- And I - 4:03
- That's How Love Goes - 3:55
- Where Did You Go - 4:39
- Will Be Yours - 3:36
- Must Have Been High - 3:27
- You Flew Away - 4:25
- I Love the Way You Love MeI Love the Way You Love Me"I Love the Way You Love Me" is a single by American country music singer John Michael Montgomery that reached the top of the Billboard Hot Country Singles & Tracks chart. Released as the second single released from his debut CD, Life's a Dance, it became Montgomery's first Number One single...
- 4:06
Charts, Awards, & Recognitions
The album topped the UK Charts twice (6 June and 5 September 1998). Much of the material for this album was written or co-written by the band members themselves. In 1998, Ronan KeatingRonan Keating
Ronan Patrick John Keating is an Irish recording artist, singer-songwriter, musician, and philanthropist. Keating debuted on the professional music scene alongside Keith Duffy, Mikey Graham, Shane Lynch and Stephen Gately, in 1994 as the lead singer of Boyzone. His solo career started in 1999, and...
was awarded the prestigious Ivor Novello Award for "Picture of You
Picture of You (song)
"Picture of You" is the first single released from Boyzone's third album, Where We Belong. The song, released in 1997, led to frontman Ronan Keating for winning an Ivor Novello award, and is best known as the main theme song for the film Bean: The Ultimate Disaster Movie, for which Rowan Atkinson...
", which was featured as the main theme song from the film Bean: The Ultimate Disaster Movie. The album was the 3rd best selling of 1998 in the UK. The album was certified as 5x Platinum in the UK and is currently the seventh biggest selling boyband record ever in the UK.
Weekly charts
Chart (1998) | Peak position |
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Austrian Albums Chart | 40 |
Belgian (Flanders) Albums Chart | 7 |
Belgian (Wallonia) Albums Chart | 39 |
Danish Albums Chart | 2 |
Dutch Albums Chart | 1 |
Finnish Albums Chart | 13 |
French Albums Chart | 35 |
German Albums Chart | 14 |
Irish Albums Chart | 1 |
New Zealand Albums Chart | 1 |
Norwegian Albums Chart | 1 |
Swedish Albums Chart | 8 |
Swiss Albums Chart | 8 |
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... |
1 |
US Billboard 200 Albums Chart | 167 |
Chart (1999) | Peak position |
Australian Albums Chart | 31 |
Year-end charts
Chart (1998) | Peak position |
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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... |
3 |
Certifications
Album credits
- Boyzone - Vocals, main performer
- Robbie McIntosh - Guitar
- Mike Mangini - Guitar, drum programming, producer
- James McMillan - Guitar, programming, keyboards
- Dominic Miller - Guitar
- Heff Moraes - Engineer, mixing
- Richard NilesRichard NilesRichard Niles is an American composer, arranger, producer, guitarist, broadcaster and journalist. He has lived in London since 1975. Because of his extensive work across many genres Sound on Sound magazine referred to him as "one of the most versatile men in modern music".-Early years:Niles was...
- Arranger - Denniz PopDenniz PopDag Krister Volle , better known under the artistic name Denniz Pop , was a Swedish DJ, music producer and songwriter....
- Executive Producer - Andy Richards - Keyboards, programming
- Steve Rinkoff - Mixing
- Rudeboy - Remixing
- Robin Sellars - Mixing
- Trevor Steel - Programming, producer
- Carl Sturken - Arranger, producer
- Ren Swan - Engineer
- Jon Themis - Guitar
- Warren Wiebe - Vocals (background)
- Nigel Wright - Keyboards, producer
- Paul Wright - Engineer
- DJ Nastee - Guitar
- Nick Foster - Producer
- Ben Foster - Arranger
- Jeremy Wheatley - Mixing
- David KreugerDavid KreugerDavid 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....
- Producer - Eric Liljestrand - Digital editing
- Mauricio Iragorri - Mixing
- Jack Hersca - Assistant Engineer
- Fred Carlson - Guitar
- Andy Gallimore - Engineer
- Sharon Kearney - Assistant Engineer
- Jon Douglas - Producer
- Steve Mac - Piano, mixing, arranger
- Per MagnussonPer MagnussonPer 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...
- Vocals (background), producer - Alan Chez - Trumpet
- Al Hemberger - Engineer
- Baron Raymonde - Saxophone
- Tim Willis - Assistant Engineer
- Ben Allen - Guitar, Assistant Engineer
- John R. Angier - Keyboards
- Dan Vickers - Assistant Engineer
- Andrea Derby - Production Assistant
- Chris Laws - Drums, engineer, programming
- Angela Lupino - Bass, arranger
- Mark Antony - Vocals (background)
- Jamie Hart - Assistant Engineer
- Tim Wills - Assistant Engineer
- Skoti-Alain Elliot - Bass, Engineer
- Keith LeBlanc - Drums
- Jim Steinman - Producer, Executive Producer
- Michael ThompsonMichael Thompson (guitarist)Michael Thompson is an American guitarist and songwriter.Thompson achieved enduring modest success with his 1989 melodic rock/AOR group Michael Thompson Band but is most noted for his work as a popular session guitarist on the recordings of some of the most popular musical artists of the 1980s,...
- Guitar (acoustic), Guitar (electric) - Evan Rogers - Arranger, producer, vocals (background)
- Tom Lord-AlgeTom Lord-AlgeTom Lord-Alge is a four-time Grammy Award–winning record producer and mixer. He is the youngest of Vivian Lord's five children, Mark Lord-Alge, Lisa Lord-Alge, Chris Lord-Alge, Jeff Lord-Alge and Tom Lord-Alge...
- Mixing - Chris Blair - Mastering
- Steve Booker - Keyboards
- Andy Bradfield - Remixing
- Danny G. - Keyboards
- Andy Duncan - Drums
- Rick Essig - Mastering
- Simon Franglen - Arranger, mixing, keyboards
- Paul Gendler - Guitar (acoustic)
- Scott Gordon - Engineer
- Mike Rose - Keyboards
- Mick GuzauskiMick GuzauskiMick Guzauski is a multi-platinum Mixing Engineer and sound engineer.Guzauski's work spans a wide range of styles, including jazz, R&B, Latin, rock, pop, and easy listening...
- Arranger - John Holliday - Producer, Spanish guitar
- Mark Hudson - Arranger, producer
- Nick Ingman - Orchestration
- Luis Jardim - Percussion
- Steve Lipson - Guitar, producer, mandolin
- Andrew Lloyd Webber - Producer, Executive Producer