''Act Three'' was the third album to be released by ''

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'' runners-up G4. The album included a duet with

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on the song " No Matter What", Gately having sung the lead on the original version of the song with his band

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. This was the third album of rock, pop and traditional classics sung in

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style by the group. Being released in the same week as the third album by the similar band,

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, ''Act Three'' peaked at #21 in the UK charts with first week sales of 37,487. ''Act Three'' was also the last album with

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singing bass.

Track listing

# " Volare" # " Somebody to Love" # "

Danny Boy "Danny Boy" is a folk song with lyrics written by English lawyer Frederic Weatherly in 1910, and set to the traditional Irish melody of " Londonderry Air" in 1913. History In 1910, in Bath, Somerset, England, the English lawyer and lyricist ...

" # "

O Sole Mio "" () is a well-known Neapolitan song written in 1898. Its Neapolitan-language lyrics were written by Giovanni Capurro and the music was composed by Eduardo di Capua (1865–1917) and Alfredo Mazzucchi (1878–1972).. The title translates ...

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" # " No Matter What" (with

) # "

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" # " Toreador" # "

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