''Back Home'' is the eighth

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by Irish

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, released on 5 November 2007 through

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and

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. The album was produced by

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Quiz & Larossi Andreas Romdhane (a.k.a. Quiz) and Josef Larossi are a Swedish production duo. They have a studio based in the centre of Stockholm, Sweden. They have worked together since 1999 when they wrote songs for Lutricia McNeal. During their partnership ...

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and

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, who also produced some of the group's previous material. ''Back Home'' was the group's final album before their temporary break from music in 2008. The album was preceded by the

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", a

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of the

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song, which was sent to radio stations in September 2007, and was eventually released as a digital download and

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on 29 October 2007. Two more

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were released to promote the album, namely " Us Against the World" and " Something Right". A DVD also accompanied the album's release, including some of the group's recent

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s and exclusive footage of the group. The album was met with mixed reviews, however the album was a commercial success. The album debuted atop the

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, selling 132,000 copies in its first week of release and remained in the top three spots for eight consecutive weeks. It also spent five weeks at number two. One of those weeks have the highest sales for a number two in a week of the year 2007 in the United Kingdom. While in Ireland, this is the third best-selling album of 2007.

Background

The track listing for the album was released on the band's official website on 3 October 2007, with track-by-track videos by the band. The release date of the album was brought forward to 5 November 2007 from the initial 12 November 2007. The album contains a collection of brand new tracks along with a few covers. The cover songs on the album are " Have You Ever?", a

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penned ballad previously recorded by Brandy, and "

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", a song recorded by

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. The first single from the album is a cover of the ballad "

", originally by

, and was released on 29 October 2007 The song debuted at number three on the UK Singles Chart. " Us Against the World", an original song dedicated to Westlife fans worldwide, was released as the band's second single on 3 March 2008 in the UK and Ireland. Meanwhile, " Something Right", which is an original up-tempo song, was released as the third single in Asia and Europe. An accompanying DVD was released on the week of the album's release. It featured backstage footage of the group, Up Close and Personal segments, and the music videos of "Home", "

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", " When You Tell Me That You Love Me", " Amazing" and " The Rose". The DVD was available exclusively at Woolworths. It charted at number one on the UK Visuals Chart and was certified Platinum.

Track listing

Credits

''*Numbers in brackets represents the track number on the album.''

Charts

Weekly charts

Year-end charts

Certifications and sales

Release history

References

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