''Ronan'' is the self-titled debut solo album by Irish singer-songwriter and

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frontman,

Ronan Keating Ronan Patrick John Keating (born 3 March 1977) is an Irish singer, songwriter, actor and presenter. He debuted in 1993 alongside Keith Duffy, Michael Graham, Shane Lynch, and Stephen Gately, as the co-lead singer (with Gately) of Irish pop g ...

. It was released by

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on 31 July 2000, and became a commercial success. The album produced four UK and Irish top-ten singles: " When You Say Nothing at All", originally recorded for the

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of the 1999 film ''

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'', " Life Is a Rollercoaster", "

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", and " Lovin' Each Day", the latter of which was featured on the re-release edition of the album, and later on Keating's second album, '' Destination''.

Reception

The album was given several negative reviews; however, it sold over 750,000 copies and became one of the top selling albums of the year in the United Kingdom. It debuted at number one on the

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, and has been certified four-times platinum by the

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for sales of 1.2 million copies. In the singer's native Ireland, the album debuted at number two. The album also became a commercial success in other European countries, where it charted within the top ten of eight countries. In 2001, ''Ronan'' was certified two-times platinum by the

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for shipments of two million copies inside Europe.

Track listing

Charts

Year-end

Certifications

References

{{Authority control 2000 debut albums Ronan Keating albums Albums produced by Rick Nowels Albums produced by Stephen Lipson Albums produced by Patrick Leonard