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Following in the footsteps of rival boy band Take That, Boyzone reunited during the late 2000s and made plans for a comeback album that would eventually be released as Brother. However, the death of bandmember Stephen Gately in 2009 seriously put into question whether or not this comeback album would ever see the light of day. Fortunately for those Boyzone fans eager to hear how the now-grown-up Irish boy band might sound after all these years, the remaining four bandmembers followed through with their plans and finished Brother, a safe and carefully crafted album dedicated to Gately (i.e., their fallen brother) that includes his vocals on two songs ("Gave It All Away," "Stronger") and addresses him on another ("One More Song"). While Brother is far more adult-oriented than Boyzone's first three albums, Said and Done (1995), A Different Beat (1996), and Where We Belong (1998), it's not too much of a departure in any other respect, which should delight fans eager for more material. To no one's surprise, it's a ballad-heavy effort with lots of piano melodies, string arrangements, and grandiose choruses. As is customary, Ronan Keating takes many of the album's lead vocals. One difference between Brother and Boyzone albums of the past is the absence of cover material. A long list of industry professionals are credited with writing the songs, the most notable of them pop superstar Mika, who penned the album-opening lead single, "Gave It All Away." It's a good song with glimmers of greatness, in particular the first minute of the song, where Gately is hauntingly heard singing "I will learn to live before I die" over an eerie backward-tracked string arrangement. Most impressive is the second track on the album, "Love Is a Hurricane," a showcase for Keating that marks the high point of Brother. Other standout tracks include the Mikey Graham showcase "Ruby" and "Right Here Waiting," an uplifting song of hope that follows the mid-album Gately tribute "One More Song."
© Jason Birchmeier /TiVo
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Greg Wells, Producer, Mixer, Drums, Bass Guitar, Electric Guitar, Piano, AssociatedPerformer, StudioPersonnel - Mika, ComposerLyricist - Avril Mackintosh, Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Ian MacGregor, Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Boyzone, MainArtist - Ollie Jacobs, Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Chris Nicoladies, Drum Programming, AssociatedPerformer
℗ 2010 Polydor Ltd. (UK)
Greg Wells, Producer, Drums, AssociatedPerformer - Danielle Brisebois, ComposerLyricist - Gregg Alexander, ComposerLyricist - Rob Wells, Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Jeremy Smith, ComposerLyricist - John Hanes, Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Serban Ghenea, Mixer, StudioPersonnel - Avril Mackintosh, Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Andy Caine, Additional Vocals, AssociatedPerformer - Ian MacGregor, Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Boyzone, MainArtist - Mark Tufty Evans, Asst. Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Pete Vetesse, Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel
℗ 2010 Polydor Ltd. (UK)
Greg Wells, Producer, Drums, AssociatedPerformer - Andy Hill, ComposerLyricist - Shelly Poole, ComposerLyricist - John Hanes, Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Serban Ghenea, Mixer, StudioPersonnel - Avril Mackintosh, Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Andy Caine, Additional Vocals, AssociatedPerformer - Ian MacGregor, Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Boyzone, MainArtist - Terry Martin , ComposerLyricist - Mark Tufty Evans, Asst. Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Pete Vetesse, Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel
℗ 2010 Polydor Ltd. (UK)
Greg Wells, Producer, Drums, AssociatedPerformer - Sharon Vaughn, ComposerLyricist - Carl Falk, ComposerLyricist - Rob Wells, Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Don Mescall, ComposerLyricist - John Hanes, Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Serban Ghenea, Mixer, StudioPersonnel - Avril Mackintosh, Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Andy Caine, Additional Vocals, AssociatedPerformer - Ian MacGregor, Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Boyzone, MainArtist - Mark Tufty Evans, Asst. Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Pete Vetesse, Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel
℗ 2010 Polydor Ltd. (UK)
Greg Wells, Producer, Drums, AssociatedPerformer - Rob Wells, Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Jim Irvin, ComposerLyricist - Jack McManus, ComposerLyricist - Julian Emery, ComposerLyricist - Avril Mackintosh, Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Andy Caine, Additional Vocals, AssociatedPerformer - John W. Green, ComposerLyricist - Ian MacGregor, Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Boyzone, MainArtist - Mark Tufty Evans, Asst. Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Pete Vetesse, Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel
℗ 2010 Polydor Ltd. (UK)
Greg Wells, Producer, Drums, AssociatedPerformer, ComposerLyricist - Rob Wells, Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Nasri Atweh, ComposerLyricist - John Hanes, Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Serban Ghenea, Mixer, StudioPersonnel - Avril Mackintosh, Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Andy Caine, Additional Vocals, AssociatedPerformer - Ian MacGregor, Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Boyzone, MainArtist - Mark Tufty Evans, Asst. Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Pete Vetesse, Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel
℗ 2010 Polydor Ltd. (UK)
Greg Wells, Producer, Drums, AssociatedPerformer - Andy Hill, ComposerLyricist - Chris Braide, ComposerLyricist - Rob Wells, Engineer, StudioPersonnel - John Hanes, Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Serban Ghenea, Mixer, StudioPersonnel - Avril Mackintosh, Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Andy Caine, Additional Vocals, AssociatedPerformer - Ian MacGregor, Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Boyzone, MainArtist - Mark Tufty Evans, Asst. Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Pete Vetesse, Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel
℗ 2010 Polydor Ltd. (UK)
Greg Wells, Producer, Drums, AssociatedPerformer - Tom Shapiro, ComposerLyricist - Catt Gravitt, ComposerLyricist - John Hanes, Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Serban Ghenea, Mixer, StudioPersonnel - Avril Mackintosh, Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Michael Busbee, ComposerLyricist - Andy Caine, Additional Vocals, AssociatedPerformer - Ian MacGregor, Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Boyzone, MainArtist - Mark Tufty Evans, Asst. Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Pete Vetesse, Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel
℗ 2010 Polydor Ltd. (UK)
Greg Wells, Producer, Drums, AssociatedPerformer - Rob Wells, Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Jez Ashurst, ComposerLyricist - Emma Rohan, ComposerLyricist - John Hanes, Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Serban Ghenea, Mixer, StudioPersonnel - Avril Mackintosh, Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Andy Caine, Additional Vocals, AssociatedPerformer - Ian MacGregor, Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Boyzone, MainArtist - Mark Tufty Evans, Asst. Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Pete Vetesse, Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel
℗ 2010 Polydor Ltd. (UK)
Greg Wells, Producer, Drums, AssociatedPerformer, ComposerLyricist - Rob Wells, Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Matt Hales, ComposerLyricist - John Hanes, Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Serban Ghenea, Mixer, StudioPersonnel - Avril Mackintosh, Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Kim Oliver, ComposerLyricist - Andy Caine, Additional Vocals, AssociatedPerformer - Ian MacGregor, Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Boyzone, MainArtist - Mark Tufty Evans, Asst. Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Pete Vetesse, Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel
℗ 2010 Polydor Ltd. (UK)
Greg Wells, Producer, Drums, AssociatedPerformer - Rob Wells, Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Peter John Vettese, ComposerLyricist - Sean Conlon, ComposerLyricist - Avril Mackintosh, Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Andy Caine, Additional Vocals, AssociatedPerformer - Ian MacGregor, Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Boyzone, MainArtist - Mark Tufty Evans, Asst. Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Pete Vetesse, Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - St Bibiana Choir, Background Vocalist, AssociatedPerformer
℗ 2010 Polydor Ltd. (UK)
Craig Wiseman, Guitar, AssociatedPerformer, ComposerLyricist - Steve Lipson, Producer, Guitar, Unknown, Other, AssociatedPerformer, ComposerLyricist - Ash Soan, Drums, AssociatedPerformer - Karen Poole, ComposerLyricist - Andy Caine, Additional Vocals, AssociatedPerformer - Boyzone, MainArtist
℗ 2010 Polydor Ltd. (UK)
Album review
Following in the footsteps of rival boy band Take That, Boyzone reunited during the late 2000s and made plans for a comeback album that would eventually be released as Brother. However, the death of bandmember Stephen Gately in 2009 seriously put into question whether or not this comeback album would ever see the light of day. Fortunately for those Boyzone fans eager to hear how the now-grown-up Irish boy band might sound after all these years, the remaining four bandmembers followed through with their plans and finished Brother, a safe and carefully crafted album dedicated to Gately (i.e., their fallen brother) that includes his vocals on two songs ("Gave It All Away," "Stronger") and addresses him on another ("One More Song"). While Brother is far more adult-oriented than Boyzone's first three albums, Said and Done (1995), A Different Beat (1996), and Where We Belong (1998), it's not too much of a departure in any other respect, which should delight fans eager for more material. To no one's surprise, it's a ballad-heavy effort with lots of piano melodies, string arrangements, and grandiose choruses. As is customary, Ronan Keating takes many of the album's lead vocals. One difference between Brother and Boyzone albums of the past is the absence of cover material. A long list of industry professionals are credited with writing the songs, the most notable of them pop superstar Mika, who penned the album-opening lead single, "Gave It All Away." It's a good song with glimmers of greatness, in particular the first minute of the song, where Gately is hauntingly heard singing "I will learn to live before I die" over an eerie backward-tracked string arrangement. Most impressive is the second track on the album, "Love Is a Hurricane," a showcase for Keating that marks the high point of Brother. Other standout tracks include the Mikey Graham showcase "Ruby" and "Right Here Waiting," an uplifting song of hope that follows the mid-album Gately tribute "One More Song."
© Jason Birchmeier /TiVo
About the album
- 1 disc(s) - 12 track(s)
- Total length: 00:46:13
- Main artists: Boyzone
- Composer: Various Composers
- Label: Polydor Records
- Genre: Pop/Rock Pop
© 2010 Polydor Ltd. (UK) ℗ 2010 Polydor Ltd. (UK)
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