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It would be nice if Westlife's management could understand the reasons why "Change Your Mind," an original song written by Euro powerhouse team Steve Mac and Wayne Hector, is the best song on Face to Face, and the first clue would be "original" song. It isn't another ballad trying to re-create the glory of "Flying Without Wings," it isn't a trendy pass and go, Backstreet Boys wannabe, of a Michael Jackson wannabe, song like "Hit You with the Real Thing," and it is not, thank heavens, a cover song to add to increasing evidence that they are a karaoke band. It is a surprisingly old-fashioned song, big and brassy, the kind the Four Tops would have sung. It is important to note that Face to Face is the first real opportunity for the group to move on as a quartet without Brian McFadden, unless you count their album of Frank Sinatra covers. They demonstrate here that they have longevity and can proceed gracefully, but why, oh why, must we be subjected to so many songs we have heard before, without any additional significance given them? Under the direction of Simon Cowell, American Idol winners sing covers of classic songs and become famous in the process. But when they go on to fame beyond American Idol, their higher fame is based on new and original songs. Westlife is a group that, under the production of Cowell, has worked in reverse. Because their fans are so faithful, and eat up anything that is served, Westlife stays in business and prospers, but their empire is being built on music that will not last. In 20 years, when "You Raise Me Up" is played on the radio, will any DJ who is not under the influence choose Westlife's version over Josh Groban's? Their version of "Desperado" is not as good as the Eagles version, but does it offer anything different that makes it required listening? They have done a few covers well in the past, particularly on their wonderful debut album, with "Seasons in the Sun," which gave the impression that this was truly an "Irish" group, and "More Than Words," which was better than the original and had a reworked, lovely bridge. The exception to this major gripe on Face to Face is that Diana Ross lends her classic "When You Tell Me That You Love Me," and lends her vocals, too. It is a near perfect treat, because it is so well mastered, such an angelic song, and because the pairing is unique. The cover of "In This Life" had already been covered by Bette Midler, Kathie Lee Gifford, and Ronan Keating (who helped establish Westlife), and made not a hit for any of them. Bette Midler sang it best, and once was good enough. On a Westlife album, it is typical filler. "Colour My World" is another worthy song on the album, lush with piano, strings, choir, and soul. If they could make an album full of songs as good as it, they would restore all hope for their potential.
© Peter Fawthrop /TiVo
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Westlife, Associated Performer, Main Artist, Associated Performer - Steve Mac, Keyboards, Producer - Chris Laws, Drums, Engineer - Dan Pursey, Engineer - Ren Swan, Engineer, Mixing Engineer - Mike Trevor-Ross, Engineer - Dave Arch, Arranger, Piano - Steve Pearce, Bass Guitar - Fridrik "Frizzy" Karlsson, Guitar - Graham, Composer, Lyricist - Lovland, Composer, Lyricist
(P) 2005 Sony Music Entertainment UK Limited
Westlife with Diana Ross, Associated Performer, Main Artist, Associated Performer - Bettis, Composer, Lyricist - Hammond, Composer, Lyricist - David Kreuger, Arranger, Producer, Programmer - Per Magnusson, Arranger, Keyboards, Producer - Henrik Janson, Arranger, Conductor - Ulf Janson, Arranger, Conductor - Fredrik Andersson, Engineer - Dave Ashton, Engineer - Josef Larossi, Engineer, Programmer - Andreas Romdhane, Engineer, Programmer - Bernard Lohr, Mixing Engineer - Esbjorn Ohrwall, Guitar - Emil Heiling
(P) 2005 Sony Music Entertainment UK Limited
Westlife, Associated Performer, Main Artist, Associated Performer - Kotecha, Composer, Lyricist - Lundin, Composer, Lyricist - Pilöt, Composer, Lyricist - Schulze, Composer, Lyricist - Carl Falk, Associated Performer, Mixing Engineer, Producer - Lennart Östlund, Guitar - Henrik Jansson, Arranger, Conductor - Ulf Jansson, Arranger, Conductor - Anders von Hoffsten - Anders Johansson - Savan Kotecha
(P) 2005 SONY BMG MUSIC ENTERTAINMENT (UK) LIMITED
Westlife, Associated Performer, Main Artist, Associated Performer - Wayne Hector, Composer, Lyricist - Chris Laws, Drums, Engineer - Steve Mac, Composer, Keyboards, Lyricist, Piano, Producer - Steve Pearce, Bass - Paul Gendler, Guitar - Chris Farren, Composer, Lyricist - Dan Pursey, Engineer - Ren Swan, Mixing Engineer - Robin Sellars, Engineer - Mathew Bartram, Assistant Engineer - Dave Arch
(P) 2005 Sony Music Entertainment UK Limited
Westlife, Associated Performer, Main Artist, Associated Performer - Jorgen Elofsson, Composer, Lyricist - Steve Mac, Composer, Keyboards, Lyricist, Producer - Chris Laws, Drums, Engineer - Dan Pursey, Engineer - Ren Swan, Mixing Engineer - Fridrik "Frizzy" Karlsson, Guitar
(P) 2005 Sony Music Entertainment UK Limited
Westlife, Associated Performer, Main Artist, Associated Performer - Frey, Composer, Lyricist - Henley, Composer, Lyricist - Steve Mac, Keyboards, Producer - Chris Laws, Engineer - Dan Pursey, Engineer - Ren Swan, Engineer, Mixing Engineer - Mike Ross-Trevor, Engineer - Dave Arch, Arranger, Piano - Ian Thomas, Drums - Steve Pearce, Bass - Paul Gendler, Guitar - The Tuff Session Singers
(P) 2005 Sony Music Entertainment UK Limited
Westlife, Associated Performer, Main Artist, Associated Performer - Carlsson, Composer, Lyricist - Harry, Composer, Lyricist - Kotecha, Composer, Lyricist - Carl Falk, Acoustic Guitar, Associated Performer, Electric Guitar, Mixing Engineer, Producer - Jake Schulze, Associated Performer, Mixing Engineer, Producer - Rowen Rossiter, Assistant Engineer - Henrik Jansson, Arranger - Ulf Jansson, Arranger - Carl-Frederick Bjorsell - Andreas Carlsson - One Voice - Didrik Thott - Tomas Lindberg, Acoustic Guitar, Electric Guitar - Stockholm Session Strings, Strings
(P) 2005 Sony Music Entertainment UK Limited
Westlife, Associated Performer, Main Artist, Associated Performer - James Reid, Composer, Lyricist - Shamblin, Composer, Lyricist - Steve Mac, Keyboards, Producer - Chris Laws, Drums, Engineer - Dan Pursey, Engineer - Ren Swan, Engineer, Mixing Engineer - Mike Ross-Trevor, Engineer - Dave Arch, Arranger, Piano - The Tuff Session Singers - Steve Pearce, Bass Guitar - Fridrik "Frizzy" Karlsson, Guitar
(P) 2005 Sony Music Entertainment UK Limited
Westlife, Associated Performer, Main Artist, Associated Performer - Wayne Hector, Composer, Lyricist - Steve Mac, Composer, Keyboards, Lyricist, Producer - Chris Laws, Engineer - Dan Pursey, Engineer - Ren Swan, Mixing Engineer - Mike Ross-Trevor, Engineer - Dave Arch, Arranger, Piano - Ian Thomas, Drums - Steve Pearce, Bass Guitar - Paul Gendler, Guitar
(P) 2005 Sony Music Entertainment UK Limited
Westlife, Associated Performer, Main Artist, Associated Performer - Carl-Frederick Bjorsell, Composer, Lyricist - Carl Falk, Composer, Electric Guitar, Lyricist, Producer, Programmer - Savan Kotecha, Composer, Lyricist - Didrik Thott, Composer, Lyricist - S Thott, Composer, Lyricist - Jake Schulze, Mixing Engineer, Producer, Programmer - Rowen Rossiter, Assistant Engineer - Emil Heiling - Karl Engström, Programmer
(P) 2005 Sony Music Entertainment UK Limited
Westlife, Associated Performer, Main Artist, Associated Performer - Wayne Hector, Composer, Lyricist - Steve Mac, Composer, Lyricist, Producer - Chris Laws, Drums, Engineer - Dan Pursey, Engineer - Ren Swan, Mixing Engineer - Robin Sellars, Engineer - Mathew Bartram, Assistant Engineer - Dave Arch, Arranger - Steve Pearce, Bass Guitar, Keyboards, Piano - Paul Gendler, Guitar
(P) 2005 Sony Music Entertainment UK Limited
Westlife, Associated Performer, Main Artist, Associated Performer - Carl-Frederick Bjorsell, Composer, Lyricist, Vocal Arranger - Savan Kotecha, Composer, Lyricist - Didrik Thott, Composer, Lyricist - S Thott, Composer, Lyricist - Carl Falk, Associated Performer, Mixing Engineer, Producer - Jorgen Ingestrom, Arranger, Mixing Engineer - Bo Reimer, Mixing Engineer - Emil Heiling
(P) 2005 Sony Music Entertainment UK Limited
Resenha do Álbum
It would be nice if Westlife's management could understand the reasons why "Change Your Mind," an original song written by Euro powerhouse team Steve Mac and Wayne Hector, is the best song on Face to Face, and the first clue would be "original" song. It isn't another ballad trying to re-create the glory of "Flying Without Wings," it isn't a trendy pass and go, Backstreet Boys wannabe, of a Michael Jackson wannabe, song like "Hit You with the Real Thing," and it is not, thank heavens, a cover song to add to increasing evidence that they are a karaoke band. It is a surprisingly old-fashioned song, big and brassy, the kind the Four Tops would have sung. It is important to note that Face to Face is the first real opportunity for the group to move on as a quartet without Brian McFadden, unless you count their album of Frank Sinatra covers. They demonstrate here that they have longevity and can proceed gracefully, but why, oh why, must we be subjected to so many songs we have heard before, without any additional significance given them? Under the direction of Simon Cowell, American Idol winners sing covers of classic songs and become famous in the process. But when they go on to fame beyond American Idol, their higher fame is based on new and original songs. Westlife is a group that, under the production of Cowell, has worked in reverse. Because their fans are so faithful, and eat up anything that is served, Westlife stays in business and prospers, but their empire is being built on music that will not last. In 20 years, when "You Raise Me Up" is played on the radio, will any DJ who is not under the influence choose Westlife's version over Josh Groban's? Their version of "Desperado" is not as good as the Eagles version, but does it offer anything different that makes it required listening? They have done a few covers well in the past, particularly on their wonderful debut album, with "Seasons in the Sun," which gave the impression that this was truly an "Irish" group, and "More Than Words," which was better than the original and had a reworked, lovely bridge. The exception to this major gripe on Face to Face is that Diana Ross lends her classic "When You Tell Me That You Love Me," and lends her vocals, too. It is a near perfect treat, because it is so well mastered, such an angelic song, and because the pairing is unique. The cover of "In This Life" had already been covered by Bette Midler, Kathie Lee Gifford, and Ronan Keating (who helped establish Westlife), and made not a hit for any of them. Bette Midler sang it best, and once was good enough. On a Westlife album, it is typical filler. "Colour My World" is another worthy song on the album, lush with piano, strings, choir, and soul. If they could make an album full of songs as good as it, they would restore all hope for their potential.
© Peter Fawthrop /TiVo
Sobre o álbum
- 1 disco(s) - 12 faixa(s)
- Duração total: 00:43:57
- Artistas principais: Westlife
- Compositor: Various Composers
- Gravadora: S Récords
- Género: Pop
(P) 2005 SONY BMG MUSIC ENTERTAINMENT (UK) LIMITED
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