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After five consecutive number one studio albums as one fifth of Boyzone and as a solo singer, Irish balladeer Ronan Keating suffered something of a setback when his last release, Turn It On, stalled at a disappointing number 21. Never the most adventurous of artists, Keating hasn't used the surprising career blip as an opportunity for reinvention. Instead his fourth LP, Bring You Home, offers the same kind of soft rock midtempos and inspirational power ballads that have defined his solo output, albeit with a stronger country influence than has been previously hinted at through his covers of tracks by Lee Ann Womack, Garth Brooks, and Keith Whitley. Taking more of an active role, Keating has co-written over half of the album's 13 tracks with the likes of Richard Marx, New Radicals' Gregg Alexander, and regular collaborators Steve Mac and Wayne Hector, but unfortunately his habit of recording pointless cover versions is still well and truly alive. Neil Diamond's Jazz Singer soundtrack number "Hello Again" is given a bland karaoke treatment that strips away the poignancy of the original; his rendition of Goo Goo Dolls' "Iris," a late-'90s minor hit in the U.K. but which has since been recognized as something of a modern rock classic, is just as anodyne; and "To Be Loved," previously recorded by Westlife (the band he used to manage) on their World of Our Own album, is perhaps the most lazy and unimaginative track of his seven-year solo career. But wade through the bland covers and plodding acoustic ballads like "This I Promise You" and "Just When I'd Given Up Dreaming," and there are occasional flashes of ingenuity that prove Keating is far more interesting when venturing outside his MOR comfort zone. "All Over Again," arguably his best single to date, is a beautifully subtle folk-led duet with Mercury Music Prize nominee Kate Rusby; "Back in the Backseat" sees him take a rare venture onto the dancefloor on a surprisingly enjoyable slice of organic disco; and "So Easy Lovin' You" is an authentic stab at Lonestar-esque contemporary country-pop. But these moments are few and far between, as the majority of Bring You Home is as dull as the stormy seafarer cover art, and continues Keating's premature descent into middle-aged croonery.
© Jon O'Brien /TiVo
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Alex Smith, Programmer, Asst. Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Mark Smith, Bass Guitar, AssociatedPerformer - Steve Price, String Arranger, AssociatedPerformer - Ash Soan, Drums, AssociatedPerformer - Ren Swan, Mixer, Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Mark Taylor, Producer, Mixer, String Arranger, Programmer, Recording Engineer, AssociatedPerformer, StudioPersonnel - Ronan Keating, MainArtist - Janet Ramus, Background Vocalist, AssociatedPerformer - Philip Shepherd, String Arranger, AssociatedPerformer - S. Carmody, ComposerLyricist - D. O'Byrne, ComposerLyricist - Matt Bartram, Asst. Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Adam Philips, Guitar, AssociatedPerformer
℗ 2006 Polydor Ltd. (UK)
Alex Smith, Programmer, Asst. Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Mark Smith, Bass Guitar, AssociatedPerformer - Ash Soan, Drums, AssociatedPerformer - Ren Swan, Mixer, Recording Engineer, Recording Arranger, AssociatedPerformer, StudioPersonnel - Sam Miller, Asst. Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Paul Barry, Piano, AssociatedPerformer - Mark Taylor, Producer, Mixer, String Arranger, Programmer, Recording Engineer, AssociatedPerformer, StudioPersonnel, ComposerLyricist - P. Barry, ComposerLyricist - Ronan Keating, MainArtist, ComposerLyricist - Andy Caine, Background Vocalist, AssociatedPerformer - Philip Shepherd, String Arranger, AssociatedPerformer - Adam Philips, Guitar, AssociatedPerformer
℗ 2006 Polydor Ltd. (UK)
Alex Smith, Programmer, Asst. Recording Engineer, Pedal Harp, AssociatedPerformer, StudioPersonnel - Don Mescall, ComposerLyricist - Mark Smith, Bass Guitar, AssociatedPerformer - Steve Price, String Arranger, AssociatedPerformer - Ash Soan, Drums, AssociatedPerformer - Randy Goodrum, ComposerLyricist - Ren Swan, Mixer, Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Mark Taylor, Producer, Mixer, Programmer, Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Ronan Keating, MainArtist - Philip Shepherd, String Arranger, AssociatedPerformer - Matt Bartram, Asst. Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Adam Philips, Guitar, AssociatedPerformer - Kate Rusby, Additional Vocals, AssociatedPerformer
℗ 2006 Polydor Ltd. (UK)
John Rzeznik, ComposerLyricist - Alex Smith, Programmer, Asst. Recording Engineer, Pedal Harp, AssociatedPerformer, StudioPersonnel - Mark Smith, Bass Guitar, AssociatedPerformer - Steve Price, String Arranger, AssociatedPerformer - Ash Soan, Drums, AssociatedPerformer - Ren Swan, Mixer, Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Mark Taylor, Producer, Mixer, Programmer, Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Ronan Keating, MainArtist - Andy Caine, Background Vocalist, AssociatedPerformer - Philip Shepherd, String Arranger, AssociatedPerformer - Matt Bartram, Asst. Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Adam Philips, Guitar, AssociatedPerformer
℗ 2006 Polydor Ltd. (UK)
Wayne Hector, ComposerLyricist - Steve Mac, Producer, Co-Arranger, AssociatedPerformer, ComposerLyricist - Dave Arch, String Arranger, AssociatedPerformer - Ren Swan, Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Ronan Keating, MainArtist - Jamie Cullum, Piano, AssociatedPerformer - Dan Pursey, Asst. Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Fridrik "Frissy" Karlsson, Guitar, AssociatedPerformer - Ralph Salmons, Drums, AssociatedPerformer
℗ 2006 Polydor Ltd. (UK)
Alex Smith, Programmer, Asst. Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Mark Smith, Bass Guitar, AssociatedPerformer - Steve Price, String Arranger, AssociatedPerformer - Ash Soan, Drums, AssociatedPerformer - Ren Swan, Mixer, Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Mark Taylor, Producer, Mixer, Programmer, Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - P. Barry, ComposerLyricist - Ronan Keating, MainArtist, ComposerLyricist - Andy Caine, Background Vocalist, AssociatedPerformer - Philip Shepherd, String Arranger, AssociatedPerformer - Matt Bartram, Asst. Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Adam Philips, Guitar, AssociatedPerformer
℗ 2006 Polydor Ltd. (UK)
Wayne Hector, ComposerLyricist - Alex Smith, Programmer, Asst. Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Steve Robson, ComposerLyricist - Mark Smith, Bass Guitar, AssociatedPerformer - Ash Soan, Drums, AssociatedPerformer - Ren Swan, Mixer, Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Mark Taylor, Producer, Mixer, Programmer, Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Ronan Keating, MainArtist, ComposerLyricist - Adam Philips, Guitar, AssociatedPerformer - Lauraine McIntosh, Background Vocalist, AssociatedPerformer
℗ 2006 Polydor Ltd. (UK)
Wayne Hector, ComposerLyricist - Steve Mac, Producer, Keyboards, Recording Arranger, AssociatedPerformer, ComposerLyricist - Chris Laws, Drums, Engineer, AssociatedPerformer, StudioPersonnel - Ren Swan, Mix Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Ronan Keating, MainArtist - Paul Gendler, Guitar, AssociatedPerformer - Dan Pursey, Asst. Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel
℗ 2006 Polydor Ltd. (UK)
Alex Smith, Programmer, Asst. Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Mark Smith, Bass Guitar, AssociatedPerformer - Steve Price, String Arranger, AssociatedPerformer - Ash Soan, Drums, AssociatedPerformer - Ren Swan, Mixer, Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Paul Barry, ComposerLyricist - Mark Taylor, Producer, Mixer, String Arranger, Programmer, Recording Engineer, AssociatedPerformer, StudioPersonnel, ComposerLyricist - Ronan Keating, MainArtist, ComposerLyricist - Andy Caine, Background Vocalist, AssociatedPerformer - Philip Shepherd, String Arranger, AssociatedPerformer - Matt Bartram, Asst. Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Adam Philips, Guitar, AssociatedPerformer
℗ 2006 Polydor Ltd. (UK)
Alan Lindgren, ComposerLyricist - Alex Smith, Programmer, Asst. Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Mark Smith, Bass Guitar, AssociatedPerformer - Neil Diamond, ComposerLyricist - Ash Soan, Drums, AssociatedPerformer - Ren Swan, Mixer, Recording Engineer, Recording Arranger, AssociatedPerformer, StudioPersonnel - Sam Miller, Asst. Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Paul Barry, Piano, AssociatedPerformer - Mark Taylor, Producer, Mixer, Programmer, Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Ronan Keating, MainArtist - Andy Caine, Background Vocalist, AssociatedPerformer - Philip Shepherd, String Arranger, AssociatedPerformer - Adam Philips, Guitar, AssociatedPerformer - The Metrophonic Strings, Strings, AssociatedPerformer
℗ 2006 Polydor Ltd. (UK)
R. Marx, ComposerLyricist - Alex Smith, Programmer, Asst. Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Mark Smith, Bass Guitar, AssociatedPerformer - Ash Soan, Drums, AssociatedPerformer - Ren Swan, Mixer, Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Mark Taylor, Producer, Mixer, Programmer, Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Ronan Keating, MainArtist, ComposerLyricist - Andy Caine, Background Vocalist, AssociatedPerformer - Adam Philips, Guitar, AssociatedPerformer
℗ 2006 Polydor Ltd. (UK)
G. Alexander, ComposerLyricist - Alex Smith, Programmer, Asst. Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Mark Smith, Bass Guitar, AssociatedPerformer - Steve Price, String Arranger, AssociatedPerformer - Ash Soan, Drums, AssociatedPerformer - Ren Swan, Mixer, Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Mark Taylor, Producer, Mixer, String Arranger, Programmer, Recording Engineer, AssociatedPerformer, StudioPersonnel - Ronan Keating, MainArtist, ComposerLyricist - Andy Caine, Background Vocalist, AssociatedPerformer - Philip Shepherd, String Arranger, AssociatedPerformer - James McNally, ComposerLyricist - Matt Bartram, Asst. Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Adam Philips, Guitar, AssociatedPerformer
℗ 2006 Polydor Ltd. (UK)
Album review
After five consecutive number one studio albums as one fifth of Boyzone and as a solo singer, Irish balladeer Ronan Keating suffered something of a setback when his last release, Turn It On, stalled at a disappointing number 21. Never the most adventurous of artists, Keating hasn't used the surprising career blip as an opportunity for reinvention. Instead his fourth LP, Bring You Home, offers the same kind of soft rock midtempos and inspirational power ballads that have defined his solo output, albeit with a stronger country influence than has been previously hinted at through his covers of tracks by Lee Ann Womack, Garth Brooks, and Keith Whitley. Taking more of an active role, Keating has co-written over half of the album's 13 tracks with the likes of Richard Marx, New Radicals' Gregg Alexander, and regular collaborators Steve Mac and Wayne Hector, but unfortunately his habit of recording pointless cover versions is still well and truly alive. Neil Diamond's Jazz Singer soundtrack number "Hello Again" is given a bland karaoke treatment that strips away the poignancy of the original; his rendition of Goo Goo Dolls' "Iris," a late-'90s minor hit in the U.K. but which has since been recognized as something of a modern rock classic, is just as anodyne; and "To Be Loved," previously recorded by Westlife (the band he used to manage) on their World of Our Own album, is perhaps the most lazy and unimaginative track of his seven-year solo career. But wade through the bland covers and plodding acoustic ballads like "This I Promise You" and "Just When I'd Given Up Dreaming," and there are occasional flashes of ingenuity that prove Keating is far more interesting when venturing outside his MOR comfort zone. "All Over Again," arguably his best single to date, is a beautifully subtle folk-led duet with Mercury Music Prize nominee Kate Rusby; "Back in the Backseat" sees him take a rare venture onto the dancefloor on a surprisingly enjoyable slice of organic disco; and "So Easy Lovin' You" is an authentic stab at Lonestar-esque contemporary country-pop. But these moments are few and far between, as the majority of Bring You Home is as dull as the stormy seafarer cover art, and continues Keating's premature descent into middle-aged croonery.
© Jon O'Brien /TiVo
About the album
- 1 disc(s) - 12 track(s)
- Total length: 00:48:56
- Main artists: Ronan Keating
- Composer: Various Composers
- Label: Polydor Records
- Genre: Pop/Rock Pop
© 2006 Polydor Ltd. (UK) ℗ 2006 Polydor Ltd. (UK)
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