ALLOW
US TO BE FRANK 2005
ALLOW
US TO BE FRANK 2005
GROUP
This year we would firstly like to thank our Mums and Dads, our close families,
our wives and our loved ones, for their continuing belief and their unwavering
support: Without them we would not be Westlife. Special thanks, as always, are
reserved for our manager, Louis Walsh, who has been there for us, from the
beginning.
Simon Cowell continues to be an integral part of our career development and
we will always be indebted to him for his astounding insight. Similary, Sonny
Takhar, at S Records, merits particular praise for his unswerving belief, right
from the start. Sonny's tireless assistant, Dan Parker, has a very bright
future.
The continually high production standards achieved on all of our albums are down
to only one man: Steve Mac. As this album will demonstrate, Steve posesses an
outstanding ability to adapt his unique skills to any project. He is ably
assisted by his resolute engineering staff, Chris and Dan.
BMG Records has once again come through for us on this album and therefore we have to personally thank Tim Bowen, Ged Doherty, Jacqui Quaife, Annette Millar, Tony Fletcher, Dave Shack, Roger Jacobs, Nick Bray, Leighton Woods, Tanya Govender, Alex Crass, Nick Ralphs, Jon Davis, Dan Ayers, Nikki Watkins, Sarah Vaughan, Roma Martyniuk, Sharon Ashley, Tina Christoforou, Yoel Kenan, Mike O'Keefe, Neil Boote, Brian Regan, Steve Reeves and all of the BMG family worldwide.
A big thank you to Alan Edwards and Stuart Bell at the Outside Organisation for all their hard work on Westlife's PR. We also greatly appreciate the efforts of our 24/7 team who live and breathe Westlife: Jake Duncan, Dave Last, Ben Mahapi and Faye Sawyer. Alan McEvoy and Liam Murphy, and all their staff at Livewire in association with Anita Kissane and her team at Price Waterhouse Coopers, work tirelessly behind the scenes to keep our show on the road. To Joanne Byrne and all at Prescence P.R in Dublin... thanks a million.
Today's music business is indeed a complex world and we are fortunate to have Richard Bray and Nick Hart to steer us through the legal maze. Live touring is an extremely satisfying aspect of our careers; consequently without John Giddings and Steve Levitt, we would be unable to maintain our reputation for spectacular live shows.
Our three lead promoters present those same shows to a high standard: Bary Clayman at Clearchannel; Denis Desmond and Caroline Downey at MCD and Jim and Peter Aiken at Aiken Promotions. We are proud to host our own T.V special, 'You're The One' this Christmas and for their supreme efforts in making this possible, we thank Nigel and Siobhan at Syco TV.
As always, Jeff Thacker has given us his considerable array of un-named
support staff - touring and otherwise - who have all done their bit to ensure
that we are where we are today: we are indebted to you all. You know who you
are. We're very lucky to have you.
Lest we forget, this album has been inspired by a gang of legendary guys. We
wish we could have personally thanked Frank, Dean, Sammy Davis and Joey. Where
ever you are right now guys, have a drink (or three) on us!
As we all know we were once five, but now four and therefore we would like to say a special thanks to Bryan for the five years of his life he dedicated to us. We wish him all the best in the future with his family, life and career. We look forward to seeing him at one of our future shows.
Finally we save our closing thanks for our legions of fans - of all ages - all around the world, who have stood by us for almost six years: welcome to the start of the next six! See you all on the "Live 05" tour.
Kian, Mark, Nicky and Shane
THE LOVE ALBUM 2006
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GROUP
To start us off… We would like to dedicate this album to
the most important people in our lives and thank them for their constant love
and support in which they continue to give us day after day. So to all our
Parents, Brothers, Sisters and to Georgina, Jodi, Kevin, Gillian, and little
Nicole. Thank you. Without you we would not be able to continue “living the
dream”.
We would also like to pay a particular and very special thank you to our
outstanding manager Louis Walsh...... you have played an integral role in our
career and have always shown unique ability to drive us forward, you constantly
give us huge commitment and always made us believe we could be special while
always being there through both the good and bad times.
To the man behind the music – Simon Cowell. You never
cease to amaze us by your song choices and album ideas and for that we will
always remain very grateful. Another man who has devoted eight years to Westlife
is Sonny Takhar. Sonny, you have always brought the ideas to reality and nobody
could have done that better. Congratulations on your recent wedding. Dan
Parker, You are quickly creeping up that ladder with Simon and Sonny to guide
you, you will do just fine! Thanks for the 24/7 work you do.
The production on these songs has been second to none. So to Steve Mac thanks
for all your hard work, time and effort, you have never let us down. To Chris,
Ren, Dan and all at Rokstone. Thank you. To Andreas and Josef, once again it
was a pleasure working with you and as well a great laugh. To Per and David:
Delta and Ourselves are delighted, what a result!
SONYBMG: We are proud to be with one of the biggest record labels in the world
and from territory to territory, Westlife are growing bigger and better. So
thank you to Rob Stringer, Ged Doherty, Tim Bowen, Jacqui Quaife, Sarah Vaughan,
Annette Millar, Nirvana Chelvachandran, Ben Karter, Georgia Reeve, Abigail
Williams, Leighton Woods, Mark Murphy, Alex Crass, Lynn Swindlehurst, Gary
Hobson, Lee Morrison, Laura Henderson, Mike O’Keefe, Jackie Hyde, Hannah
McMichael, Ali Barzilay, Roma Martynuik, Nicola Tuer, Jamii Layton, Steve
Reeves, Jit Gondalia, Greg Lawton, Seb Weller, Matt Gibbon. We would also like
to say a big thank you to: Robin Wilson, Stylorouge, TBA Travel, Tourpro, James
Barcham.
A special mention is reserved for all of our International Department.
Especially Dave Shack, Paul Kindred and Co. To all the staff in all the
SonyBMG Offices globally that work so hard on us, there are too many to mention
but you know who are you are. A big Thank you, see you all soon. Our team on
the road are definitely worth a thank you or two. So Dave Last (AKA Lasty!),
Ben Cooke (AKA Cookie Monster), John Long (AKA Shorty), Soren (AKA we haven’t
got one yet!) and William Baker and all at Never Trust A Stylist, Thank you.
A big thank you to our PR team: Alan Edwards, Stuart Bell and all at Outside
Organisation. Another special thank you to our Business Management Team: Alan
McEvoy, Liam Murphy, and all the hardworking team at LIVEWIRE. With a big hug
and kiss for Anita Kissane and all her time at PRICEWATER-HOUSE COOPERS. Our
legal team who are currently helping to secure our future, Richard Bray and Nick
Hart and all their staff at BRAY&KRAIS, Thank you.
As all of our fans know our live shows are something we thrive on and we have
the best man in the business to put it all together. To Steve Levitt you are a
great friend and your team including Karen, Jason and Mill are all a joy to work
with. To Priscilla Samuels and Paula Barratt, Cheers! “We got to do what we
do”! and thanks to Nicki Cheeseman.
Our agent has always come up trumps so to John Giddings and all at Solo thank
you. Our three lead promoters, Caroline Downey & Dennis Desmond at MCD, Jim &
Peter Aiken at AIKEN Promotions, Barry Clayman at CLEARCHANNEL, THANK YOU. Mick,
Rita, Shane and all the Devine Family and their skilled drivers. A Big thank
you. A particular thanks must go to our considerable array of support staff,
touring and otherwise. We are very lucky to have you all again, far too many
mention, but again you know who you are, thank you.
And last but at all not least to our droves of fans around the world, you will
never know how much you touch our hearts and we appreciate every ounce of love
and support you show us year in and year out. You guys really are one of a
kind………. Enjoy our latest mix of Love Songs from years gone by, we have made
them just for you, xxxx
See you on tour in 2007. Be safe and “Live the Dream”.
Love the Lads.
Kian, Mark, Nicky, Shane x
BACK HOME
2007
Tying Credit: Shane&Gillian Forever -
The Filans
This new album will take us into a new era. The past decade of recording and
touring for us four has been just incredible... during that time our families
and friends have always been there for us, so we'd like to dedicate this album
to them and simply say thank you... also to our amazing fans all over the world,
we hope you enjoy this album and we'll see you all on tour...
Love, the lads xxxx