Face to Face (Westlife album)

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Face to Face is the sixth studio album by Irish boy band Westlife, released in the UK on 31 October 2005.

The album was also released on DualDisc in the UK, which included the videos of the making of "You Raise Me Up", the Face to Face album photoshoot and exclusive interview footage.[1]

The album includes a cover of "She's Back" by Human Nature, "Desperado" by the Eagles, Collin Raye's number one hit "In This Life", and a Nick Carter solo song, "Heart Without a Home".

The album had more than 10,000 legal copies sold in mainland China.[2]

Singles

The first single released from the album is "You Raise Me Up", which brought the band back into the limelight after their ratpack-tribute ...Allow Us to Be Frank. The second single is a cover version of "When You Tell Me That You Love Me", which is recorded as a duet with the original singer, Diana Ross. The single reached the top 2 of the charts in December 2005, the 2nd time that the single had hit the top 2 of the charts for Diana. The third and final single released is "Amazing", the original mid-tempo song, released in February 2006. It debuted at number 4, becoming the group 20th consecutive top 5 single in the UK.

Face to Face Tour 2006

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Commercial performance

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Track listing

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Credits

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Charts

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Certifications

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Release history

Country Release date
Ireland 31 October 2005
Philippines
United Kingdom
South Korea 1 November 2005
Brazil December 2005
Australia 12 December 2005
Taiwan
Poland 13 February 2006[16]

References

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External links

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