1999 compilation album by Boyzone
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By Request is the first greatest hits album by Irish boy band Boyzone . It was released on 31 May 1999 by Universal . The album is their best-selling release to date, with sales of over 4 million copies worldwide.
The album contains nearly all of the band's singles since the start of their career in 1994. Singles not included are the Irish-only single "Working My Way Back to You " and the Japanese only-single "Believe in Me". The American-only single "Mystical Experience ", appears as a bonus track on the Australian release, "Te Garder Pres De Moi", appears as a bonus track on the French release, and "Everyday I Love You " only appears on the Asian release of the album. The latter was released as a single in the United Kingdom in December 1999 despite not being include on the U.K. edition of the album. The album also features Ronan Keating 's first solo outing, "When You Say Nothing at All ", and three tracks only previously issued on the American version of Where We Belong .
The album was released on 31 May 1999 via Universal and was preceded by the single "When the Going Gets Tough ", which was released on 1 March 1999 as the official Comic Relief single for that year. The album was the second best selling album of the year in Britain, spending nine weeks atop the UK Album Chart. It was certified 6× Platinum, selling 1,814,966 copies in the UK alone.[ 2] [ 3]
Title Writer(s) Producer(s) 1. "I Love the Way You Love Me " (from Where We Belong ) Victoria Shaw , Chuck Cannon Steve Mac 4:06 2. "No Matter What " (from Where We Belong ) Andrew Lloyd Webber , Jim Steinman Webber, Steinman, Nigel Wright 4:32 3. "All That I Need " (from Where We Belong ) Evan Rogers , Carl Sturken Rogers, Sturken 3:42 4. "Baby Can I Hold You " (from Where We Belong ) Tracy Chapman Stephen Lipson 3:15 5. "Picture of You " (from A Different Beat ) Ronan Keating , Eliot Kennedy , Andy Watkins, Paul Wilson Absolute 3:28 6. "Isn't It a Wonder " (from A Different Beat ) Keating, Ray Hedges , Martin Brannigan Ray Hedges 3:30 7. "A Different Beat " (from A Different Beat ) Keating, Hedges, Brannigan, Keith Duffy , Shane Lynch , Stephen Gately Hedges 4:10 8. "Words " (from A Different Beat ) Barry Gibb , Robin Gibb , Maurice Gibb Phil Harding , Ian Curnow3:55 9. "Father and Son " (from Said and Done ) Cat Stevens Hedges 2:56 10. "So Good " (from Said and Done ) Keating, Hedges, Brannigan, Duffy, Mikey Graham , Lynch, Gately Hedges 3:04 11. "Coming Home Now " (from Said and Done ) Keating, Duffy, Graham, Lynch, Gately Hedges 3:47 12. "Key to My Life " (from Said and Done ) Keating, Hedges, Brannigan, Graham, Gately Hedges 3:45 13. "Love Me for a Reason " (from Said and Done ) David Jones, Johnny Bristol , Wade Brown Hedges 3:39 14. "When the Going Gets Tough " (Previously unreleased) Wayne Anton Brathwaite, Barry James Eastmond, Mutt Lange, Billy Ocean Mac 4:07 15. "You Needed Me " (Previously unreleased) Randy Goodrum Mac 3:14 16. "When You Say Nothing at All " (Previously unreleased) Paul Overstreet , Don Schlitz Lipson 4:18 17. "All the Time in the World" (Previously unreleased) Desmond Child , Damon Robbins, Victoria StephensonMichael Mangini 4:15 18. "I'll Never Not Need You" (B-Side to When the Going Gets Tough single) Diane Warren Mangini 4:13 19. "So They Told Me" (Previously unreleased) Steven Greenberg, Mark Hudson Mangini 3:28
Asian Special Edition Bonus Tracks [ 5] Title Writer(s) Producer(s) 20. "Everyday I Love You " Gary Baker, Frank Myers, Jerry Williams Stephen Lipson 4:04 21. "Will I Ever See You" Stephen Gately , Noel, Jerry Meehan, Michael MorrisonJerry Meehan 4:36 22. "No Matter" Keith Duffy , Hedges, Brannigan, Tracy Ackerman, John CaineRay Hedges 3:58
Australian Deluxe Edition Bonus Tracks [ 6] Title Writer(s) Producer(s) 20. "I've Got You" Mikey Graham , Hedges, BranniganRay Hedges 3:45 21. "Let the Message Run Free" Keating, Hedges, Brannigan, Graham, Gately Ray Hedges 5:03 22. "Get Up and Get Over" Keating, Hedges, Brannigan, Graham Ray Hedges 3:14 23. "Mystical Experience " Chein García-Alonso Ray Hedges 4:12
Boyzone – vocals
Michael Mangini – guitar, producer
James McNally – accordion , whistle
Ann Morfee – violin
Steve Morris – violin
Tessa Niles – background vocals
Graeme Perkins – organizer
Audrey Riley – cello
Trevor Steel – programming , producer
Miriam Stockley – background vocals
Carl Sturken – arranger , producer
Philip Todd – saxophone
Peter-John Vettese – keyboards
Warren Wiebe – background vocals
Gavyn Wright – string director
Nigel Wright – keyboards, producer
Guy Barker – trumpet
Clare Finnimore – viola
Matt Howe – mix engineer
Gillian Kent – violin
Michael Hart Thompson – guitar
Jeremy Wheatley – mix engineer
Andy Caine – background vocals
Clare Thompson – violin
Bruce White – viola
John Matthews – background vocals
Andy Earl – photography
Alex Black – assistant engineer
Tim Willis – assistant engineer
Ben Allen – guitar
John R. Angier – keyboards
Emma Black – cello
Deborah Widdup – violin
Nastee – DJ
Anna Hemery – violin
Wayne Hector – background vocals, vocal arrangement
Yvonne John Lewis – background vocals
Absolute – Producer, mix engineer
Richard George – violin
Skoti-Alain Elliot – bass, programming, track engineer
Laura Melhuish – violin
Orla Quirke – design, direction
Jim Steinman – producer, executive producer
Paul Martin – viola
Tracie Ackerman – background vocals
Tom Lord-Alge – mix engineer
Andy Bradfield – remixing
Nick Cooper – cello
Ian Curnow – producer
Danny Grant – keyboards
Sue Dench – viola
Andy Duncan – drums
Simon Franglen – keyboards, engineer, programming
Scott Gordon – vocal engineer
Mark Hudson – vocal arrangement, vocal producer
Eric Lijestrand – digital editing
Steve Lipson – bass, producer, programming, mandolin
Danny Foy – Guitar
Chart (1999)
Position
Australian Albums (ARIA)[ 28]
50
Austrian Albums (Ö3 Austria)[ 29]
45
Belgian Albums (Ultratop Flanders)[ 30]
9
Belgian Albums (Ultratop Wallonia)[ 31]
66
Dutch Albums (Album Top 100)[ 32]
13
German Albums (Offizielle Top 100)[ 33]
37
New Zealand Albums (RIANZ)[ 34]
3
Norwegian Albums (VG-lista) (Sommer Period)[ 35]
2
UK Albums (OCC)[ 36]
2
Chart (2000)
Position
UK Albums (OCC)[ 37]
69
Chart (1990–1999)
Peak position
UK Albums (OCC)
38
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