...Allow Us to Be Frank

January 2020 ...Allow Us to Be Frank cover album Westlife Westlife-allowustobefrank.jpg 2004 11 8 y 2004 Rokstone Studios(London) Big band 39:21 Sony BMG, RCA Steve Mac Turnaround 2003 Face to Face 2005 ...Allow Us to Be Frank studio Smile 4 November 2004 Fly Me to the Moon 20 December 2004 Ain't That a Kick in the Head 6 January 2005 Entertainment.ie 2 5http://entertainment.ie/album-review/Westlife---Allow-Us-To-Be-Frank/3568.htm Westlife – Allow Us To Be Frank Lynch Andrew Entertainment.ie 18 November 2004 15 October 2011 MTV Asia 4 10http://www.mtvasia.com/Review/CD/C20050222001191.html https://web.archive.org/web/20080204010642/http://www.mtvasia.com/Review/CD/C20050222001191.html dead MTV Asia review 4 February 2008 RTÉ.ie 4 5http://www.rte.ie/arts/2004/1122/westlife.html Westlife – Allow Us To Be Frank RTÉ Ten 22 November 2004 15 October 2011 Rovi 2 5http://www.allrovi.com/music/album/allow-us-to-be-frank-mw0000471089 Listen to Allow Us to Be Frank by Westlife O'Brien Jon AllRovi 15 October 2011 18 July 2012 https://archive.today/20120718145729/http://www.allrovi.com/music/album/allow-us-to-be-frank-mw0000471089 Stylus Magazine Fhttp://stylusmagazine.com/ https://web.archive.org/web/20071109191459/http://www.stylusmagazine.com/reviews/westlife/allow-us-to-be-frank.htm dead Stylus Magazine 9 November 2007 stylusmagazine.com Yahoo! Music UK 3/10http://uk.launch.yahoo.com/041129/33/1xcua.html https://web.archive.org/web/20041209023519/http://uk.launch.yahoo.com/041129/33/1xcua.html Westlife - 'Allow Us To Be Frank' Yahoo! Music UK Heath Chris 29 November 2004 9 December 2004 2 February 2026 dead ...Allow Us to Be Frank, a Rat Pack tribute, is the fifth studio album, sixth major album release under Sony BMG and first cover album by Irish boy band Westlife; it is also their first album as a four-piece following the departure of Brian McFadden. It was released on 8 November 2004, and peaked at number two in Ireland and number three in the United Kingdom. ...Allow Us to Be Frank was number twenty-four on the 2004 year-end album charts. The album features songs made popular by Frank Sinatra such as "The Way You Look Tonight", "Come Fly with Me", "Moon River", "Summer Wind" and "That's Life". It also includes the Nat "King" Cole song, "When I Fall in Love". It was recorded with a 60-piece orchestra at Phoenix Studios in Wembley, in the London Borough of Brent. Singles "Smile" was released as the album's first single on 4 November 2004. The physical single features the video and B-sides "White Christmas" and "When I Fall in Love".http://www.hanteo.com/search/album_info.asp?mcode=801208523 ㈜한터정보시스템 ▒ Hanteo.com 9 January 2012 https://archive.today/20120630111041/http://www.hanteo.com/search/album_info.asp?mcode=801208523 30 June 2012 It charted at number 37 in Sweden. "Fly Me to the Moon" was released as the album's second single on 20 December 2004. The single was only released digitally, featuring the video, as well as an exclusive B-side, "Beyond the Sea", which does not feature on the album. "Ain't That a Kick in the Head" was released as the album's third and final single on 6 January 2005. The physical single features the video, as well B-side "Moon River". It peaked at number 5 in Denmark, number 20 in Sweden, number 41 in the Netherlands and number 43 in Europe.http://eil.com/shop/moreinfo.asp?catalogid=334605 Westlife Ain't That A Kick in the Head Sweden 5" CD SINGLE (334605) Eil.com 22 August 2005 9 January 2012 dead https://web.archive.org/web/20110924032152/http://eil.com/shop/moreinfo.asp?catalogid=334605 24 September 2011 While "Moon River" charted at No. 221 in Russia. Track listing Ain't That a Kick in the Head Sammy Cahn, Jimmy Van Heusen 2:27 Fly Me to the Moon Bart Howard 2:31 Smile Charles Chaplin, Geoffrey Parsons, John Turner 2:50 Let There Be Love Ian Grant, Lionel Rand 2:45 The Way You Look Tonight with Joanne Hindley Jerome Kern, Dorothy Fields 4:07 Come Fly with Me Cahn, Van Heusen 3:15 Mack the Knife Marc Blitzstein, Bertolt Brecht, Kurt Weill 3:10 I Left My Heart in San Francisco George Cory, Douglas Cross 2:59 Summer Wind Hans Bradtke, Henry Mayer, Johnny Mercer 2:58 Clementine Woody Harris, Percy Montrose 3:19 When I Fall in Love Edward Heyman, Victor Young 3:09 Moon River Mercer, Henry Mancini 2:40 That's Life Kelly Gordon, Dean Kay 3:13 Japanese bonus tracks The Way You Look Tonight Westlife-only version Kern, Fields 3:45 Ain't That a Kick in the Head video Cahn, Van Heusen 2:30 On the Japanese edition, the song The Way You Look Tonight is in two versions: the Westlife version is track 5, and the duet with Joanne Hindley is bonus track 14. Personnel 28em Band recorded at Whitfield Street Studios, London. Vocals recorded at Rokstone Studios, London. Joanne Hindley — vocals (5) Katie Kissoon and Tessa Niles — female backing vocals (13) Andy Caine and Steve Mac — background vocal arrangements Stylorouge — design and art direction John Parricelli and Mitch Dalton — guitars Allan Walley and Leon Bosch — bass Steve Pearce - bass guitar Ralph Salmins - drums Gary Kettel and Glynn Matthews — percussion Dave Arch — piano and arrangement Dave Lee, Jim Rattigan, Paul Gardham, and Richard Watkins — horns Andy Greenwood, Derek Watkins, Simon Gardner, and Steve Sidwell — trumpets Chris Dean, Mark Nightingale, and Pete Beachill — tenor trombones Richard Edward — bass trombone Andy Macintosh and Phil Todd — alto saxophone and flute Andy Panayi and Dave Bishop — tenor saxophone and flute Andy Panayi — clarinet Alan Barnes — baritone saxophone, bass clarinet, flute Strings: David Angel, Debbie Widdup, Douglas MacKie, Gillian Cohen, Marcus Barcham-Stevens, Martin Burgess, Michael McMenemy, Paul Manley, Perry Montague-Mason, Peter Oxer, Ralph De Souze, Rebecca Hirsch, Roger Garland, Simon Baggs, Steve Morris, and Wilf Gibson — violins Andy Parker, Edward Vanderspar, Garfield Jackson, Kathy Burgess, Nick Barr, and Vicci Wardman — violas Cathy Giles, Gillian Thoday, Martin Loveday, and Nick Cooper - cellos Paul Morgan — double bass Credits Mike Ross-Trevor — band recording Chris Laws — vocal recording and Pro Tools engineer Daniel Pursey — vocal recording and mix assistant engineer Steve Mac — vocal recording Ren Swan — mix engineer Devin Workman and Ren Swan — Pro Tools engineers Dick Beetham — mastering James Bareham — percussion Charts Weekly charts Chart (2004–05) Peakposition Belgian Albums (Ultratop Flanders)https://www.ultratop.be/nl/album/1489/Westlife-Allow-Us-To-Be-Frank ultratop.be – Westlife – Allow Us To Be Frank ultratop.be ULTRATOP & Hung Medien / hitparade.ch nl 15 October 201125 Danish Albums (Tracklisten)https://danishcharts.dk/showitem.asp?interpret=Westlife&titel=Allow+Us+To+Be+Frank&cat=a danishcharts.dk – Westlife – Allow Us To Be Frank danishcharts.dk Hung Medien 15 October 201115 Dutch Albums (MegaCharts)http://dutchcharts.nl/showitem.asp?interpret=Westlife&titel=Allow+Us+To+Be+Frank&cat=a dutchcharts.nl – Westlife – Allow Us To Be Frank dutchcharts.nl Hung Medien / hitparade.ch nl 15 October 201132European Albums Charthttps://www.worldradiohistory.com/Archive-All-Music/Billboard/00s/2004/BB-2004-11-27.pdf Hits of the World - Eurochart Hot 100 Billboard Nielsen Business Media, Inc. 27 November 2004 20 December 2024 456 German Albums (Media Control Charts)Chartverfolgung / Westlife / Longplay Media Control GfK International http://www.musicline.de/de/chartverfolgung_summary/artist/Westlife/26719/?type=longplay de 15 October 2011 https://web.archive.org/web/20130604192149/http://www.musicline.de/de/chartverfolgung_summary/artist/Westlife/26719/?type=longplay 4 June 2013 dead 30 Irish Albums (IRMA)http://www.chart-track.co.uk/index.jsp?c=p%2Fmusicvideo%2Fmusic%2Farchive%2Findex_test.jsp&ct=240002&arch=t&lyr=2004&year=2004&week=46 Irish Music Charts Archive: Top 75 Artist Album, Week Ending 11 November 2004 GFK Chart-Track 15 October 2011 https://web.archive.org/web/20120616133633/http://www.chart-track.co.uk/index.jsp?c=p%2Fmusicvideo%2Fmusic%2Farchive%2Findex_test.jsp&ct=240002&arch=t&lyr=2004&year=2004&week=46 16 June 2012 dead 2 Japanese Albums (Oricon)http://www.oricon.co.jp/prof/artist/44748/ranking/cd_album/ ウエストライフのCDアルバムランキング │オリコン芸能人事典-ORICON STYLE Oricon.co.jp 1 February 201467 Scottish Albums (OCC)http://www.officialcharts.com/charts/scottish-albums-chart/20041114/40/ Chart Stats – Westlife – Allow Us To Be Frank 15 October 2011 OCC3 Singaporean Albums (RIAS)http://www.rias.org.sg/chart.html RIAS CHART FOR WEEK ENDING 19 November 2004 November 14, 2023 December 5, 2004 https://web.archive.org/web/20041205235857/http://www.rias.org.sg/chart2.html dead4 Swedish Albums (Sverigetopplistan)http://swedishcharts.com/showitem.asp?interpret=Westlife&titel=Allow+Us+To+Be+Frank&cat=a swedishcharts.com – Westlife – Allow Us To Be Frank swedishcharts.com Hung Medien 15 October 20115 Swiss Albums (Swiss Hitparade)http://swisscharts.com/showitem.asp?interpret=Westlife&titel=Allow+Us+To+Be+Frank&cat=a Westlife – Allow Us To Be Frank – swisscharts.com | swisscharts.com Hung Medien 15 October 201175Taiwanese Albums (G-Music)https://www.5music.com.tw/billboard.asp Western Weekly Top 20, Week 49, 2004 G-Music.com zh 18 December 2024 Click Western Music and scroll to 2004, Week 49.5 UK Albums (OCC)https://www.officialcharts.com/search/albums/Allow%20Us%20To%20Be%20Frank The Official Charts Company – Westlife – Allow Us To Be Frank 15 October 2011 Official Charts Company 3 Year-end charts Chart (2004)PositionSwedish Albums (Sverigetopplistan)https://www.sverigetopplistan.se/chart/83?dspy=2004&dspp=1 Årslista Album – År 2004 Sverigetopplistan sv 17 July 202087UK Albums (OCC)http://www.officialcharts.com/charts/end-of-year-artist-albums-chart/20040104/37502/ End of Year Albums 2004 Official Charts Company 1 August 201124 Certifications and sales United Kingdom album Allow Us to Be Frank Westlife Platinum 2 2004 2005 438-1440-2 18 April 2021 https://www.proquest.com/docview/232232948 Albums 24.12.05: Westlife December 24, 2005 January 12, 2022 Music Week en 232232948 subscription (...) it has already outsold their last two albums - Allow Us To Be Frank (653,405) and Turnaround (752,583) 653,405 Release history Region Date Europe dmy 2004 11 8 Philippines dmy 2004 11 13 Japan dmy 2004 11 24 Taiwan dmy 2004 12 3 Supporting tour The Number Ones Tour References External links Official Westlife website Category:2004 albums Category:Westlife albums Category:Frank Sinatra tribute albums Category:2000s covers albums Category:Albums produced by Steve Mac Category:Sony BMG albums Category:RCA Records albums