Sunday 25 September 2011

Westlife reveal "Lighthouse" was written by Gary Barlow

Westlife revealed that a "Lighthouse" was written by Gary Barlow is so loved, they betrayed one of his tracks so as to release his new single.

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The group's Mark Feehily 'Beautiful World', a song was written, which was due to be the lead single from their forthcoming 'Greatest Hits' compilation but at the last minute they ditched the song in favour of one given to them by the Take That star and his 'Patience' co-writer John Shanks.

Mark said: "It was literally up until a day ago that we were deciding between 'Lighthouse' and 'Beautiful World' for the first single but they went with 'Lighthouse' in the end.

"I wasn't too gutted though. Once I write the song I've written it. You can't get too attached and just have to hand it over and forget the fact that you've written it."

The group insisted that the rivalry between her and Take That and they think that this "cool" fishing for these songs is to write.

Mark told the Daily Star newspaper: "I love the idea of Gary writing for us and throwing all the rules out the window."

Nicky Byrne added: "Some people might think Gary would be seen as the competition but we don't at all. It's kind of cool he's written for us."

Wednesday 7 September 2011

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Westlife are release Greatest Hits album on 21st November

Irish super-group Westlife are release Greatest Hits album on 21st November.

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After more than 44 million records sold worldwide, had 14 number one singles and seven number one albums, Westlife's success with the release of the next 14 years are to celebrate.

Two Brits, an MTV Award, a World Music Award, four Record of The Years are firmly under their collective belts. They hold the third-highest number one single record in UK history, behind only Elvis Presley and The Beatles.

The band comment: “It’s almost hard to believe that we’ve been doing this for as long as we have. We’re incredibly proud of what we’ve achieved and are looking forward to releasing our Greatest Hits as a special thank you to our fans who have supported us throughout our career.”

The specific tracklisting is expected to be announced in the coming weeks.