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2004 studio album by Brian McFadden From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Irish Son is the debut solo album by Irish singer Brian McFadden. It was released on 29 November 2004. McFadden signed with Sony Music following his departure from boy band Westlife in 2004.[1] The singer mainly co-wrote the album with English songwriter Guy Chambers, who produced the album along Paul Stacey, Richard Flack, Mark Taylor, and Phil Thornalley.
Irish Son | ||||
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Studio album by | ||||
Released | 29 November 2004 | |||
Recorded | 2004 | |||
Genre | ||||
Length | 42:05 | |||
Label | Sony | |||
Producer | ||||
Brian McFadden chronology | ||||
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Singles from Irish Son | ||||
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The album was preceded by the lead single "Real to Me" on 6 September 2004, which peaked at number one in Denmark, Ireland and the United Kingdom. Irish Son was highly successful on the charts in Denmark and Ireland. Elsewhere the album charted within the lower regions of the charts in Austria, Finland, Netherlands, New Zealand, Sweden, Switzerland and the United Kingdom.
No. | Title | Writer(s) | Producer(s) | Length |
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1. | "Irish Son" |
|
| 4:20 |
2. | "Real to Me" |
|
| 3:45 |
3. | "Demons" |
|
| 3:55 |
4. | "Lose, Lose Situation" |
|
| 3:25 |
5. | "He's No Hero" |
| Taylor | 3:50 |
6. | "Sorry, Love Daddy" |
| Chambers | 3:54 |
7. | "Pull Myself Away" |
|
| 3:24 |
8. | "Be True to Your Woman" |
|
| 3:46 |
9. | "Walking Disaster" |
| Thornalley | 3:21 |
10. | "Walking Into Walls" |
| Taylor | 3:45 |
11. | "Almost Here" (featuring Delta Goodrem) |
| Taylor | 3:46 |
No. | Title | Writer(s) | Producer(s) | Length |
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12. | "Uncomplicated" |
|
| 3:42 |
13. | "Oblivious" |
| Taylor | 3:11 |
14. | "Optimystik" |
| Taylor | 4:13 |
15. | "Three Babies and a Man" |
| Stack | 3:42 |
16. | "Hollow no More" (featuring Delta Goodrem) |
| Mackay | 4:00 |
17. | "Turn You Away" (featuring Delta Goodrem) |
| Chambers | 3:38 |
18. | "Hole in the Sky" |
|
| 3:32 |
19. | "Auf Wiedersehen Bitch" |
|
| 4:08 |
20. | "Everybody's Someone" (with LeAnn Rimes) |
| Dan Huff | 3:39 |
Adapted from the Irish Son booklet.[2]
Chart (2004–2005) | Peak position |
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Australian Albums Chart[3] | 54 |
Austrian Albums Chart[4] | 57 |
Danish Albums Chart[4] | 5 |
Dutch Albums Chart[4] | 60 |
Finnish Albums Chart[4] | 33 |
German Albums Chart[4] | 56 |
Irish Albums Chart[4] | 6 |
New Zealand Albums Chart[4] | 29 |
Swedish Albums Chart[4] | 31 |
Swiss Albums Chart[4] | 38 |
UK Albums Chart[4] | 24 |
Region | Certification | Certified units/sales |
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Denmark (IFPI Danmark)[5] | Gold | 20,000^ |
^ Shipments figures based on certification alone. |
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