Unbreakable – The Greatest Hits, Volume 1 is the first greatest hits album by Irish boy band Westlife. The album was released on 11 November 2002. The album consists of all of the group's past singles along with six new songs. Hit single "Flying Without Wings" was re-recorded as a duet with South Korean singer BoA and Mexican singer Cristian Castro, and each respective duet was included on the Asian and Spanish editions of the album respectively. The first single released from the album was "Unbreakable", a UK number-one single. The second single, the double A-side "Tonight" / "Miss You Nights" peaked at number three in the UK and at number one in Ireland.
Unbreakable peaked at number one in the UK and sold 2 million copies in the UK alone. The album was the ninth best-selling album of 2002 in the UK. It is also the band's biggest selling album and their longest charting album. The album spent 55 weeks on the UK top 100 albums chart. It was the fifth best-selling album of 2002 in Ireland. In October 2008, IFPI announced that the album was certified 2× Platinum, exceeding two million sales in Europe. In total the album has sold over 3 million copies worldwide.
In 2008, the album was re-issued in New Zealand, titled Unbreakable: The Greatest Hits – 2008 NZ Tour Edition. The package features the album plus the Live at Wembley 2006 concert DVD. It peaked at No. 1 on the albums chart there, and achieved 2× Platinum status, with more than 30,000 copies sold. The album finished at No. 19 on the 2008 New Zealand year-end chart.
Track listing Trackno. Title Credits Length 1 "Swear It Again" from Westlifeproduced, arranged by, mixed by Steve Macwritten by Mac, Wayne Hector 4:07 2 "If I Let You Go" from Westlifeproduced, arranged by David Kreuger, Per Magnussonwritten by Jörgen Elofsson, Magnusson, Kreuger 3:41 3 "Flying Without Wings" from Westlife produced, arranged by, mixed by Macwritten by Mac, Hector 3:36 4 "I Have a Dream" from Westlife produced Dan Frampton, Pete Watermanremix, producer [Additional] John Holliday, Trevor Steelwritten by B. Andersson, B. Ulvaeus 4:15 5 "Fool Again" (2000 remix) from Westlife produced, arranged by, programmed by Kreuger, Magnussonwritten by Elofsson, Magnusson, Kreuger 3:53 6 "Against All Odds" from Coast to Coast produced Mariah Carey, Macvocals featuring, vocals arranged by Careywritten by Phil Collins 3:21 7 "My Love" from Coast to Coast produced, arranged by Kreuger, Magnussonwritten by Elofsson, Pelle Nylén, David Kreuger, Per Magnusson 3:53 8 "What Makes a Man" from Coast to Coast produced by Macwritten by Mac, Hector 3:52 9 "Uptown Girl" from Coast to Coast produced, arranged by, mixed by Macwritten by Billy Joel 3:07 10 "Queen of My Heart" from World of Our Own produced, arranged by, mixed by Macwritten by McLaughlin, Robson, Mac, Hector 4:19 11 "World of Our Own" from World of Our Own produced, arranged by MacMastered by Ted Jensenremix, additional producer Andy Zulla, Stevie 2 Barswritten by Mac, Hector, Dennis Morgan, Simon Climie 3:32 12 "Bop Bop Baby" from World of Our Own produced, arranged by, mixed by Macwritten by McFadden, Filan, Murphy, O'Brien 4:30 13 "When You're Looking Like That" from Coast to Coast produced, engineer Rami Yacoubwritten by Rami, Andreas Carlsson, Max Martin 3:54 14 "Unbreakable" produced, arranged by, mixed by Macwritten by Mac, Jörgen Elofsson, John Reid 4:33 15 "Written in the Stars" produced, recorded by David Stenmarck, Nick Jarlwritten by Nick Jarl, Stenmarck, Andreas Carlsson 4:10 16 "How Does It Feel" produced, arranged by, mixed by Macwritten by McFadden, Filan, Romdhane, Larossi 4:19 17 "Tonight" produced, arranged by, mixed by Macwritten by Mac, Hector, Elofsson 4:32 18 "Love Takes Two" produced, arranged by, mixed by Macwritten by Mac, Hector, Diane Warren 3:49 19 "Miss You Nights" produced, arranged by, mixed by Macwritten by Dave Townsend 3:11 Bonus tracks 8 "I Lay My Love on You" from Coast to Coast (2000) Replaces "What Makes A Man" on Australian / Asian Edition produced, arranged by Kreuger, Magnussonwritten by Elofsson, Magnusson, Kreuger 3:29 11 "World of Our Own" (US Mix) from World of Our Own (2001) Replaces the original "World of Our Own" on the Asian Edition produced, arranged by Macmastered by Ted Jensenremix, additional producers Andy Zulla, Stevie 2 Barswritten by Mac, Hector, Morgan, Climie 3:28 20 "Flying Without Wings" (Featuring BoA) Additional track on the Asian Edition produced, arranged by, mixed by Macwritten by Mac, Hector[featuring] vocals arranged by BoA 3:36 20.2 "Flying Without Wings" (Featuring Cristian Castro) Additional track on the Spanish Edition produced, arranged by, mixed by Macwritten by Mac, Hector[featuring] vocals arranged by Castro 3:36
Additional Bonus Disc (available at Woolworths via a Daily Mirror promotion) "World of Our Own" (US Mix) - 3:30 from World of Our Own (2001) "More Than Words" - 3:58 from Westlife (1999) "Forever" - 5:05 from Westlife (1999), Swear It Again EP "You Don't Know" - 4:12 from World of Our Own "Interview With Westlife" - 5:00
Charts
Weekly charts + Weekly chart performance for Unbreakable – The Greatest Hits Volume 1Chart (2002)Peakposition Australian Albums (ARIA)66European Albums Chart3Greek Albums (IFPI) See Best Position column.42Japanese Albums (Oricon)18Scottish Albums (OCC)1 Singaporean Albums (RIAS)1South Korean Albums (RIAK)1
Year-end charts + Year-end chart performance for Unbreakable – The Greatest Hits Volume 1Chart (2002)PositionIrish Albums (IRMA)5UK Albums (OCC)8Worldwide Albums (IFPI)37Chart (2008)Position UK Albums (OCC)79New Zealand Albums19
Decade-end charts + Decade-end chart performance for Unbreakable – The Greatest Hits Volume 1Chart (2000–2009)Position UK Albums (OCC)42
Certifications
The Greatest Hits Tour
Video release
A DVD containing the music videos of the group's greatest hits was one of the five best-selling music DVDs of 2002 and BMG's fourth biggest-selling concert music DVDs the same year.
Track listing "Swear It Again" "If I Let You Go" "Flying Without Wings" "Seasons In The Sun" "I Have A Dream" "Fool Again" "My Love" "What Makes A Man" "Uptown Girl" "I Lay My Love On You" "When You're Looking Like That" "Queen Of My Heart" "Angel" "World Of Our Own" "Bop Bop Baby" "Unbreakable"
Bonus features include an interactive documentary, hidden outtakes, studio sessions, and US versions of music videos for "Swear It Again" and "World Of Our Own".
Chart performance ChartPeakpositionIreland1UK Music Video Chart1 UK DVD Chart (OCC) UK Video Chart (OCC)
Certifications and sales
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