Album Thank Yous
Westlife
Well what can I say? One year has gone by and already our first album! I never would have thought that on that Friday morning on the 'Dart' on my way to the auditions I was actually embarking on a musical career that would take me over the World and back. Performing on tv shows in countries I never even knew existed. So much has happened in such a short time, from karaoke to World-wide concerts. I owe everything to the following people, for their love and support, firstly my family. Mam (Yvonne), you are the most amazing person anyone could ever know, you make me who and what I am today. I can never thank you enough, I'm so lucky to have you. I love you dearly. Oh and sorry about the phone calls at 4am. Dad (Nikki "Nuca!") you are the kindest, most generous, easy-going person in the world. I can never repay you for all you've done for me. I know I'll never be as good a singer as you but I guess I'm doing the 'biz' now for you Dad eh! Sister Gillian, I still remember Saturday mornings with cereals, Saturday Superstore and the two of us squeezed into an armchair with Bros and Aha records on in the background! We're still as close as ever, thanks for everything Gill. Brother, Adam well Adzer what can I say? You're the coolest, best looking little bro anyone could ever have. The talents you have make me look forward to how successful you're gonna be, and I'll be there every step of the way pal! I would also like to thank my girlfriend Georgina. We've gone trough everthing together G and we're still as one. I love you so much, thanks for just being you. To my Nana and Grandad Byrne and Auntie Liz R.I.P. I miss you but I know you are watching over us. To Nana and Grandad McGarry thank you so much. Nana, thanks for all your prayers, medals, advice and of course the dinners! Grandad, thanks for all my one pound wages for fourteen years. I'm still working to repay you. Thanks, I love you both. To all my Aunties and Uncles Betty and Jim, Marie and my late uncle Paul. Con adn Liam, Bernadette and Paul, Gus and Barbara and Antonette and James. To all my cousins, Elaine, Richelle, Stephen, Jennifer, Graham, Kyle, Jessica, Lauren and my new Godson Ryan, Bernadette, Janet, Debbie, Nicola and Jamie and Jonathon. Thanks for everything. To my two best friends Cos and Skinner. You are unbelievable. I love you and remember Christmas Eve is our day so keep it free! To Louis and Ronan - Ronan, you have been a huge inspiration in my career and Louis, you're the real star! Thanks for making this happen. Anto, thank you. To Miriam, Bertie and Cecelia Ahern, thank you. Dustin the Turkey, thank you. And of course to the rest of Westlife, you are like family to me now. Shane, Kian, Mark and Bryan. God what a life we're living! Can you believe it! Cheers lads, long may it continue. To all our fans out there who bought this album, you make us who we are today and we can never thank you enough. We love you all, thank you so much. And finally I dedicate this album to my late cousin Kenneth Sherlock, whom we tragically lost earlier this year. Ken, not a day passes by that we don't think or speak of you or ask that famous question, why? You know Ken, people say time will heal, but I simply don't believe anything can heal the pain caused by you absence. Watch us and guide us Ken, keep us safe, you memory will never be forgotten. God, thanks for making me who I am. I am very lucky. To anyone I forgot, I'm sorry, but there are more albums to follow, I promise. Le grá. Go deo!
Nicky
Coast to Coast
What a year!
Hard work, no sleep - from laughter, seccuess amd happiness to fights and tears and all-night parties and those dreaded early morning fights! We've had them all! What an amazing year!
Firstly I would like to thank my family and friends for their hard work in putting up with me. Thank you all to my Aunties, Uncles and Cousins!
Mam - You are simply a god send. I love you so much.
Dad - You keep me going man, I couldn't and wouldn't have done this without you. Thanks.
Gill and Mark - You pick the best pubs around, thanks a lot for everything.
Adam - Remember our first band? Thanks a million. Adzer, see you soon bro!
Nana and Grandad (Helen Daniels and J.R. Ewing) I love you both so much, thanks.
Georgina - Here we go again chicks. I love you.
Miriam, Bertie and Ces - Thank you. Cos and Paula, thank you for all your support, oh and how's the gaffer's job? Cos to Skinn de binn, tell Tom I said hi, and we've seen your 'arse' enough now thank you very much!
To my golfing buddies Paul and Brian see you soon.
Alan and Jane, thank you and especially for looking out for me in those rough times in Leeds. Al Lynchy and Janet if ever I need a pencil Lynchy - you de man! To the rest of the Leeds boyz - you know who you are! And tell Gaz his 'gaff's too small'! Dustin the turkey, 'you're a living legend'. Hope you are well. To our record company and all the other staff and people who've worked with us, check the band thank you's - if you're not there blame Anto!
A special thank you to Mark Devlin and Adidas Ireland and to our Paddy Beauchamp for all your hard work.
Louis thank you again so much. Ronan thanks a lot. John Reynolds, thanks but you still owe me!
To all our producers and songwriters, you are absolute legends! Thank you.
To all the ladz on the road, Anto for makin' me laughand cry in the same day - twice! Paul Higgins - thanks for lookin out for me and scaring even Georgina away sometimes! And to all the boyz and their families - dreams do come true! Finally to all our fans around the globe - you make us! From the bottom of my heart thank you. Be safe!
God, thank you for taking care of everyone I cherish while I'm away and for giving me my dream. Give Ken a hug from all of us - look after him. God - he's a good oul skin!
Be safe
Nicky
World Of Our Own
We've come a long way, but we're not too sure where we've been. We've had success, we've had good times, but remember this...'
'Someday soon, this will all me someone else's DREAM'.
Take That 'Never Forget' 1995
I never thougth that someone could be us! But slowly I'm realising that it is! A huge and massive hug and thank you to my Mam and Dad, Gillian, Adam and Mark, also my Nana + Grandad and extended family. I love you all so much and I am where I am because of you. Georgina 'when will he ever make an honest woman out of her? haha', soon babe, I love you. I love you Miriam, Cecelia + Bertie - thank you. Skinner, Cos + Paula, Ruth + Paul, and Alan + Jane - thanks a million. Mark + Kathy and Paul Moloney, Adidas Ireland, Mick Scott @ Adidas UK - thank you. Anto, 'glass a Tony', Paul ýour guns are getting old now' Í'll have you' Ben Mohapi - 'eh' 'I'm not sure about my hair' 'I think I'll change it'? Heather you're a darling. Grubby + Fiona, Sonny + Shacky - thanks, cheers we woe you. Priscilla + Paula 'where's the stools gone?' haha thanks. Also Dave T + Dave H and Fran Cosgrave thanks for everyting. To our record company and all our producers and writers, thank you so much for all you amazing work, you truly are legends. Louis 'where's your shades' haha. Cheers boss! Simon 'Kiddo' Cowell 'wink wink' 'I told you so' Thank you 4 our best album yet! Ronan K thank you so much. The boyz, Kian + Mark, thank you for you work on 'Imaginary Diva' and to Bryan + Shane thanks once again. To all our fans out there well 13 million albums later what can I say? Thank yo for growing with us over the past three years 'here's to three more'. We love you all. Finally I dedicate this album to all the innocent victims of the American atrocity 'God be with everyone who suffers'. And to my Nana Byrne + Grandad Byrne (RIP) and Auntie Liz (RIP) my cousin Ken and Uncle Paul (RIP) I love you, may God be with you always. Love Nicky x
Unbreakable - The Greatest Hits Vol.1
Over the past three or fours years I've mentioned, thanked and joked about everyone I love and who had a hand in my success and helped me to live my dream. The problem I face on this album is that those people haven't changed and I'm running out of thins to say ! Well how about "thank you so much. I love you". There are so many timewasters inb this business that I'm so lucky to have family, friends and a girlfriend who together keep me striving for more because they know how much it will destroy me not to secceed in whatever I do, so Mam, Dad, Gill, Adam, Mark and of course Georgina - we are on. Nana + Grandad, you two are exceptional - I love you all so much!! Miriam, Bertie, Cecelia and Dave Thank you. My best friends, you know who you are!! The other ladz, you are special, not a day passes that I don't laugh or freak at the stories we tell, do or hear!! ha ha "live the dream". Our team, Anto, Paul, Ben & Dave, woof! Our gaffer Louis, here's more to success, we'll drink to that!! And Ronan Keating thanks for all the chance you gave us. Sonny, Simon, Hasse, Ged, Shacky, Jacqui and all the gang at RCA. Thank you everyone at Outside. Over the past three years we owe a hell lot to our writers and producers especially Steve, Wayne, Chris and Dan at Rokstone and all the guys in Sweden. A special shout out to Alan McEvoy, your work doesn't go unnoticed to us, thank you!! And finally the most important and vital piece in our amazing jigsaw puzzle of success is you!! The people who support us by coming to our shows, buying our albums or even turning up our songs when they are on the radio! You don't believe how much you've helped us succeed and love the dream, and that's how I'll leave you. Believe, enjoy "live the dream". This album is dedicated to my family members who aren't with us anymore! Annie Byrne, James Byrne, Liz Gaffney and Kenneth Sherlock (R.I.P) PS You'll never be forgotten!! x
Turnaround
This time this is definitely going to be way shorter!! To all who have ever supported Westlife in the last five years - thank you. To all my family and friends you are my inspiration and have taught me to compete, achieve but most of all enjoy the last five years. Words like "Inspiration, Loyalty, Love and Trust" are easy to say but a lot harder to give, but you have, to me with huge passion and meaning and I cannot thank you enough - not near enough ever! Georgina, Mam, Dad, Nana, Gill, Adam, Mark, Miriam, Bertie, Ces and Dave and all my extended family, thank you. Not forgetting my mates. Cos + P, Skin, Paul and Ruth, Lally + baby Emily and all of your families - thank you. Moving on to all of the people behind the scenes. The Boyz! We've done well and whatever happens from here on in nobody can take that away from us no matter what. To each and everyone of you thank you and well done! Louis Walsh - we're still here! Thank god and from the bottom of my heart thank you. Our day to day team - Jake Duncan - wow what a man, patience, professionalism, you've got everything, thank you. Ben Mohapi - long or short? Who knows, but who cares? A very special thank you to Paul Higgins and family - we all miss ya but the very best of luck to you - love ya. Dave, Greg and Elliot, our security team. I'd knock you all out but you all won't let me try! Our Record Company - Sonny, Simon, Dan, Sophie, Annette, Jacqui, Tony, Shack and Roger. Everyone worldwide - cheers. Our drivers - Rob and Steve - thanks. Our Producers - Mainly Steve, Wayne, Chris and Dan. What an album - well done and thank you. Alan McAvoy, Liam, Mike and all at Livewire, Anita Kissane and James. Richard B and Nick H - thank you. A very very special thank you to Joanne Byrne and TaraFay from me and G - thank you. Ronan K - what a vocal, thanks and thanks again for everything. To all our fans around the world you've given us your all and I hope some how we have to you too. We can never thank you enough ever - see ya on tour! To all my family I lost over the years. I miss you but keep watching over us, I love you all. Now to my most important companion ever. My beautiful new wife Georgina - I love you more and more each day. What a day we had and here's to little one's running around...haha. See ya around folks, and remember "Irish Boys Do It Best"
Nicky xxx
Allow Us To Be Frank
This year we would firstly like to thank our Mums and Dads, our close families, our wives and our loved ones, for their continuing belief and their unwavering support: Without them we would not be Westlife.
Special thanks, as always, are reserved for our manager, Louis Walsh, who has been there for us, from the beginning.
Simon Cowell continues to be an integral part of our career development and we will always be indebted to him for his astounding insight. Similary, Sonny Takhar, at S Records, merits particular praise for his unswerving belief, right from the start. Sonny's tireless assistant, Dan Parker, has a very bright future.
The continually high production standards achieved on all of our albums are down to only one man: Steve Mac. As this album will demonstrate, Steve passesses an outstanding ability to adapt his unique skills to any project. He is ably assisted by his resolute engineering staff, Chris and Dan. BMG Records has once again come through for us on this album and therefor we have to personally thanks Tim Bowen, Ged Doherty, Jacqui Quaife, Annette Millaer, Tony Fletcher, Dave Shack, Roger Jacobs, Nick Bray, Leighton Woods, Tonya Govender, Alex Crass, Nick Ralphs, Jon Davis, Dan Ayers, Nikki Watkins, Sarah Vaughan, Roma Martyniuk, Sharon Ashley, Tina Christoforou, Yoel Kenan, Mike O'Keefe, Neil Boote, Brian Regan, Steve Reeves and all of the BMG family worldwide.
A big thank you to Alan Edwards and Stuart Bell at the Outside Organisation for all their hard work on Westlife's PR.
We also greatly appreciate the efforts of our 24/7 team who live and breathe Westlife: Jake Duncan, Dave Last, Ben Mohapi, Faye Sawyer. Alan McEvoy and Liam Murphy, and all their staff at Livewire in assocation with Anita Kissane and her team at Price Waterhouse Coopers, work tirelessly behind the scenes to keep our show on the road.
To Joanne Byrne and all at Prescence P.R in Dublin...Thanks a million.
Today's music business is indeed a complex world and we are fortunate to have Richard Bray and Nick Hart to steer us through the legal maze. Live touring is an extremely satisfying aspect for our careers; consequently without John Giddings and Steve Levitt, we would be unable to maintain our reputation for spectacular live shows.
Our three lead promoters present those same shows to a high standard: Barry Clayman at Clearchannel; Denis Desmond and Caroline Downey at MCD and Jim and Peter Aiken at Aiken promotions.
We are proud to host our own T.V. special, 'You're The One' this Christmas and for their supreme efforts in making this possible, we thank Nigel and Siobhan at Syco TV. As always, Jeff Thacker has given us his unparalleled support throughout the last campaign: good on you Jeff.
Particular thanks must go to our considerable array of un-named support staff - touring and otherwise - who have all done their bit to ensure that we are where we are today: we are indebted to you all. You know who you are. We're very lucky to have you.
Lest we forget, this album has been inspired by a gang of legendary guys. We wish we could have personally thanked Frank, Dean, Sammy Davis and Joey. Where ever you are right now guys, have a drink (or three) on us!
As we all know we were once five, but now four and therefor we would like to say a special thanks to Bryan for the five years of his life he dedicated to us. We wish him all the best in the future with his family, life and career. We look forward to seeing him at one of our future shows.
Finally we save our closing thanks to our legions of fans - of all ages- all around the world, who have stood by us for almost six years: welcome to the start of the next six! See you all on the "Live 05" tour.
Kian. Mark, Nicky and Shane
Face To Face
Mile buiochas do gacha duine a chabhraigh liom! 'Ar scath a chéile a mhairimid' Le grà go deo, Nicky x
The Love Album
To start us off...We would like to dedicate this album to the most important people
in our lives and thank them for their constant love and support in which they continue
to give us day after day.
So to all our Parents, Brothers, Sisters and to Georgina, Jodi, Kevin, Gillian and little
Nicole. Thank you.
Without you we would not be able to continue, "living the dream".
We would also like to pay a particular and very special thank you to our outstanding
manager and friend, Louis Walsh...........you have played an integral role in our career
and have always shown unique ability to drive us forward, you constantly give us huge
commitment and always made us believe we could be special while always being there
through both the good and the bad times.
To the man behind the music - Simon Cowell. You never cease to amaze us by your song
choices and album ideas and for that we will always be very grateful.
Another man who has devoted eight years to Westlife is Sonny Takhar. Sonny, you have
always brought the ideas to reality and nobody could have done that better. Congratulations
on your recent wedding.
Dan Parker, you are quickly creeping up the ladder and with Simon and Sonny to guide you,
you will do just fine! Thanks for the 24/7 work you do.
The production on these songs has been second to none. So to Steve Mac thanks for all
your hard work, time and effort, you have never let us down.
To Chris, Ren, Dan and all at Rokstone. Thank you.
To Adreas and Josef, once again it was a pleasure working with you as well as a great
laugh.
To Per and David: Delta and Ourselves are delighted, what a result!
SONYBMG: We are proud to be with one of the biggest record labels in the world and
from territory, Westlife are growing bigger and better. So thank you to Rob Stringer,
Ged Doherty, Tim Bowen, Jacqui Quafe, Sarah Vaughan, Annette Millar, Nirvana Chelvachandran,
Ben Karter, Georgia Reeve, Abigail Williams, Leighton Woods, Mark Murhpy, Alex Crass,
Lynn Swindlehurst, Gary Hobson, Lee Morrison, Laura Henderson, Mike O'Keefe, Jackie Hyde,
Hannah McMichael, Ali Barzilay, Roma Martyniuk, Nicola Tuer, Jamii Layton, Steve Reeves,
Jit Gondalia, Greg Lawton, Seb Weller, Matt Gibbon.
we would also like to say a big thank you to: Robin Wilson, Stylorouge, TBA Travel,
Tourpro, James Bareham.
A special mention is reserved for all our International Department. Especially
Dave Shack, Paul Kindred and Co. To all the staff in all the SonyBMG Offices
globally that work so hard on us, there are too many to mention, but you know who
you are. A big thank you, see you all soon.
Our team on the road are definitely worth a thank you or two. So Dave Last (AKA
Lasty!), Ben Cooke (AKA Cookie Monster), John Long (AKA Shorty), Soren (AKA we haven't
got one yet!) and William Baker and all at Never Trust A Stylist. Thank you.
A big thank you to our PR team: Alan Edward, Stuart Bell and all at Outside Organisation.
Another special thank you to our Business Management Team: Alan McEvoy, Liam Murhpy, and
all the hardworking team at LIVEWIRE.
With a big hug and kiss for Anita Kissane and all her team at PRICEWATERHOUSE COOPERS.
Our legal team who are currently helping to secure our future, Richard Bray and
Nick Hart and their staff at BRAY&KRAIS. Thank you.
As all of our fans know our Live shows are something we thrive on and we have
the best man in the business to put it all together. To Steve Levitt you are a great
friend and your team including Karen, Jason and Mill are all a joy to work with.
To Priscilla Samuels and Paula Barratt, Cheers! "We got to do what we do"! and thanks
to Nicki Cheeseman.
Our agent has always come up trumps so to John Giddings and all at Solo thank you.
Out three lead promoters, Caroline Downey & Dennis Desmond at MCD, Jim & Peter Aiken
at AIKEN promotions, Barry Clayman at CLEARCHANNEL, THANK YOU.
Mick, Rita, Shane and all the Devine Family and all their skilled drivers. A big thank you.
A particular thanks must go to our considerable array of support staff, touring and
otherwise. We are very lucky yo have you all again, far to many to mention, but again
you all know who you are, thank you.
And last but at all not least to our droves of fans around the world, you will never
know how much you touch our hearts and we appreciate every ounce of love and support you
show us year in and year out. You guys really are one of a kind.........
Enjoy our latest mix of Love Songs from years gone by, we have made them just for you xxxx
See you on tour in 2007.
Be Safe and "Live the Dream".
Love the Lads,
Kian, Mark, Nicky, Shane
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