http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oyHM_X1KJDsWestlife are no longer just a boy band
WESTLIFE say anyone who believes they are boring will think again when they hear new album Gravity.
The Westlife boys release the disc on Monday and say they have taken more risks on it than ever before.
And in a Westlife first, mega-piped Mark has two self-penned tracks on the collection, one a poignant tune written after the death of Nicky's dad. Mark, 30, told me: We normally do two or three tracks with different producers but this is the first time we worked with just the one.
We went into the studio in LA and London and got way more involved with the creative process than ever before and really experimented with vocal arrangement.
It was exciting but at times felt a little dangerous.
We were working totally outside our comfort zone. But the tracks eventually took shape and now we think it's the strongest work of our career.
Our voices sound better than ever.
Of the songs he wrote himself, Mark said:
I wrote Before It's Too Late and Out Of Reach.
Seeing them make the final cut was one of the proudest moments of my career so far.
I wrote Before It's Too Late just after Nicky's dad passed away.
It's all about telling people how much you love them before it's too late
He added: We're in our 30s now, have more creative control and are subtly moving away from the band we once were.
We no longer just doing covers.
We're less boring, we are happier and you can hear that.
Westlife LP keeps hold of Irish top spot
Friday
Westlife hold onto the number one spot for a second week as the top three albums in Ireland remain unmoved.
The top ten albums this week:
1. (*) Westlife - 'Gravity'
2. (1) Take That - 'Progress'
3. (2) Rihanna - 'Loud'
