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''Gravity'' is the tenth and final studio album by the Irish pop band Westlife. It was released on 22 November 2010 in the United Kingdom. John Shanks produced each song, barring the bonus track on the Japanese edition. The album was preceded by the lead single, "Safe", which was released at 14 November 2010. This is also the group's final album under Syco Music; Syco decided that there will be no second single from the album, which was one reason the group left Syco in March 2011. As of November 2011, the album had sold 358,943 in the UK. ==Background, concept, and development== On 19 July 2010, it was reported by RTÉ that the group will be teaming up with Shanks. A Westlife insider said: "It's a major coup for Westlife to get this producer - he's produced all the big acts from Bon Jovi to the Backstreet Boys and Take That. "They wanted him for their last album but weren't able to get him. They're thrilled that he's agreed to work with them on this album."〔(Westlife team up with Take That producer - RTÉ Ten ). Rte.ie (19 July 2010). Retrieved on 28 November 2010.〕 It also stated that the recording process started in July 2010. The band also confirmed the album's recording and mixing was finished in October 2010. They recorded the songs in Los Angeles, California, Dublin, Ireland, and London, England. On 17 September 2010, Egan flashed that the first single for the album was already picked by Cowell and a 30-second snippet was played on X Factor UK.〔(Twitter / Kian Egan: Westlife's first single ha ). Twitter.com. Retrieved on 28 November 2010.〕 Afterwards, Feehily initiated the #westlife11album and #westlifeSAFE as a trending topic on Twitter which was followed by others worldwide to be a top trending topic.〔(Twitter / MarkusFeehily: #westlifealbum11 reeee twe ). Twitter.com. Retrieved on 28 November 2010.〕 The album was released on 15 November 2010.〔(Twitter / MarkusFeehily: Ok so our album will be re ). Twitter.com. Retrieved on 28 November 2010.〕 In addition, Egan fully expressed what he felt on during recording ''Gravity'': "It’s hard to believe this is our 11th album but performing is our passion and it would seem like throwing it all away if we stopped."“Both us and Take That go for epic pop songs but them taking Robbie back hasn’t made us think about Brian McFadden returning. It would feel odd to have a fifth person back on stage with us".〔(Simply The Best 7 Days A Week :: Playlist :: Westlife take album name from fan on Twitter ). Daily Star (16 October 2010). Retrieved on 28 November 2010.〕 In addition Westlife told ''Digital Spy'': "We'd wanted to work with him for a long time, but all his loyalty was to Take That and he didn't want to work with another boyband," "We'd been asking him and asking, but literally within moments of Take That deciding to go and work with Stuart Price, he said yes to us straight away. Afterwards he said he'd wanted to work with us for a long time, but he just couldn't do the Take That thing and the Westlife thing because they were too close." "John created a sound for us in the same way he created a sound for Take That, a sound for Bon Jovi and a sound for all the other incredible artists he's worked with," "He created a sound for Westlife that we haven't had before - it's not a massive departure, but it's definitely a step up in terms of production." Filan also revealed that the group is currently in the process of selecting 12 or 13 songs for the album's final tracklisting from a pool of 16, with all but "one or two" likely to be originals.〔(Music - News - Westlife promise "step up" for new album ). Digital Spy (20 October 2010). Retrieved on 28 November 2010.〕 In 22 October 2010, Shanks stated that they have finished the Westlife record, all approved by Cowell.〔(Twitter / John Shanks: we have a done finished we ). Twitter.com. Retrieved on 28 November 2010.〕 Shanks stated that the album ended up with two covers in it.〔(Twitter / John Shanks: @ificheallaigh 2 covers th ). Twitter.com. Retrieved on 28 November 2010.〕 In 27 October 2010, the album main release date was changed to 22 November 2010.〔(Niet compatibele browser ). Facebook. Retrieved on 28 November 2010.〕 In 25 October 2010, Feehily unveiled the final tracklisting on his official Twitter page as follows:〔(MarkusFeehily's photos - Tracklisting for ur eyes ). Plixi. Retrieved on 28 November 2010.〕〔(Westlife - Gravity - Sony Music Entertainment Switzerland GmbH ). Sonymusic.ch. Retrieved on 28 November 2010.〕 On 1 November 2010, Mark confirmed the two cover songs on the album are, "Chances" by Athlete and "The Reason" by Hoobastank. In the November 2010 issue of Hello Magazine they told them about their competition with Take That and Walsh and Cowell's involvement in the album, "You need competition to keep you on your toes". On 2 November 2010, the 30 second snippet of each songs from the album were posted on Amazon.co.uk.〔(Gravity: Westlife: Amazon.co.uk: MP3 Downloads ). Amazon.co.uk. Retrieved on 28 November 2010.〕 On 5 November 2010, In Demand FM played exclusively the full track of "Beautiful Tonight" with an interview of the band. On 7 November 2010, they performed "I Will Reach You" on BBC Radio 2.〔(Twitter / Nicky Byrne: Live on radio 2 tmrw with ). Twitter.com. Retrieved on 28 November 2010.〕 On 14 November 2010, RTÉ 2fm exclusively played "I Will Reach You", "The Reason", and "I Get Weak" from the album for the first time worldwide. In an interview with AOL Music UK, Westlife described the creative process of the album as "breath of fresh air". "It's a new beginning for Westlife" is how singer Shane Filan described working with legendary pop producer John Shanks.〔Laurence, Rebecca. (22 November 2010) (Westlife, 'Gravity' - exclusive interview: AOL Music UK ). Music.aol.co.uk. Retrieved on 28 November 2010.〕 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Gravity (Westlife album)」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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