2000 Ronan Keating – Ronan
Ronan is the self-titled debut solo album by Irish singer-songwriter and Boyzone frontman, Ronan Keating. It was released by Polydor Records on 31 July 2000, and became a commercial success.
The album produced four UK and Irish top-ten singles: “When You Say Nothing at All”, originally recorded for the soundtrack of the 1999 film Notting Hill, “Life Is a Rollercoaster”, “The Way You Make Me Feel”, and “Lovin’ Each Day”, the latter of which was featured on the re-release edition of the album, and later on Keating’s second album, Destination.
Tracks
1 Life Is A Rollercoaster (Gregg Alexander; Rick Nowels) 03:54
2 The Way You Make Me Feel (Phil Thornalley; Bryan Adams) 03:52
3 In This Life (Mike Reid; Allen Shamblin) 03:09
4 Heal Me (Gregg Alexander; Rick Nowels) 04:04
5 Keep On Walking (Ronan Keating; Patrick Leonard; Robin Thicke) 03:55
6 When You Say Nothing At All (Paul Overstreet; Don Schlitz) 04:16
7 Brighter Days (Gordon Chambers; Andy Hill) 04:54
8 If You Love Me (Gary Baker; Steve Diamond; Ronan Keating; Stephen Lipson) 03:25
9 If I Don’t Tell You Now (Diane Warren; Steve Mac) 03:19
10 Only For You (Anders Bagge; Arnthor Birgisson; Paul Tucker) 04:27
11 Addicted (Wayne Hector; Michael Powers; Stephen Lipson) 05:24
12 When The World Was Mine (Billy Livsey; Wayland Holyfield) 05:17
13 Believe (Ronan Keating; Patrick Leonard) 05:05
Biography
Musicians
1 Life Is A Rollercoaster
| Bass | John Pierce |
| Guitar | Rusty Anderson |
| Keyboards | Rick Nowels |
| Keyboards | Charles Judge |
| Piano | Rick Nowels |
| Piano | Charles Judge |
| Synthesizer | Rick Nowels |
| Synthesizer | Charles Judge |
| Programming | Wayne Rodrigues |
| Background Vocals | Rick Nowels |
| Vocals | Danielle Brisebois |
| Background Vocals | Jackie Smiley |
| Background Vocals | Sue Ann Carwell |
| Background Vocals | Phyllis Yvonne Williams |
| Vocals | Ronan Keating |
2 The Way You Make Me Feel
| Bass | Phil Thornalley |
| Drums | Chuck Sabo |
| Guitar | Phil Thornalley |
| Guitar | David Munday |
| Keyboards | Phil Thornalley |
| Piano | Phil Thornalley |
| Synthesizer | Phil Thornalley |
| Flute | David Munday |
| Percussion | Chuck Sabo |
| Background Vocals | Phil Thornalley |
| Background Vocals | Bryan Adams |
| Vocals | Ronan Keating |
3 In This Life
| Bass | Stephen Lipson |
| Drums | Andy Duncan |
| Guitar | Dominic Miller |
| Percussion | Andy Duncan |
| Keyboards | Andy Richards |
| Keyboards | Pete Murray |
| Piano | Andy Richards |
| Piano | Pete Murray |
| Synthesizer | Andy Richards |
| Synthesizer | Pete Murray |
| Accordion | James McNally |
| Whistle | James McNally |
| Background Vocals | Tessa Niles |
| Vocals | Ronan Keating |
4 Heal Me
| Bass | John Pierce |
| Guitar | Mike Landau |
| Keyboards | Rick Nowels |
| Keyboards | Charles Judge |
| Piano | Rick Nowels |
| Piano | Charles Judge |
| Synthesizer | Rick Nowels |
| Synthesizer | Charles Judge |
| Programming | Wayne Rodrigues |
| Background Vocals | Alex Brown |
| Background Vocals | Alfie Silas |
| Background Vocals | Sue Ann Carwell |
| Vocals | Ronan Keating |
5 Keep On Walking
| Bass | Guy Pratt |
| Drums | Brian MacLeod |
| Guitar | Tim Pierce |
| Keyboards | Patrick Leonard |
| Piano | Patrick Leonard |
| Synthesizer | Patrick Leonard |
| Programming | Patrick Leonard |
| Percussion | Brian MacLeod |
| Bagpipes | Eric Rigler |
| Background Vocals | Donna DeLory |
| Background Vocals | Dorian Holley |
| Background Vocals | Robin Thicke |
| Vocals | Ronan Keating |
6 When You Say Nothing At All
| Bass | Stephen Lipson |
| Drums | Andy Duncan |
| Guitar | Dominic Miller |
| Keyboards | Peter Vettese |
| Piano | Peter Vettese |
| Synthesizer | Peter Vettese |
| Accordion | James McNally |
| Programming | Stephen Lipson |
| Whistle | James McNally |
| Percussion | Andy Duncan |
| Background Vocals | Miriam Stockley |
| Background Vocals | Tessa Niles |
| Vocals | Ronan Keating |
7 Brighter Days
| Bass | Mike Brignardello |
| Drums | Paul Leim |
| Guitar | John Willis |
| Keyboards | Andy Richards |
| Keyboards | Matt Rollings |
| Piano | Andy Richards |
| Piano | Matt Rollings |
| Synthesizer | Andy Richards |
| Synthesizer | Matt Rollings |
| Percussion | Paul Leim |
| Background Vocals | Bryon Jones |
| Background Vocals | Carol Riley |
| Background Vocals | Jason Bailey |
| Background Vocals | Marion Powell |
| Background Vocals | Priscilla Jones |
| Background Vocals | Tryphena Jones |
| Vocals | Ronan Keating |
8 If You Love Me
| Bass | Mike Brignardello |
| Drums | Paul Leim |
| Guitar | John Willis |
| Guitar | Stephen Lipson |
| Mandolin | Stephen Lipson |
| Keyboards | Andy Richards |
| Keyboards | Matt Rollings |
| Piano | Andy Richards |
| Piano | Matt Rollings |
| Synthesizer | Andy Richards |
| Synthesizer | Matt Rollings |
| Accordion | James McNally |
| Whistle | James McNally |
| Percussion | Paul Leim |
| Background Vocals | Ryan Molloy |
| Vocals | Ronan Keating |
9 If I Don’t Tell You Now
| Bass | Steve Pierce |
| Guitar | Fridrik Karlsson |
| Guitar | Paul Gendler |
| Vocals | Ronan Keating |
10 Only For You
| Guitar | Mats Berntoft |
| Guitar | Patrick Tucker |
| Background Vocals | Jeanette Olsson |
| Background Vocals | Arnthor Birgisson |
| Vocals | Ronan Keating |
11 Addicted
| Bass | Stephen Lipson |
| Drums | Andy Duncan |
| Guitar | Stephen Lipson |
| Programming | Andy Richards |
| Programming | James McMillan |
| Percussion | Andy Duncan |
| Background Vocals | Wayne Hector |
| Vocals | Ronan Keating |
12 When The World Was Mine
| Bass | Mike Brignardello |
| Drums | Paul Leim |
| Guitar | John Willis |
| Keyboards | Andy Richards |
| Keyboards | Matt Rollings |
| Piano | Andy Richards |
| Piano | Matt Rollings |
| Synthesizer | Andy Richards |
| Synthesizer | Matt Rollings |
| Programming | Andy Duncan |
| Percussion | Paul Leim |
| Background Vocals | Brian Kennedy |
| Background Vocals | Ryan Molloy |
| Vocals | Ronan Keating |
13 Believe
| Bass | Guy Pratt |
| Drums | Brian MacLeod |
| Guitar | Tim Pierce |
| Keyboards | Patrick Leonard |
| Piano | Patrick Leonard |
| Synthesizer | Patrick Leonard |
| Programming | Patrick Leonard |
| Percussion | Brian MacLeod |
| Background Vocals | Donna DeLory |
| Background Vocals | Dorian Holley |
| Background Vocals | Robin Thicke |
| Vocals | Ronan Keating |
Liner Notes
Producer – Gregg Alexander, Rick Nowels (Tracks 1, 4)
Producer – Stephen Lipson (Tracks 3, 6, 7, 8, 11, 12)
Producer – Patrick Leonard (Tracks 5, 13)
Producer – BAG & Arnthor (Track 10)
Producer – Steve Mac (Track 9)
Arranged By – Steve Mac (Track 9)
Arranged By (Stockholm Session Orchestra) – Janson & Janson (Track 10)
Arranged By (Strings) – Nick Ingman (Tracks 7, 10, 11)
Conductor – Janson & Janson (Track 10)
Edited By (Protools) – Danielle Brisebois, Free (Track 1)
Engineer – Ed Colman, Gerard Saunders, Moe El-Khamlichi, Paula Jones, Randy Wine (Track 4)
Engineer – David Schiffman (Tracks 5, 13)
Engineer – Heff Moraes (Tracks 6, 7, 8, 11, 12)
Engineer – Chris Laws (Track 9)
Engineer (Strings) – Steve Price (Tracks 3, 7, 11, 12)
Engineer (Strings Assistant) – Guy Wiffen (Tracks 3, 7, 11, 12)
Engineer (Second) – Dave Ashton, Elliott Blakey, Samie Barela, Todd Shoemaker (Tracks 5, 13)
Engineer (Assistant) – Brittan Spencer, Nathan Martoff (Track 1)
Engineer (Assistant) – Daniel Pursey (Track 9)
Leader (Strings) – Gavyn Wright (Tracks 3, 7, 11, 12)
Mastered By – Aaron Chakraverty (Tracks 1, 3, 4, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12)
Mastered By – Kris Solem (Track 5)
Mixed By – Dave Way (Track 1)
Mixed By – Heff Moraes (Tracks 3, 6, 7, 8, 11, 12)
Mixed By – Mike Shipley (Track 4)
Mixed By – Jon Gass (Tracks 5, 13)
Mixed By – Matt Howe, Steve Mac (Track 9)
Mixed By – Brad Gilderman (Track 10)
Recorded By – Paula Jones, Randy Wine (Track 1)
Recorded By (Assistant) – Jed Hackett (Tracks 3, 7, 8, 11, 12)
Design, Art Direction – Frost Design
Photography – Terry Richardson
Mastered At Future Disc
Mastered At 777 Productions
Mixed At – The Aquarium
Mixed At Larrabee Sound Studios
Mixed At Record Plant, LA
Recorded At Fredonia International Studios
Recorded At Track Record
Recorded At Battery Studios, Nashville
Recorded At The Aquarium
Recorded At Soul II Soul Studios
Recorded At Johnny Yuma Recording
Recorded At Sony Music Studios, LA
Recorded At Metropolis Studios
Phonographic Copyright Polydor Ltd (UK)
Copyright Polydor Ltd (UK)