2002 Ronan Keating – Destination
Destination is the second studio album from Irish singer-songwriter Ronan Keating. It was released by Polydor Records on 20 May 2002. The album debuted at number one on the UK Albums Chart and was certified two-times platinum by the British Phonographic Industry. In Ireland, the album debuted at number three. Additionally, the album charted within the top ten of nine other European countries. In 2002, Destination was certified platinum by the International Federation of the Phonographic Industry for shipments of one million copies inside Europe. The album includes the singles “If Tomorrow Never Comes”, “I Love It When We Do”, “We’ve Got Tonight”, and “The Long Goodbye”, all of which peaked inside the top ten of the UK Singles Chart.
Tracks
1 I Love It When We Do (Gregg Alexander; Rick Nowels) 04:01
2 Love Won’t Work (If We Don’t Try) (Gregg Alexander; Rick Nowels) 03:55
3 If Tomorrow Never Comes (Garth Brooks; Kent Blazy) 03:40
4 Come Be My Baby (Gregg Alexander; Rick Nowels) 03:52
5 Lovin’ Each Day (Gregg Alexander; Rick Nowels) 03:35
6 My One Thing That’s Real (Gregg Alexander; Rick Nowels) 03:38
7 Time For Love (Gregg Alexander; Rick Nowels) 03:58
8 Blown Away (Gregg Alexander; Rick Nowels) 03:37
9 As Much As I Can Give You Girl (Gregg Alexander; Rick Nowels) 04:18
10 Pickin’ Me Up (Gregg Alexander; Rick Nowels; Ronan Keating) 04:45
11 Joy And Pain (Bill Padley; Jem Godfrey; Ronan Keating) 03:53
12 We’ve Got Tonight (Bob Seger) 03:36
13 The Long Goodbye (Ronan Keating) 04:23
14 I Got My Heart On You (Gregg Alexander) 03:50
Biography
Musicians
1 I Love It When We Do
Bass | John Pierce |
Drums (programming) | Wayne Rodrigues |
Guitar | Tim Pierce |
Guitar | Rusty Anderson |
Acoustic Guitar | Rick Nowels |
Bouzouki | Wayne Rodrigues |
Keyboards | Greg Kurstin |
Keyboards | Charles Judge |
Keyboards | Wayne Rodrigues |
Mellotron | Rick Nowels |
Piano | Rick Nowels |
Wurlitzer | Rick Nowels |
Programming | Yoad Nevo |
Cymbal | Denny Fongheiser |
Tom Tom | Denny Fongheiser |
Percussion | Denny Fongheiser |
Background Vocals | Alex Brown |
Background Vocals | Danielle Brisebois |
Background Vocals | Kristle Murden |
Background Vocals | Rick Nowels |
Background Vocals | Sue Ann Carwell |
Vocals | Ronan Keating |
2 Love Won’t Work (If We Don’t Try)
Bass | John Pierce |
Drums (programming) | Wayne Rodrigues |
Guitar | Tim Pierce |
Guitar | Rusty Anderson |
Acoustic Guitar | Rick Nowels |
Bouzouki | Wayne Rodrigues |
Keyboards | Greg Kurstin |
Keyboards | Charles Judge |
Keyboards | Wayne Rodrigues |
Mellotron | Rick Nowels |
Piano | Rick Nowels |
Wurlitzer | Rick Nowels |
Programming | Yoad Nevo |
Cymbal | Denny Fongheiser |
Tom Tom | Denny Fongheiser |
Percussion | Denny Fongheiser |
Background Vocals | Alex Brown |
Background Vocals | Danielle Brisebois |
Background Vocals | Kristle Murden |
Background Vocals | Rick Nowels |
Background Vocals | Sue Ann Carwell |
Vocals | Ronan Keating |
3 If Tomorrow Never Comes
Bass | Steve Pearce |
Drums | Chris Laws |
Guitar | Fridrik Karlsson |
Keyboards | Steve Mac |
Woodwinds | Dave Arch |
Accordion | Eddie Hession |
Vocals | Ronan Keating |
4 Come Be My Baby
Bass | John Pierce |
Drums (programming) | Wayne Rodrigues |
Guitar | Tim Pierce |
Guitar | Rusty Anderson |
Acoustic Guitar | Rick Nowels |
Bouzouki | Wayne Rodrigues |
Keyboards | Greg Kurstin |
Keyboards | Charles Judge |
Keyboards | Wayne Rodrigues |
Mellotron | Rick Nowels |
Piano | Rick Nowels |
Wurlitzer | Rick Nowels |
Programming | Yoad Nevo |
Cymbal | Denny Fongheiser |
Tom Tom | Denny Fongheiser |
Percussion | Denny Fongheiser |
Background Vocals | Alex Brown |
Background Vocals | Danielle Brisebois |
Background Vocals | Kristle Murden |
Background Vocals | Rick Nowels |
Background Vocals | Sue Ann Carwell |
Vocals | Ronan Keating |
5 Lovin’ Each Day
Bass | John Pierce |
Drums | Wayne Rodrigues |
Guitar | Rusty Anderson |
Keyboards | Charles Judge |
Keyboard | Rick Nowels |
Piano | Charles Judge |
Piano | Rick Nowels |
Programming | Avril Mackintosh |
Background Vocals | Alex Brown |
Background Vocals | Alfie Silas |
Background Vocals | Danielle Brisebois |
Background Vocals | Rick Nowels |
Background Vocals | Sue Ann Carwell |
Vocals | Ronan Keating |
6 My One Thing That’s Real
Bass | John Pierce |
Drums (programming) | Wayne Rodrigues |
Guitar | Tim Pierce |
Guitar | Rusty Anderson |
Acoustic Guitar | Rick Nowels |
Bouzouki | Wayne Rodrigues |
Keyboards | Greg Kurstin |
Keyboards | Charles Judge |
Keyboards | Wayne Rodrigues |
Mellotron | Rick Nowels |
Piano | Rick Nowels |
Wurlitzer | Rick Nowels |
Programming | Yoad Nevo |
Cymbal | Denny Fongheiser |
Tom Tom | Denny Fongheiser |
Percussion | Denny Fongheiser |
Background Vocals | Alex Brown |
Background Vocals | Danielle Brisebois |
Background Vocals | Kristle Murden |
Background Vocals | Rick Nowels |
Background Vocals | Sue Ann Carwell |
Vocals | Ronan Keating |
7 Time For Love
Bass | John Pierce |
Drums (programming) | Wayne Rodrigues |
Guitar | Tim Pierce |
Guitar | Rusty Anderson |
Acoustic Guitar | Rick Nowels |
Bouzouki | Wayne Rodrigues |
Keyboards | Greg Kurstin |
Keyboards | Charles Judge |
Keyboards | Wayne Rodrigues |
Mellotron | Rick Nowels |
Piano | Rick Nowels |
Wurlitzer | Rick Nowels |
Programming | Yoad Nevo |
Cymbal | Denny Fongheiser |
Tom Tom | Denny Fongheiser |
Percussion | Denny Fongheiser |
Background Vocals | Alex Brown |
Background Vocals | Danielle Brisebois |
Background Vocals | Kristle Murden |
Background Vocals | Rick Nowels |
Background Vocals | Sue Ann Carwell |
Vocals | Ronan Keating |
8 Blown Away
Bass | John Pierce |
Drums (programming) | Wayne Rodrigues |
Guitar | Tim Pierce |
Guitar | Rusty Anderson |
Acoustic Guitar | Rick Nowels |
Bouzouki | Wayne Rodrigues |
Keyboards | Greg Kurstin |
Keyboards | Charles Judge |
Keyboards | Wayne Rodrigues |
Mellotron | Rick Nowels |
Piano | Rick Nowels |
Wurlitzer | Rick Nowels |
Programming | Yoad Nevo |
Cymbal | Denny Fongheiser |
Tom Tom | Denny Fongheiser |
Percussion | Denny Fongheiser |
Background Vocals | Alex Brown |
Background Vocals | Danielle Brisebois |
Background Vocals | Kristle Murden |
Background Vocals | Rick Nowels |
Background Vocals | Sue Ann Carwell |
Vocals | Ronan Keating |
9 As Much As I Can Give You Girl
Bass | John Pierce |
Bass | Pino Palladino |
Drums (programming) | Wayne Rodrigues |
Guitar | Tim Pierce |
Guitar | Rusty Anderson |
Acoustic Guitar | Rick Nowels |
Bouzouki | Wayne Rodrigues |
Keyboards | Greg Kurstin |
Keyboards | Wayne Rodrigues |
Mellotron | Rick Nowels |
Piano | Rick Nowels |
Wurlitzer | Rick Nowels |
Programming | Yoad Nevo |
Cymbal | Denny Fongheiser |
Tom Tom | Denny Fongheiser |
Percussion | Denny Fongheiser |
Background Vocals | Alex Brown |
Background Vocals | Danielle Brisebois |
Background Vocals | Kristle Murden |
Background Vocals | Rick Nowels |
Background Vocals | Sue Ann Carwell |
Vocals | Ronan Keating |
10 Pickin’ Me Up
Bass | John Pierce |
Drums (programming) | Wayne Rodrigues |
Guitar | Tim Pierce |
Guitar | Rusty Anderson |
Acoustic Guitar | Rick Nowels |
Bouzouki | Wayne Rodrigues |
Keyboards | Greg Kurstin |
Keyboards | Charles Judge |
Keyboards | Wayne Rodrigues |
Mellotron | Rick Nowels |
Piano | Rick Nowels |
Wurlitzer | Rick Nowels |
Programming | Yoad Nevo |
Cymbal | Denny Fongheiser |
Tom Tom | Denny Fongheiser |
Percussion | Denny Fongheiser |
Background Vocals | Alex Brown |
Background Vocals | Danielle Brisebois |
Background Vocals | Kristle Murden |
Background Vocals | Rick Nowels |
Background Vocals | Sue Ann Carwell |
Background Vocals | Julie Thompson |
Vocals | Ronan Keating |
11 Joy And Pain
All Instruments | Bill Padley |
All Instruments | Jem Godfrey |
Background Vocals | Angie Giles |
Background Vocals | Bill Padley |
Vocals | Ronan Keating |
12 We’ve Got Tonight
Vocals | Lulu |
Vocals | Ronan Keating |
13 The Long Goodbye
Bass | Paul Turner |
Drums | Liam Bradley |
Guitar | Calum MacColl |
Guitar | Stephen Jones |
Organ | Kieran Kiely |
Piano | James McNally |
Piano | Kieran Kiely |
Programming | Stephen Jones |
Bodhran | James McNally |
Violin | Máire Breatnach |
Percussion | Liam Bradley |
Background Vocals | Liam Bradley |
Background Vocals | Janet Ramus |
Background Vocals | Tracy Ackerman |
Vocals | Ronan Keating |
14 I Got My Heart On You
Guitar | Gregg Alexander |
Acoustic Guitar | John Themis |
Keyboards | Charles Judge |
Programming | Avril Mackintosh |
Background Vocals | Beverly Skeete |
Background Vocals | Claudia Fontaine |
Background Vocals | Miriam Stockley |
Vocals | Ronan Keating |
Other Musicians
Backing Vocals – The Tuff Session Singers (Track 3)
Liner Notes
Producer – Gregg Alexander, Rick Nowels (Tracks 1, 2, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10)
Producer – Steve Mac (Track 3)
Producer – Bill Padley, Jeremy Godfrey (Tracks 11, 12)
Producer – Calum MacColl, Liam Bradley (Track 13)
Producer (Additional Vocal) – Avril Mackintosh
Arranged By – Steve Mac (Track 3)
Arranged By – Bill Padley (Track 12)
Arranged By (Strings) – Fiachra Trench (Track 13)
Engineer (Protools) – Avril Mackintosh
Engineer – Chris Laws (Track 3)
Engineer – Ed Colman (Tracks 5, 14)
Engineer – Chris Brown, Moe El-Khamlichi, Randy Wine (Track 5)
Engineer – Alastair McMillan (Track 13)
Engineer (Assistant) – Daniel Pursey, Phil Rose (Track 3)
Mastered By – Bob Ludwig
Mastered By – Tim Young (Track 3)
Mixed By – Dave Way (Tracks 1, 2, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14)
Mixed By – Steve Mac (Track 3)
Mixed By – Ash Howes (Tracks 4, 7, 10)
Mixed By – Jeremy Wheatley (Track 13)
Mixed By – Andy Bradfield (Track 14)
Mixed By (Additional) – Dan Frampton (Track 10)
Art Direction – Blue Source
Photography – Corinne Day
Engineered At Rokstone Studios
Engineered At Olympic Studios
Engineered At Clonmannon Studios
Engineered At Metropolis Studios
Mastered At Gateway Mastering
Mixed At Sarm West Studios
Mixed At Rokstone Studios
Mixed At Olympic Studios
Recorded At Fredonia International Studios
Recorded At Britannia Row Studios
Recorded At Battery Studios, London
Recorded At Soul II Soul Studios
Recorded At Windmill Lane Studios
Recorded At PWL Studios
Recorded At Wise Buddah Music Studios
Phonographic Copyright Polydor Ltd
Copyright Polydor Ltd