''Irish Son'' is the debut solo album by

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singer

Brian McFadden Brian Nicholas McFadden (born 12 April 1980) is an Irish pop singer and television presenter who rose to fame in 1998 as a member of the Irish boy band Westlife. Following his departure from the group in 2004, McFadden released his debut solo ...

. It was released on 29 November 2004. McFadden signed with

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following his departure from boy band

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in 2004.Cameron Adams (27 March 2008
Brian McFadden discovered real life after Westlife
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''. (Herald and Weekly Times). Retrieved 25 September 2010. The singer mainly co-wrote the album with English songwriter

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, who produced the album along

Paul Stacey Paul Stacey (born 27 September 1963) is a British guitarist and producer, best known for his work with Oasis, Noel Gallagher's High Flying Birds and the Black Crowes. Biography Stacey's early work included the 1990s band, the Lemon Trees (with ...

Richard Flack Richard is a male given name. It originates, via Old French, from Old Frankish and is a compound of the words descending from Proto-Germanic ''*rīk-'' 'ruler, leader, king' and ''*hardu-'' 'strong, brave, hardy', and it therefore means 'strong ...

, Mark Taylor, and

Phil Thornalley Philip Thornalley (born 5 January 1960) is an English songwriter-producer who has worked in the music industry since 1978. He is perhaps best known for co-writing (with Scott Cutler and Anne Preven) the song " Torn" (made famous by Natalie Imbr ...

. The album was preceded by the lead single " Real to Me" on 6 September 2004, which peaked at number one in Denmark, Ireland and the United Kingdom. ''Irish Son'' was highly successful on the charts in Denmark and Ireland. Elsewhere the album charted within the lower regions of the charts in Austria, Finland, Netherlands, New Zealand, Sweden, Switzerland and the United Kingdom.

Track listing

Personnel

Adapted from the ''Irish Son'' booklet. * Mark Taylor – mixing (tracks 5, 10 11) * Ren Swan – mixing (tracks 5, 10, 11) * Nicole Nodland – front cover portrait * Halfnight Productions, Art + Commerce – inside portraits

Charts

Certifications

References

External links

Born in the heart of Dublin
- The Irish Son album fanlisting
SonyBMG
"Ireland's Fave Son, Brian McFadden, Heads For Oz!"
Richard Flack Sound Production
2004 debut albums Brian McFadden albums Sony Music Ireland albums {{2000s-pop-rock-album-stub