Thank You & Goodnight
Thank You & Goodnight is the seventh and final studio album by Irish boy band Boyzone, which was released on 16 November 2018. The album sold 100,000 copies in the UK.
Background
Keith Duffy announced in March 2017 that Boyzone had a signed a contract with Warner Music for an album and an arena tour. In December 2017, it was announced that the album had been finalised and was ready for release in 2018. In April 2018, it was confirmed that Boyzone would release a new studio album and would tour the UK in 2019 with arena shows.The album has an "urban" influence, as opposed to the ballads the band is famous for singing. Shane Lynch stated the album would be similar in style to that of American singer Charlie Puth. Ronan Keating said that each member picked three songs for the track listing, explaining: "Shane’s tracks have a very urban feel while mine have a country pop feel. There’s dance tracks, there’s rock tracks, so there are different flavours of all of us on this album." Duffy said "it's not a very structured record" but called the album "the best work we've ever done".
Gary Barlow, Calum Scott and Ed Sheeran contributed to the album. Sam Smith wrote a song for the album, but the track did not end up on the final track listing.
Singles
- "Because" was released on 26 July 2018 as the album's lead single
- "Love" was released on 4 October 2018 as the album's third single.
- "Normal Boy" was released to radio on 16 December 2018, added to the B-list at BBC Radio 2 as the album's fourth single.
Promotional singles
- "Dream" was released on 15 June 2018 as a promotional song for the album, confirmed by the band in an interview with This Morning. It features the vocals of late Stephen Gately, who also co-wrote the song. The song was originally titled "I Can Dream" and was a B-side for the Gately single "Stay".
Critical reception
Lucy Mapstone reviewed the album and said it was one of the strongest albums the band has released. She commented:Tour
The band embarked on the Thank You & Goodnight Tour to promote the album, which was also their last tour.Track listing
Notes- signifies an additional producer