Songs for My Mother


Songs for My Mother is the fifth studio album released by Boyzone frontman and Irish singer/songwriter Ronan Keating. The album was released on 16 March 2009 on Polydor Records, and is his first album to be released since the reunion of Boyzone.

Album information

The album was recorded over the span of two days during Christmas 2008 at British Grove Studios. The album was recorded with his usual backing band and a live orchestra. Ronan took time out of his busy Boyzone schedule in order to record the album. The album is produced by Stephen Lipson. The album was recorded in memory of his late mother Marie Keating and also to celebrate Mother's Day. The songs that Ronan chose to record for the album are songs that he remembers his mother listening to throughout his childhood. This album also contains a new version of his own song "This Is Your Song", a track which he wrote that originally appeared as the B-Side to his very first single, "When You Say Nothing at All", and his third studio album, Turn It On.

Track listing

Chart performance

Due to the album's release being so close to Mother's Day in the United Kingdom, the album peaked at #1 on the UK Albums Chart. It debuted at #4 on the Irish Albums Chart, before peaking at #1 on its second week of release. It also peaked at #1 in Australia. In New Zealand, the album debuted at number sixteen, jumping to number one the following week. The album spent three weeks at number one and was certified Platinum, selling over 15,000 copies.
Chart Peak
position		CertificationSales
Irish Albums Chart1 Platinum15,000+
UK Albums Chart1 Gold100,000+
Australian Albums Chart1 Platinum70,000+
New Zealand Albums Chart1 Platinum15,000+
Danish Albums Chart2
Norwegian Albums Chart7
Dutch Albums Chart8
World Albums Top 409
Swiss Albums Chart13
Germany Albums Chart14
Belgian Albums Chart 14
South African Albums Chart17
Austrian Albums Chart34