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447:. 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, " 33: 378: 373: 368: 363: 358: 144: 694:, before peaking at No. 1 in its second week of release. It peaked at No. 1 in Australia, while 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. 427:, 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. 1389: 1298: 1493: 1361: 1333: 1004: 852: 1118: 843: 1340: 1239: 1223: 50: 1403: 1347: 1231: 489: 298: 1191: 263: 1159: 116: 97: 1029: 867: 69: 1498: 1305: 1284: 54: 76: 1488: 1079: 997: 897: 1277: 1215: 1111: 448: 83: 1199: 981: 686:
Due to the album's release being so close to Mother's Day in the United Kingdom, the album peaked at No. 1 on the
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before peaking at #1 on its second week of release. It also peaked at #1 in
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The album was recorded over the span of two days during Christmas 2008 at
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schedule in order to record the album. The album is produced by
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is the fifth studio album released by Boyzone frontman and
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The album was a commercial success, debuting at #4 on the
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Songs For My Mother

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Studio album
Ronan Keating
Genre
Pop
Label
Polydor Records
Producer
Stephen Lipson
Ronan Keating
Bring You Home
Winter Songs
Singles
Time After Time
This Is Your Song
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