Destination (Ronan Keating album)

Destination
Destination
Studio album by Ronan Keating
Released	20 May 2002
Studio	Fredonia International, Los Angeles; Britannia Row, London; Battery, London; Soul II Soul, London; Windmill Lane, Dublin; Wise Buddah Music, London
Genre	Pop
Length	54:48
Label	Polydor
Producer	Bill Padley; Calum MacColl; Gregg Alexander; Jem Godfrey; Liam Bradley; Rick Nowels; Steve Mac;
Ronan Keating chronology
Singles from Destination
	"If Tomorrow Never Comes"; Released: 29 April 2002; "I Love It When We Do"; Released: 9 September 2002; "We've Got Tonight"; Released: 25 November 2002; "The Long Goodbye"; Released: 28 April 2003;

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.^[2] 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.

Professional ratings
Review scores
Source	Rating
AllMusic	^[3]
Entertainment.ie	^{[citation needed]}

Track listing

All tracks written and produced by Gregg Alexander and Rick Nowels, except where noted.

No.	Title	Writer(s)	Producer(s)	Length
1.	"I Love It When We Do"			3:53
2.	"Love Won't Work (If We Don't Try)"			3:44
3.	"If Tomorrow Never Comes"	Garth Brooks, Kent Blazy	Steve Mac	3:35
4.	"Come Be My Baby"			3:53
5.	"Lovin' Each Day"		Alexander	3:33
6.	"My One Thing That's Real"			3:35
7.	"Time for Love"			3:39
8.	"Blown Away"			3:39
9.	"As Much As I Can Give You Girl"			4:15
10.	"Pickin' Me Up"	Alexander, Nowels, Ronan Keating		4:42
11.	"Joy and Pain"	Jeremy Godfrey, Bill Padley, Keating	Jem Godfrey, Bill Padley	3:49
12.	"We've Got Tonight" (featuring Lulu)	Bob Seger	Bill Padley	3:39
13.	"The Long Goodbye"	Paul Brady, Keating	Liam Bradley, Calum McColl	4:43

UK bonus track
No.	Title	Writer(s)	Producer(s)	Length
14.	"I Got My Heart on You"	Alexander	Alexander	3:47

German alternative track
No.	Title	Writer(s)	Producer(s)	Length
12.	"We've Got Tonight" (featuring Jeanette)	Bob Seger	Bill Padley	3:39

French alternative track
No.	Title	Length
1.	"Je T'aime Plus Que Tout (I Love It When We Do)" (featuring Cécilia Cara)	3:39

South American edition
No.	Title	Writer(s)	Producer(s)	Length
1.	"I Love It When We Do"			3:53
2.	"Love Won't Work (If We Don't Try)"			3:44
3.	"If Tomorrow Never Comes"	Garth Brooks, Kent Blazy	Steve Mac	3:35
4.	"Come Be My Baby"			3:53
5.	"Lovin' Each Day"		Alexander	3:33
6.	"My One Thing That's Real"			3:35
7.	"Time for Love"			3:39
8.	"Life Is a Rollercoaster"			3:51
9.	"As Much as I Can Give You, Girl"			4:15
10.	"The Way You Make Me Feel"	Bryan Adams, Phil Thornalley	Phil Thornalley	3:54
11.	"When You Say Nothing at All" (featuring Paulina Rubio)	Paul Overstreet, Don Schlitz	Stephen Lipson	4:42
12.	"We've Got Tonight" (featuring Lulu)	Bob Seger	Bill Padley	3:39
13.	"The Long Goodbye"	Paul Brady, Keating	Liam Bradley, Calum McColl	4:43

Personnel

Tracie Ackerman – backing vocals
Gregg Alexander – producer, project coordinator
Rusty Anderson – electric guitar, bazouki
Dave Arch – piano, string arrangements
Liam Bradley – percussion, drums, backing vocals, producer
Maire Breatnach – violin
Danielle Brisebois – backing vocals
Alex Brown – backing vocals
Chris Brown – engineer
Sue Ann Carwell – backing vocals
Ed Colman – engineer
Dave Dale – engineer
Corinne Day – photography
Graham Dominy – assistant engineer
Aiden Foley – assistant engineer
Denny Fongheiser – percussion, cymbals, tom-tom
Daniel Frampton – mixing
Angie Giles – backing vocals
Jem Godfrey – producer
Eddie Hession – accordion, accordion arranger
Ash Howes – mixing
Rob Jacobs – engineer
Charles Judge – piano, keyboards, engineer, digital editing, sound design, pro-tools
Kieran Kiely – piano, organ (hammond)
Greg Kurstin – keyboards
Tim Lambert – assistant engineer
Chris Laws – drums, engineer
Steve Lee – backing vocals
Bob Ludwig – mastering
Lulu – vocals
Steve Mac – arranger, keyboards, producer, mixing
Calum MacColl – guitar, backing vocals, producer
Avril MacKintosh – producer, engineer, digital editing, remixing, vocal producer, pro-tools
Tony Matthew – assistant engineer
Alastair McMillan – engineer
James McNally – piano, bodhran
Kieron Menzies – assistant engineer
Crystal Murden – backing vocals
Yoad Nevo – programming
Rick Nowels – acoustic guitar, piano, keyboards, backing vocals, producer, mellotron, wurlitzer
Bill Padley – arranger, backing vocals, multi instruments, producer, musician
Pino Palladino – bass, bass guitar
Steve Pearce – bass guitar
John Pierce – bass
Tim Pierce – electric guitar
Daniel Pursey – assistant engineer
Wayne Rodrigues – drums, keyboards, digital editing, drum programming
Philip Rose – assistant engineer
Alfie Silas – backing vocals
Jess Sutcliffe – engineer
Shari Sutcliffe – project coordinator
John Themis – guitar, percussion, bazouki
Julie Thompson – backing vocals
Paul Turner – bass, guitar
Alan Veucasovic – assistant engineer
Dan Vickers – assistant engineer
Dave Way – mixing
Jeremy Wheatley – mixing
Randy Wine – engineer
Tim Young – mastering, mastering engineer

Charts and certifications

Weekly charts

Chart (2002)	Peak position
Australian Albums (ARIA)^[4]	3
Austrian Albums (Ö3 Austria)^[5]	2
Belgian Albums (Ultratop Flanders)^[6]	9
Danish Albums (Hitlisten)^[7]	8
Dutch Albums (Album Top 100)^[8]	4
Finnish Albums (Suomen virallinen lista)^[9]	16
French Albums (SNEP)^[10]	37
German Albums (Offizielle Top 100)^[11]	1
Irish Albums (IRMA)^[12]	3
Italian Albums (FIMI)^[13]	37
New Zealand Albums (RMNZ)^[14]	1
Norwegian Albums (VG-lista)^[15]	2
Scottish Albums (OCC)^[16]	1
Swedish Albums (Sverigetopplistan)^[17]	5
Swiss Albums (Schweizer Hitparade)^[18]	3
UK Albums (OCC)^[19]	1

Year-end charts

Chart (2002)	Position
Australian Albums (ARIA)^[20]	20
Austrian Albums (Ö3 Austria)^[21]	60
Belgian Albums (Ultratop Flanders)^[22]	64
Dutch Albums (Album Top 100)^[23]	29
German Albums (Offizielle Top 100)^[24]	25
Swedish Albums (Sverigetopplistan)^[25]	84
Swiss Albums (Schweizer Hitparade)^[26]	44
UK Albums (OCC)^[27]	23

Certifications

Certifications for *Destination*
Region	Certification	Certified units/sales
Australia (ARIA)^[28]	2× Platinum	140,000^{^}
Denmark (IFPI Danmark)^[29]	Gold	25,000^{^}
France (SNEP)^[30]	Gold	100,000^*
Germany (BVMI)^[31]	Gold	150,000^{^}
Netherlands (NVPI)^[32]	Gold	40,000^{^}
New Zealand (RMNZ)^[33]	Platinum	15,000^{^}
Norway (IFPI Norway)^[34]	Platinum	40,000^*
Sweden (GLF)^[35]	Gold	30,000^{^}
Switzerland (IFPI Switzerland)^[36]	Platinum	40,000^{^}
United Kingdom (BPI)^[37]	2× Platinum	600,000^{^}
Summaries
Europe (IFPI)^[38]	Platinum	1,000,000^*
^* Sales figures based on certification alone. ^{^} Shipments figures based on certification alone.

References

^ "The ARIA Report: New Releases Singles – Week Commencing 29th April 2002" (PDF). ARIA. 29 April 2002. p. 25. Archived from the original (PDF) on 14 May 2002. Retrieved 21 June 2021.
^ "IFPI Platinum Europe Awards - 2002". International Federation of the Phonographic Industry. Archived from the original on 16 October 2013. Retrieved 10 April 2011.
^ Fawthrop, Peter. "Destination - Ronan Keating". Retrieved 10 August 2011.
^ "Australiancharts.com – Ronan Keating – Destination". Hung Medien. Retrieved 29 September 2021.
^ "Austriancharts.at – Ronan Keating – Destination" (in German). Hung Medien. Retrieved 29 September 2021.
^ "Ultratop.be – Ronan Keating – Destination" (in Dutch). Hung Medien. Retrieved 29 September 2021.
^ "Danishcharts.dk – Ronan Keating – Destination". Hung Medien. Retrieved 29 September 2021.
^ "Dutchcharts.nl – Ronan Keating – Destination" (in Dutch). Hung Medien. Retrieved 29 September 2021.
^ "Ronan Keating: Destination" (in Finnish). Musiikkituottajat – IFPI Finland. Retrieved 29 September 2021.
^ "Lescharts.com – Ronan Keating – Destination". Hung Medien. Retrieved 29 September 2021.
^ "Offiziellecharts.de – Ronan Keating – Destination" (in German). GfK Entertainment Charts. Retrieved 29 September 2021.
^ "Top 75 Artist Album, Week Ending 23 May 2002". GfK Chart-Track. Archived from the original on 2 May 2018. Retrieved 4 August 2022.
^ "Italiancharts.com – Ronan Keating – Destination". Hung Medien. Retrieved 29 September 2021.
^ "Charts.nz – Ronan Keating – Destination". Hung Medien. Retrieved 29 September 2021.
^ "Norwegiancharts.com – Ronan Keating – Destination". Hung Medien. Retrieved 29 September 2021.
^ "Official Scottish Albums Chart Top 100". Official Charts Company. Retrieved 29 September 2021.
^ "Swedishcharts.com – Ronan Keating – Destination". Hung Medien. Retrieved 29 September 2021.
^ "Swisscharts.com – Ronan Keating – Destination". Hung Medien. Retrieved 29 September 2021.
^ "Official Albums Chart Top 100". Official Charts Company. Retrieved 29 September 2021.
^ "ARIA Top 100 Albums for 2002". Australian Recording Industry Association. Retrieved 29 September 2021.
^ "Jahreshitparade Alben 2002". austriancharts.at. Retrieved 29 September 2021.
^ "Jaaroverzichten 2002". Ultratop. Retrieved 29 September 2021.
^ "Jaaroverzichten – Album 2002". dutchcharts.nl. Retrieved 29 September 2021.
^ "Top 100 Album-Jahrescharts". GfK Entertainment (in German). offiziellecharts.de. Retrieved 29 September 2021.
^ "Årslista Album – År 2002" (in Swedish). Sverigetopplistan. Retrieved 29 September 2021.
^ "Schweizer Jahreshitparade 2002". hitparade.ch. Retrieved 29 September 2021.
^ "End of Year Album Chart Top 100 – 2002". Official Charts Company. Retrieved 29 September 2021.
^ "ARIA Charts – Accreditations – 2003 Albums" (PDF). Australian Recording Industry Association. Retrieved 31 August 2022.
^ "Danish album certifications – Ronan Keating – Destination". IFPI Danmark. Retrieved 31 August 2022.
^ "French album certifications – Ronan Keating – Destination" (in French). Syndicat National de l'Édition Phonographique. Retrieved 31 August 2022.
^ "Gold-/Platin-Datenbank (Ronan Keating; 'Destination')" (in German). Bundesverband Musikindustrie. Retrieved 31 August 2022.
^ "Dutch album certifications – Ronan Keating – Destination" (in Dutch). Nederlandse Vereniging van Producenten en Importeurs van beeld- en geluidsdragers. Retrieved 31 August 2022. Enter Destination in the "Artiest of titel" box. Select 2002 in the drop-down menu saying "Alle jaargangen".
^ "New Zealand album certifications – Ronan Keating – Destination". Recorded Music NZ. Retrieved 20 November 2024.
^ "IFPI Norsk platebransje Trofeer 1993–2011" (in Norwegian). IFPI Norway. Retrieved 31 August 2022.
^ "Guld- och Platinacertifikat − År 2002" (PDF) (in Swedish). IFPI Sweden. Archived from the original (PDF) on 17 May 2011. Retrieved 31 August 2022.
^ "The Official Swiss Charts and Music Community: Awards ('Destination')". IFPI Switzerland. Hung Medien. Retrieved 31 August 2022.
^ "British album certifications – Ronan Keating – Destination". British Phonographic Industry. Retrieved 31 August 2022.
^ "IFPI Platinum Europe Awards – 2002". International Federation of the Phonographic Industry. Retrieved 31 August 2022.

External links

Destination at MusicBrainz (list of releases)

[1] "The ARIA Report: New Releases Singles – Week Commencing 29th April 2002" (PDF). ARIA. 29 April 2002. p. 25. Archived from the original (PDF) on 14 May 2002. Retrieved 21 June 2021.

[2] "IFPI Platinum Europe Awards - 2002". International Federation of the Phonographic Industry. Archived from the original on 16 October 2013. Retrieved 10 April 2011.

[3] Fawthrop, Peter. "Destination - Ronan Keating". Retrieved 10 August 2011.

[ac_Australia_Ronan_Keating-4] "Australiancharts.com – Ronan Keating – Destination". Hung Medien. Retrieved 29 September 2021.

[ac_Austria_Ronan_Keating-5] "Austriancharts.at – Ronan Keating – Destination" (in German). Hung Medien. Retrieved 29 September 2021.

[ac_Flanders_Ronan_Keating-6] "Ultratop.be – Ronan Keating – Destination" (in Dutch). Hung Medien. Retrieved 29 September 2021.

[ac_Denmark_Ronan_Keating-7] "Danishcharts.dk – Ronan Keating – Destination". Hung Medien. Retrieved 29 September 2021.

[ac_Netherlands_Ronan_Keating-8] "Dutchcharts.nl – Ronan Keating – Destination" (in Dutch). Hung Medien. Retrieved 29 September 2021.

[ac_Finland_Ronan_Keating-9] "Ronan Keating: Destination" (in Finnish). Musiikkituottajat – IFPI Finland. Retrieved 29 September 2021.

[ac_France_Ronan_Keating-10] "Lescharts.com – Ronan Keating – Destination". Hung Medien. Retrieved 29 September 2021.

[ac_Germany4_Ronan_Keating-11] "Offiziellecharts.de – Ronan Keating – Destination" (in German). GfK Entertainment Charts. Retrieved 29 September 2021.

[12] "Top 75 Artist Album, Week Ending 23 May 2002". GfK Chart-Track. Archived from the original on 2 May 2018. Retrieved 4 August 2022.

[ac_Italy_Ronan_Keating-13] "Italiancharts.com – Ronan Keating – Destination". Hung Medien. Retrieved 29 September 2021.

[ac_New_Zealand_Ronan_Keating-14] "Charts.nz – Ronan Keating – Destination". Hung Medien. Retrieved 29 September 2021.

[ac_Norway_Ronan_Keating-15] "Norwegiancharts.com – Ronan Keating – Destination". Hung Medien. Retrieved 29 September 2021.

[ac_Scotland_-16] "Official Scottish Albums Chart Top 100". Official Charts Company. Retrieved 29 September 2021.

[ac_Sweden_Ronan_Keating-17] "Swedishcharts.com – Ronan Keating – Destination". Hung Medien. Retrieved 29 September 2021.

[ac_Switzerland_Ronan_Keating-18] "Swisscharts.com – Ronan Keating – Destination". Hung Medien. Retrieved 29 September 2021.

[ac_UK2_-19] "Official Albums Chart Top 100". Official Charts Company. Retrieved 29 September 2021.

[20] "ARIA Top 100 Albums for 2002". Australian Recording Industry Association. Retrieved 29 September 2021.

[21] "Jahreshitparade Alben 2002". austriancharts.at. Retrieved 29 September 2021.

[22] "Jaaroverzichten 2002". Ultratop. Retrieved 29 September 2021.

[23] "Jaaroverzichten – Album 2002". dutchcharts.nl. Retrieved 29 September 2021.

[24] "Top 100 Album-Jahrescharts". GfK Entertainment (in German). offiziellecharts.de. Retrieved 29 September 2021.

[25] "Årslista Album – År 2002" (in Swedish). Sverigetopplistan. Retrieved 29 September 2021.

[26] "Schweizer Jahreshitparade 2002". hitparade.ch. Retrieved 29 September 2021.

[27] "End of Year Album Chart Top 100 – 2002". Official Charts Company. Retrieved 29 September 2021.

[AustraliaRonan_KeatingDestinationalbumCertRef-28] "ARIA Charts – Accreditations – 2003 Albums" (PDF). Australian Recording Industry Association. Retrieved 31 August 2022.

[DenmarkRonan_KeatingDestinationalbumCertRef-29] "Danish album certifications – Ronan Keating – Destination". IFPI Danmark. Retrieved 31 August 2022.

[FranceRonan_KeatingDestinationalbumCertRef-30] "French album certifications – Ronan Keating – Destination" (in French). Syndicat National de l'Édition Phonographique. Retrieved 31 August 2022.

[GermanyRonan_KeatingDestinationalbumCertRef-31] "Gold-/Platin-Datenbank (Ronan Keating; 'Destination')" (in German). Bundesverband Musikindustrie. Retrieved 31 August 2022.

[NetherlandsRonan_KeatingDestinationalbumCertRef-32] "Dutch album certifications – Ronan Keating – Destination" (in Dutch). Nederlandse Vereniging van Producenten en Importeurs van beeld- en geluidsdragers. Retrieved 31 August 2022. Enter Destination in the "Artiest of titel" box. Select 2002 in the drop-down menu saying "Alle jaargangen".

[New_ZealandRonan_KeatingDestinationalbumCertRef-33] "New Zealand album certifications – Ronan Keating – Destination". Recorded Music NZ. Retrieved 20 November 2024.

[NorwayRonan_KeatingDestinationalbumCertRef-34] "IFPI Norsk platebransje Trofeer 1993–2011" (in Norwegian). IFPI Norway. Retrieved 31 August 2022.

[SwedenRonan_KeatingDestinationalbumCertRef-35] "Guld- och Platinacertifikat − År 2002" (PDF) (in Swedish). IFPI Sweden. Archived from the original (PDF) on 17 May 2011. Retrieved 31 August 2022.

[SwitzerlandRonan_KeatingDestinationalbumCertRef-36] "The Official Swiss Charts and Music Community: Awards ('Destination')". IFPI Switzerland. Hung Medien. Retrieved 31 August 2022.

[United_KingdomRonan_KeatingDestinationalbumCertRef-37] "British album certifications – Ronan Keating – Destination". British Phonographic Industry. Retrieved 31 August 2022.

[EuropeRonan_KeatingDestinationalbumCertRef-38] "IFPI Platinum Europe Awards – 2002". International Federation of the Phonographic Industry. Retrieved 31 August 2022.

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Ronan Keating
Discography
Studio albums	Ronan (2000) Destination (2002) Turn It On (2003) Bring You Home (2006) Songs for My Mother (2009) Winter Songs (2009) Duet (2010) When Ronan Met Burt (2011) Fires (2012) Time of My Life (2016) Twenty Twenty (2020) Songs from Home (2021)
Compilation albums	10 Years of Hits (2004)
Singles	"When You Say Nothing at All" "These Days" "Life Is a Rollercoaster" "The Way You Make Me Feel" "In This Life" "Lovin' Each Day" "If Tomorrow Never Comes" "I Love It When We Do" "We've Got Tonight" "The Long Goodbye" "Lost for Words" "She Believes (In Me)" "Last Thing on My Mind" "I Hope You Dance" "Father and Son" "Baby Can I Hold You" "All Over Again" "Iris" "Time After Time" "This Is Your Song" "Stay" "Fires" "Wasted Light" "Summer Wonderland" "Forever and Ever, Amen"
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