Hello again, it has not been long since we

spoke but what a year it has been. Losing

Stephen in such a cruel way turned my world
upside down. I was really excited at the
prospect of this album but as I write these
words, Im left questioning everything. What
keeps me going is knowing that Stephen is on
this album. His vocal on 'Little Drummer
Boy' is one of his most beautiful recordings. He
almost sounds angelic which is truly fitting as
I believe my friend is an angel now. Im going
to miss ya brother. I hope you can hear the
music up there coz me and the Boyz will keep
making it for you. Give us strength, Pal. Love
ya always.
I never imagined Songs For My Mother
would be such a great success and I have you
all to thank for that. The last few years have
been such a rollercoaster of ups and downs, I
feel I have grown more in the last two years
then I have in my whole life.
Jack, Missy and Ali are growing so fast and
have become amazing human beings and
have taught me so much. Yvonne loves me no
matter what, even when I am being a moron
and has been my rock through thick and thin.

Without them I would be lost. I love ya all .

Thank you to our families who have always
been there for us.
Getting back with the lads has been an
emotional and amazing experience, not until
we got back together did I realise how much I
missed them in my life... we truly are brothers.
Out of respect for Stephen, the Boyz and I will
finish the new album we had started.
I have so many people to thank for all they
have done for me. I always forget someone so
this time I am not going to mention names.
I pray you know who you are. Thank you
and I love ya.
To everyone at the Label for their belief and
loyalty
To my Management, all of my personal team
and everyone who worked on making this
album truly brilliant.
But most of all, thanks to you the fans who
have believed in me constantly, who have
come to the shows, rain, hail or snow... and
there was a lot of rain!!!
I REALLY mean it when I say thanx and I
love ya for always being on my side.
RONAN

Vocals on all tracks: Ronan

Keating
1.

WINTER SONG

Written by Sara Bareilles and

Ingrid Michaelson
Published by Ingrid Michaelson
- Copyright Control / Sony /
ATV Publishing Ltd.
Produced and Mixed by Steve
Lipson
Guitars and Programming:
Steve Lipson
Keyboards and Arrangements:
Pete Murray
Drums: Ash Soan
Backing Vocals: Tracy Ackerman
2.

STAY

Written by Jennifer Nettles

Published by Kobalt Music
Publishing Ltd
Produced and Mixed by Steve
Lipson

Guitars and Programming:

Steve Lipson
Keyboards and Arrangements:
Pete Murray
Drums: Ash Soan
Backing Vocals: Tracy Ackerman
3.

SCARS

Written by Steve McEwan and

John Paul White
Published by Birds With Ears
Music (BMI) / Chief Black
Cloud Music (ASCAP) / EMI
April Music Inc. (ASCAP) /
EMI Blackwood Music Inc
(BMI)
Produced and Mixed by Steve
Lipson
Guitars and Programming:
Steve Lipson
Keyboards and Arrangements:
Pete Murray
Drums: Ash Soan
Backing Vocals: Tracy Ackerman

4.

HOMEWARD
BOUND

Written by Paul Simon

Published by Universal-MCA
Music Ltd.
Produced and Mixed by Steve
Lipson
Backing Vocals: Tracy Ackerman
Guitars and Programming:
Steve Lipson
Keyboards and Arrangements:
Pete Murray
Drums: Ash Soan
5.

RIVER

Written by Joni Mitchell

Published by Joni Mitchell Publ.
Corp.
Produced and Mixed by Steve
Lipson
Backing Vocals: Tracy Ackerman
Guitars and Programming:
Steve Lipson
Keyboards and Arrangements:

Pete Murray
Drums: Ash Soan
6.

IT'S ONLY
CHRISTMAS

Written by R. Keating and P.

Barry
Published by Island Music
Publishing Ltd / Metrophonic
Publishing Ltd. / Universal
Music Publishing Ltd.
Produced and Mixed by Steve
Lipson
Backing Vocals: Tracy Ackerman
Guitars and Programming:
Steve Lipson
Keyboards and Arrangements:
Pete Murray
Drums: Ash Soan
7.

LITTLE
DRUMMER BOY

Written by Katherine K. Davis,

Henry Onorati, Harry Simeone

Published by Warner Chappell

Music Ltd.
Guest Vocals: Stephen Gately
Background Vocals: Tracy
Ackerman
Produced and Mixed by Steve
Lipson
Keyboards and Arrangements:
Pete Murray
Drums: Ash Soan
Programming: Steve Lipson
8.

RING THEM
BELLS

Written by Bob Dylan

Published by Sony / ATV Music
Publishing (UK)
Produced and Mixed by Steve
Lipson
Guitars and Programming:
Steve Lipson
Keyboards: Pete Murray
Drums: Ash Soan
Background Vocals: Tracy
Ackerman

9.

CALEDONIA

Written by Fleecy Moore

Published by Chappell Morris
Ltd.
Produced and Mixed by Steve
Lipson
Backing Vocals: Tracy Ackerman
Guitars and Programming:
Steve Lipson
Keyboards and Arrangements:
Pete Murray
Drums: Ash Soan
10. SILENT

NIGHT

Written by Franz Gruber

Published by Copyright Control
Produced and Mixed by Steve
Lipson
Guitars and Programming:
Steve Lipson
Keyboards: Pete Murray
Drums: Ash Soan
Background Vocals: Tracy
Ackerman

11. HAVE

YOURSELF
A MERRY LITTLE
CHRISTMAS

Written by Ralph Blane and

Hugh Martin
Published by EMI United
Partnership Ltd.
Produced and Mixed by Steve
Lipson
Keyboards and Arrangements:
Pete Murray
Guitar: John Parricelli
Drums: Ian Thomas
Bass Guitar: Alec Dankworth
Background Vocals: Tracy
Ackerman
Programming: Steve Lipson
12. I

WON'T LAST A
DAY WITHOUT
YOU

Written by Paul Williams and

Roger Nichols
Published by Almo Music Corp.

Produced, Recorded and Mixed

by Craig Silvey for SSO.
Assisted by Sean Keating
Addtional Vocal programming:
Neil Tucker
Guitar: Jerry Crozier Cole
Bass Guitar: Billy Fuller
Drums: Cliver Deamer
Keyboards and Strings: Jason
Hazeley, Yolanda Quarty and
Craig Silvey
All tracks Mastered by Tony
Cousins at Metropolis
Mastering
Tracks 1-7, 9, 11 Recorded &
Mixed at Sarm Studios
Track 8 & 10 Recorded at Sarm
Studios
Track 12 Recorded at Konk.
Assisted by Dougal Lott. Ronan
Keating's vocals Recorded &
Mixed at Sarm Studios. Assisted
by Dave Miles
Strings Recorded at

British Grove Studios

(all tracks except 7, 8, 10, 12)
Strings Engineered by Richard
Cooper (tracks 1-6, 9 & 11)
Drums Engineered by Graham
Archer (all tracks except 12)
Orchestra Contractor:
Isobel Griffiths
Management: Mark Plunkett
for MP Music Services
Art Direction & Design:
AngelFireCreative.com
Photography: Emma Hardy
Styling: Shelina Somani
Grooming: Sarah Bridson

To my friend & brother, Steo.

Miss ya pal, always.