Ronan Parke is the debut studio album by English singer Ronan Parke. It was released in the UK on 24 October 2011.[1] The album consisted mostly of cover songs.

Ronan Parke
Ronan's Parke album cover
Studio album by
Released24 October 2011 (2011-10-24)
RecordedJuly–September 2011
GenrePop
LabelSyco Music, Sony Music
Singles from Ronan Parke
  1. "A Thousand Miles"
    Released: 24 October 2011

Background

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Parke revealed on his Facebook page on 31 August that the official video for "A Thousand Miles", the first track from the album, would be released on 12 September, with the lyric video being released on 2 September. The video also revealed that "Forget You" and "Feeling Good" would be on the album amongst others.

It was reported in The Sun on 6 September that Gary Barlow had penned a track for the album called "Stronger Than I Am".[2] Fellow BGT finalist Paul Gbegbaje provided piano backing on "A Thousand Miles".[citation needed]

Promotion

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During 2011, Parke appeared on:

Singles

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"A Thousand Miles", originally by Vanessa Carlton, is the first and lead single from the album. The music video, which premiered on 14 September, features Parke against various coloured backgrounds, with lyrics from the track appearing on the screen.[3] The track was also released on 24 October.

Track listing

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No.TitleWriter(s)Length
1."Feeling Good"Anthony Newley, Leslie Bricusse2:45
2."Forget You"Christopher "Brody" Brown, Peter Hernandez, Cee Lo Green, Philip Lawrence, Ari Levine3:42
3."A Thousand Miles"Vanessa Carlton3:59
4."Fix You"Coldplay4:27
5."Because of You"Kelly Clarkson, David Hodges, Ben Moody3:39
6."You Gotta Be"Des'ree, Ashley Ingram3:37
7."Make You Feel My Love"Bob Dylan3:14
8."Songbird"Christine McVie3:41
9."We'll Rock the World" 3:58
10."Stronger Than I Am"Gary Barlow3:46
11."The Edge of Glory (acoustic)"Stefani Germanotta, Fernando Garibay, Paul Blair3:15
12."Firework (acoustic)"Katy Perry, Mikkel S. Eriksen, Tor Erik Hermansen, Sandy Wilhelm, Ester Dean4:06

Charts

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Chart (2012) Peak
position
Scottish Albums Chart[4] 32
UK Albums Chart[5] 22

Release history

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Region Date Format Label
United Kingdom 24 October 2011 Digital download, CD Syco Music

References

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  1. ^ "Album Review:Ronan Parke – Ronan Parke". 22 October 2011. Archived from the original on 13 December 2013. Retrieved 26 December 2011.
  2. ^ "Gary Barlow writes track for 'Britain's Got Talent' finalist Ronan Parke". Digital Spy. 6 September 2011. Retrieved 27 December 2011.
  3. ^ "YouTube: A Thousand Miles – Lyrics video". YouTube. Retrieved 26 December 2011.
  4. ^ "Archive Chart". Official Charts Company. Retrieved 5 November 2011.
  5. ^ "Archive Chart". Official Charts Company. Retrieved 5 November 2011.