Said and Done

Said and Done is the debut album by Irish boy band Boyzone. The album was released on 21 August 1995 by Polydor Records and went straight to No. 1 on the UK Albums Chart. The album sold 1.2 million copies in the first year of its release.^[4] As of December 1997, the album had sold 2.2 million copies worldwide.^{[citation needed]}

Said and Done
Studio album by Boyzone
Released	21 August 1995
Recorded	1993–1994
Genre	Pop
Length	43:03
Label	Polydor
Producer	Ray Hedges
Boyzone chronology
Said and Done (1995) A Different Beat (1996)
Singles from Said and Done
"Working My Way Back to You" Released: 14 May 1994 (Ireland only) "Love Me for a Reason" Released: 28 November 1994 "Key to My Life" Released: 17 April 1995 "So Good" Released: 31 July 1995 "Father and Son" Released: 13 November 1995 "Coming Home Now" Released: 26 February 1996

Professional ratings

Review scores
Source	Rating
AllMusic	[1]
The Guardian	[2]
NME	2/10[3]

Overview

Said and Done was released officially in Ireland and the UK on 21 August 1995 by Polydor Records. The album topped the UK Albums Chart right upon its release^[5] and went on to spend 58 weeks in Top 75.^[6] It was certified as 3× Platinum in the UK.^[7]

Five official singles were released from the album, all of which were Top 5 hits in the UK: "Love Me for a Reason", "Key to My Life", "So Good", "Father and Son" and "Coming Home Now".^[8] "Believe in Me" was also issued as a single, exclusively in Japan. It was released as an alternative to "Father and Son" in the country.^{[citation needed]}

The first Irish pressing of the album, of which only around 10,000 copies exist, contains the group's debut single, "Working My Way Back to You", in place of "Father and Son", which was featured as a B-side to "Love Me for a Reason" instead. This version was available on 4 August 1995, as an exclusive to the Irish retail chain Foley's.^[9] All later pressings contain the final track listing.

Some Japanese Editions of the album came encased in a special slipcase, containing a bonus photo booklet.^[10]

Track listing

Standard edition

No.	Title	Writer(s)	Lead vocals	Length
1.	"Together"	Ronan Keating, Ray Hedges, Martin Brannigan	Keating	3:41
2.	"Coming Home Now"	Keith Duffy, Stephen Gately, Mikey Graham, Keating, Shane Lynch, Hedges, Brannigan	Lynch Duffy Keating Gately	3:47
3.	"Love Me for a Reason"	Johnny Bristol, Wade Brown, David Jones	Keating Gately	3:39
4.	"Oh Carol"	Des Dyer, Clive Scott, Hedges	Keating Gately	3:35
5.	"When All Is Said and Done"	Gately, Keating, Graham, Duffy, Lynch, Hedges, Brannigan	Lynch Graham Keating Duffy Gately	3:05
6.	"So Good"	Gately, Keating, Graham, Duffy, Lynch, Hedges, Brannigan	Keating	3:04
7.	"Can't Stop Me"	Gately, Hedges, Brannigan	Gately	3:08
8.	"I'll Be There"	Tony Jackson, Jeffrey Sayadian, Hedges, Brannigan	Keating Gately	3:42
9.	"Key to My Life"	Gately, Keating, Graham, Hedges, Brannigan	Gately Keating	3:45
10.	"If You Were Mine"	Joey Balin, Andy Hill	Gately	4:30
11.	"Arms of Mary"	Iain Sutherland	Keating	2:48
12.	"Believe in Me"	Gately, Keating, Mark Taylor, Paul Holgate, Hedges, Brannigan	Keating Gately	3:46
13.	"Father and Son"	Cat Stevens	Keating	2:50

Irish first pressing

No.	Title	Writer(s)	Lead vocals	Length
1.	"Together"	Ronan Keating, Ray Hedges, Martin Brannigan	Keating	3:41
2.	"Coming Home Now"	Keith Duffy, Stephen Gately, Mikey Graham, Keating, Shane Lynch, Hedges, Brannigan	Lynch Duffy Keating Gately	3:47
3.	"Love Me for a Reason"	Johnny Bristol, Wade Brown, David Jones	Keating Gately	3:39
4.	"Oh Carol"	Des Dyer, Clive Scott, Hedges	Keating Gately	3:35
5.	"When All Is Said and Done"	Gately, Keating, Graham, Duffy, Lynch, Hedges, Brannigan	Lynch Graham Keating Duffy Gately	3:05
6.	"So Good"	Gately, Keating, Graham, Duffy, Lynch, Hedges, Brannigan	Keating	3:04
7.	"Can't Stop Me"	Gately, Hedges, Brannigan	Gately	3:08
8.	"I'll Be There"	Tony Jackson, Jeffrey Sayadian, Hedges, Brannigan	Keating Gately	3:42
9.	"Key to My Life"	Gately, Keating, Graham, Hedges, Brannigan	Gately Keating	3:45
10.	"If You Were Mine"	Andy Hill	Gately	4:30
11.	"Arms of Mary"	Iain Sutherland	Keating	2:48
12.	"Believe in Me"	Gately, Keating, Mark Taylor, Paul Holgate, Hedges, Brannigan	Keating Gately	3:46
13.	"Working My Way Back to You"	Sandy Linzer, Denny Randell	Gately Graham	4:12

Japanese bonus track

No.	Title	Writer(s)	Lead vocals	Length
14.	"Here to Eternity"	Gately, Keating, Graham, Hedges, Brannigan	Keating Graham Gately	3:33

Charts

Weekly charts Chart(1995–1996) Peak position Australian Albums (ARIA)[11] 49 Belgian Albums (Ultratop Flanders)[12] 10 Belgian Albums (Ultratop Wallonia)[13] 42 Dutch Albums (Album Top 100)[14] 41 European Albums Chart[15] 13 French Albums (SNEP)[16] 33 German Albums (Offizielle Top 100)[17] 68 Irish Albums (IRMA)[18] 1 Scottish Albums (OCC)[19] 5 Swiss Albums (Schweizer Hitparade)[20] 44 UK Albums (OCC)[21] 1

Year-end charts Chart (1995) Position UK Albums (OCC)[22] 23 Chart (1996) Position European Albums (Eurochart Hot 100)[23] 90 UK Albums (OCC)[24] 38

Certifications and sales

Region	Certification	Certified units/sales
Thailand (IFPI)	—	200,000[25]
United Kingdom (BPI)[26]	3× Platinum	900,000^
Summaries
Europe (IFPI)[27]	Platinum	1,000,000*
* Sales figures based on certification alone. ^ Shipments figures based on certification alone.

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