In April 2011, the album was certified six times Platinum by the British Phonographic Industry for shipments of nearly two million copies in the United Kingdom. The album remained at number one for only one week, being replaced by The Beatles' compilation album 1. Commercial performance Д¬oast to Coast entered the UK Albums Chart at number one, with 234,767 copies sold in its first week, making it Westlife's fastest selling album to date. However, the album was reviewed more positively at AllMusic and Rovi, who both gave the album two and half stars, comparing Westlife to other boy bands such as Take That and Boyzone. Andrew Lynch from Entertainment.ie gave the album two out of five stars, calling it 'just another cynical collection of formulaic pop'. Critical reception Д¬oast to Coast received negative reviews from music critics. On band member Shane Filan's 2018 interview, he said the track 'Close' is the most underrated song of Westlife, described it as a 'great song' and wondered why it has never been released as a single. The band said the song was about a newborn baby. The song 'Angel's Wings' was written by Steve Mac, Wayne Hector and Jimmy MacCarthy. ' When You're Looking Like That' was released on 19 September 2001 as the fifth and final single from this album in Australia, Asia, Latin America, and-most notably-Europe. It was released in many parts of the world, including Australia, Asia and most notably Europe, excluding the UK and Ireland. ' I Lay My Love on You' was released as the fourth single from this album. It peaked at number two and was their first single not to peak at number one on the UK Singles Chart. ' What Makes a Man' was released on 18 December 2000 as the third single from this album. It debuted at number one on the UK Singles Chart and become the band's seventh UK number one. ' My Love' was released on 31 October 2000 as the second single from this album. The song was released in September 2000, a few months after Carey's solo version. The song was released as the first single from this album. Mariah Carey re-released the song ' Against All Odds' in collaboration with the band. In an interview with the band, Shane Filan said that the album title, Coast to Coast was taken from one line of their song, ' My Love' ('overseas from coast to coast') and also because they're from the two coast of Ireland. Coast to Coast has more variety than their first album.

The band said that Coast to Coast was a step up from their first album. It peaked at number one on the UK Visual Chart and a certified 3Г— Platinum. A video album, entitled Coast to Coast - Up Close and Personal, was released on 27 November 2000. In January 2005, the album was re-issued in a two-in-one box set compilation with the group's third album, World of our Own. The album was the third-best selling of 2000 in Britain. The album was a commercial success in both Ireland and the United Kingdom, selling 1.8 million copies in Britain alone. Five hit singles were released from the album: ' Against All Odds', ' My Love', ' What Makes a Man', ' I Lay My Love on You' and ' When You're Looking Like That'.

It was released on 6 November 2000 by RCA Records. It was also the band's second album to be released as a five-piece. Coast to Coast is the second studio album by Irish boy band Westlife.

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