Turnaround is the fourth studio album by Irish boy band Westlife, released on 24 November 2003 by BMG.
Turnaround was also the last album to be recorded with their full original lineup with member Brian McFadden, who left the band in March the following year.
The album received favourable reviews from music critics, while it attained commercial success, topping the UK and Ireland charts, while reaching the top-ten in many countries.
[2] Turnaround was the band's final album with lead vocalist Brian McFadden, who left the group three weeks prior to embarking on their fourth world tour, stating that, "It's hard to juggle two lives when you've got a family."
[4] "Hey Whatever" is an upbeat pop song with gospel influence, with its "shun-the-world-and-find-your-bliss" message,[3] "Why don't you liberate your mind / Let your colour fill the sky," the sing.
[5] "When a Woman Loves a Man" was considered a "classic Westlife ballad,"[6] while the title track "Turnaround" has funky, electronic, 80s influences,[2] being called "heavily synthesised.
Peter Fawthrop of AllMusic gave the album a rating of 3 out of 5 stars, writing that " Turnaround involves a pebble toss toward rock, and it's all the better for it.
"[3] Linda McGee of RTÉ.ie gave the album 3 out of 5 stars, commenting, "Refreshingly, much of the material reveals a grittier side to the band that was never evident before.
"[6] Clea Marshall of NZ Girl called it "upbeat, catchy and slick," writing, "this album is quintessential Westlife.
"[2] Jack Smith of BBC Music called it "average," declaring that, "The title Westlife chose is lost on us because this seems like more of the same from the puppy-dog-eyed five piece.
"[4] Eamonn McCusker of The Digital Fix commented that the songs "all sound somewhat alike with there being precious little to get excited about across any of the thirteen tracks here.
[3] The song also topped the Irish Singles Chart and was a success in Europe, reaching the top-ten in Denmark and Sweden and the top-twenty in Austria, Germany and Norway.