Ultimate Blue is the sixth compilation album to be released by British boy band Blue, released on 14 May 2012 in promotion of their fourth studio album, Roulette. The album includes all of the band's back catalogue of singles, bar "Signed, Sealed, Delivered, I'm Yours", as the band deemed it their least favourite single of all, as well as a number of popular album tracks, B-sides, as well as one or two tracks previously unreleased in the United Kingdom, such as "The Gift", which was only previously available in Japan, and "Welcome to the Show", which was only previously available on the European release 4Ever Blue.[1] The album is one of a number of releases in the Ultimate series, with other artists such as Atomic Kitten[2] and East 17 also issuing albums under the Music Club Deluxe label.

Ultimate Blue
Compilation album by
Released14 May 2012
Recorded2001–2005
GenrePop, R&B, dance, soul
Length2:01:11
LabelMusic Club Deluxe
ProducerStargate, Supa'Flyas, Matt Rowe, Ray Ruffin, Jem Godfrey, Bill Padley, Deekay, True North, Martin Harrington, Ash Howes, Ian Levine, Clive Scott, Rob Davis, Cutfather & Joe
Blue chronology
The Collection
(2007)
Ultimate Blue
(2012)
Roulette
(2013)

Track listing

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Disc 1
No.TitleWriter(s)Producer(s)Length
1."All Rise"Webbe, Stephens, Eriksen, Hermansen, RustanStargate3:43
2."U Make Me Wanna"McLaughlin, Wilkins, RobsonStargate3:38
3."One Love"Costa, James, Ryan, Webbe, Eriksen, Hermansen, RustanStargate3:33
4."Get Down on It" (featuring Kool & The Gang and Lil' Kim)Bell, Taylor, Brown, Hickens, Nash, Giftens, Thomas, Smith, WestStargate3:54
5."Sweet Thing"Webbe, Sharpe, Robbins, TennantSupa'Flyas3:38
6."Fly By II"Webbe, Eriksen, Hermansen, RustanStargate3:46
7."Bounce"Webbe, Eriksen, Hermansen, RustanStargate3:52
8."Rock the Night"Costa, Rowe, SolomonRowe3:21
9."If You Come Back"Formescu, Brennan, Ruffin, HopeRuffin3:27
10."Sorry Seems to Be the Hardest Word" (featuring Elton John)John, TaupinStargate3:41
11."Best in Me"Padley, GodfreyPadley, Godfrey3:11
12."Breathe Easy"Ryan, Jensen, LarssonDeekay4:36
13."The Gift"MakiharaDeekay4:55
14."Guilty"James, Barlow, Kennedy, WoodcockTrue North3:45
15."Curtain Falls"Costa, James, Ryan, Webbe, Eriksen, Hermansen, Rustan, DJ WonderStargate4:02
Disc 2
No.TitleWriter(s)Producer(s)Length
1."Taste It"James, Barlow, Kennedy, WoodcockTrue North3:33
2."Get Ready"RobinsonLevine, Scott3:23
3."I Wanna Know"Costa, James, Bähncke, Tromborg, Butler, DixonSupa'Flyas3:38
4."Welcome to the Show"Costa, James, Ryan, Webbe, Eriksen, Hermansen, RustanStargate3:30
5."Bubblin'" (featuring LADE)Costa, Jensen, Jørgensen, TennantDeekay3:05
6."Love R.I.P."Padley, GodfreyPadley, Godfrey3:39
7."Right Here Waiting"Davis, Harrington, HowesDavis, Harrington, Howes3:30
8."Too Close"Gist, Lighty, Huggar, Brown, Ford, Miller, Moore, Walker, SmithRuffin3:45
9."4 Play"Webbe, JamesStargate3:24
10."Alive"Costa, James, Ryan, Webbe, Eriksen, Hermansen, RustanStargate3:39
11."Supersexual"Costa, James, Ryan, Webbe, Barlow, Kennedy, WoodcockTrue North3:40
12."Made for Loving You"Costa, James, Ryan, Webbe, Barlow, Kennedy, WoodcockTrue North3:25
13."Love at First Sight"Costa, James, Ryan, Webbe, Eriksen, Hermansen, RustanStargate3:16
14."Flexin'"Dawood, Hansen, Belmaati, WebbeCutfather & Joe4:02
15."When Summer's Gone"Costa, James, Ryan, Webbe, Eriksen, Hermansen, RustanStargate4:11

Charts

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Chart (2012) Peak
position
Irish Albums Chart[3] 97
UK Albums Chart[4] 72

Release history

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Regions Dates Format(s) Label(s)
Ireland 11 May 2012 2CD, digital download Music Club Deluxe
United Kingdom 14 May 2012

References

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  1. ^ Ultimate Blue: Amazon.co.uk: Music
  2. ^ The Essential Collection: Amazon.co.uk: Music
  3. ^ Archive Chart, Irish Albums Chart. The Official Charts Company, 17 May 2012, retrieved 14 December 2012
  4. ^ Archive Chart, Official Charts Company, 20 May 2012, retrieved 14 December 2012