Take That
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[Edit]As the most popular teen pop sensation in Britain since the '60s, Take That ruled the U.K. charts during the first half of the '90s. In strict commercial terms, the band sold more records than any English act since the Beatles, though the cultural and musical importance was significantly less substantial. Conceived as a British answer to New Kids on the Block, Take That initially worked the same territory as their American counterparts, singing watered-down new jack R&B, urban soul, and mainstream pop. Eventually, the group worked its way toward Hi-NRG dance music, while also pursuing an adult contemporary ballad direction. Take That's boyish good looks guaranteed them a significant portion of the teenybopper audience, but in a bizarre twist, most of their videos and promotional photos had a strong homosexual undercurrent — they were marketed to preteen girls and a kitschy gay audience simultaneously.
Take That were also able to make inroads in the adult audience in Britain through Gary Barlow's melodic, sensitive ballads. For nearly five years, Take That's popularity was unsurpassed in Britain, as they racked up a total of seven number one hits. By the middle of the decade, however, all of the members were entering their mid-twenties and became disenchanted with each other. Furthermore, the pop music tastes in Britain were shifting toward the classic guitar pop sounds of Brit-pop bands like Blur and Oasis, who were able to appeal to both the indie rock and teen pop audience. Consequently, the group called it quits in 1996, as Oasis began to surpass Take That both in terms of sales and cultural impact. Nevertheless, Take That remained one of the most interesting and popular British teen pop phenomena of the '90s, and a reunion in 2005 helped rejuvenate the group's commercial success.
Gary Barlow (born January 20, 1971) was always the central figure of Take That, serving as both lead vocalist and chief songwriter. Barlow had spent his childhood focused on music, and by the age of 14, he was playing organ in Ken Dodd's supporting band. One of Barlow's first songs, "Let's Pray for Christmas," was a finalist in an original Christmas song competition on the BBC TV show Pebble Mill. In his late teens, he came in contact with Mark Owen (born January 27, 1974) and Robbie Williams (born February 13, 1974), two other young musicians who came from middle-class backgrounds. Williams' father was a comedian and his mother was a singer; before the formation of Take That, he had briefly appeared in the British soap opera Brookside. Meanwhile, Owen had previously tried out for the football team Manchester United but he didn't make the cut. The trio formed the Cutest Rush, which had a short-lived career.
Record producer/manager Nigel Martin Smith had the intention of putting together a British pop group in the vein of New Kids on the Block, and approached the members of the Cutest Rush. Barlow, Owen, and Williams agreed, and along with Jason Orange (born July 10, 1970) and Howard Donald (born April 28, 1968) — two former members of a breakdancing troupe called Street Beat — they became Take That in 1990. After a few brief tours through gay English nightclubs, Take That released their debut single, "Do What U Like," on their independent Dance U.K. label in July of 1991. "Do What U Like" became a minor sensation, primarily because the video was quite suggestive and featured the band's bare behinds. The single caused enough uproar for RCA Records to sign the group in the fall of 1991, and their first single for the label, "Promises," scraped the Top 40 by the end of the year. In early 1992, Take That underwent a Safe Sex club tour to support their third single, "Once You've Tasted Love," but the record only reached number 47.
The band didn't break into the big time until that summer, when its cover of Tavares' "It Only Takes a Minute" reached number seven. Following the single's success, Take That became a British media sensation, thus setting the stage for the group's debut, Take That and Party, to land a chart position of number five upon its release in the fall. Within a month, the single "A Million Love Songs" reached the Top Ten. At the end of the year, the group took home no less than seven awards at the Smash Hits Awards, and the debut continued to climb the charts, peaking at number two. Early in 1993, the group's number three cover of Barry Manilow's "Could It Be Magic" won a Brit Award for Best British single; shortly afterward, "Why Can't I Wake Up with You" reached number two.
Despite their massive success in Britain, the American release of Take That's debut in early 1993 went virtually unnoticed, even though it was supported with a marketing campaign that placed the band on cereal boxes. Their lack of American success went unnoticed, however, when "Pray," the first single from their forthcoming second album, entered the charts at number one. In the fall, "Relight My Fire," which featured a cameo from Lulu, reached number one. Everything Changes, the band's second album, entered the charts at number one upon its October release. Throughout the end of 1993 and 1994, Everything Changes yielded hit singles, with the majority of the releases making their way to number one. Though it was a huge success in the U.K., Canada, and Europe, the album was never released in the United States.
As Take That were preparing their third album, Britain's musical tastes were beginning to change, shifting away from the group's trademarked lightweight dance-pop and toward classic British guitar pop. Blur, Oasis, and Pulp became serious contenders for the popularity of Take That, who didn't ignore the threat — they just responded to it in different ways. Gary Barlow plowed ahead with Take That, and the first single from the forthcoming third album, "Back for Good," was more substantive than any of their previous singles and earned them good reviews from all quarters of the press. However, the single suggested that Barlow was beginning to distance himself from the band — and he wasn't the only member to act in such a manner.
In particular, Robbie Williams was becoming known as the "wild" member, and was alienating himself from the rest of the group. Nobody Else, the band's third album, was a number one hit upon its spring release, yet Williams was noticeably quiet on the record. During the summer of 1995, it became evident that he was getting ready to break away from Take That. Williams began tagging along after Oasis, who were notorious for their drug and alcohol intake. He became the target of a number of tabloid reports about his bad behavior, and he began bragging to the weekly music press that he was working on solo material that sounded like Oasis. So it didn't really come as a surprise when he left the group in July of 1995, announcing that he was working on a solo album. Following his departure, Take That immediately removed his name and likeness from all promotional and commercial material; his face didn't even appear on the cover of the American release of Nobody Else.
Williams wasn't the only member of the group feeling the pinch of the Brit-pop revolution. Since all the members of Take That were young men in their mid-twenties, searching for their own identities and desperate to retain credibility, they were beginning to feel uncomfortable with the shiny, polished pop that their group had trademarked — all of the members, that is, except Gary Barlow, who had decided that he was the heir to the throne Elton John and George Michael once held. As the group was unraveling, "Back for Good" was taking off on American radio, getting heavy airplay on adult contemporary and Top 40 radio stations, as well as MTV, which helped set the stage for a solo career that Barlow was clearly planning.
It didn't really come as a surprise when Take That announced they had broken up on February 13, 1996. Following the press release, the group released a greatest-hits collection, with their final single, a cover of the Bee Gees' "How Deep Is Your Love?," entering the charts at number one. Barlow began working with a batch of professional songwriters, including Diane Warren, releasing a single in the summer that showcased a more mature side of the singer. It stalled at number two, being kept out of the pole position by Spice Girls, a dance-pop group that was touted as the female Take That. Mark Owen, for his part, began working on a solo album that was heavily influenced by Paul Weller and Radiohead. Orange and Donald declined to begin solo careers.
And Williams? He released his first solo single in the summer of 1996, and despite his initial reports, it didn't sound a thing like Oasis. Rather, it was a cover of George Michael's "Freedom 90" that quickly fell off the charts. Williams soon recovered, though, and his accompanying 1997 solo album, Life Thru a Lens, became a chart-topping hit in Britain. A year later, he released the equally successful I've Been Expecting You. Despite his superstar status in the U.K., numerous efforts to break his career in the States (beginning with the 1999 U.S.-only compilation The Ego Has Landed) failed to grab American audiences. Nonetheless, Williams remained a hugely popular performer in Europe, releasing chart-topping album after chart-topping album.
In 2005, the Take That compilation Never Forget: The Ultimate Collection, which also featured the previously unrecorded Barlow composition "Today I've Lost You," was released to fairly respectable chart success. A television documentary and reunion tour (minus Williams) followed and helped whet audience appetites for future Take That projects. In 2006, Take That released Beautiful World, their fourth studio effort and first full-length album of new material since disbanding in 1996. The album showcased the band's updated, mature approach but retained enough of Take That's signature sound to appeal to longtime fans. Beautiful World sold extremely well, moving over three million copies worldwide and going eight times platinum in the U.K. The band also garnered a Brit Award for Best British Single for the song "Patience," and Take That's career resurgence continued with the release of The Circus two years later. The album's leadoff track, "The Greatest Day," quickly shot to number one on the U.K. singles charts, and the album sold over 133,000 copies in Britain during its first day of release. The Circus also generated a successful live spin-off in the December 2009 set The Greatest Day - Take That Present: The Circus Live.
Robbie Williams unexpectedly returned to the Take That fold in 2010, his presence dominating the acclaimed and successful reunion album Progress. Take That supported the record — which sold 235,000 copies on the first day of its U.K. release — with a major tour. On the completion of the European leg of the album tour in 2011, Take That went on hiatus, with Barlow returning to judge on the U.K. X-Factor and Williams returning to his solo material. The following year the band accepted the Ivor Novello award for their Outstanding Contribution to British Music, while also taking the stage for the closing ceremony of the London Olympics.
Work began on their seventh studio album in 2013, and it was later announced in 2014 that Robbie Williams would not be rejoining them; months later, Jason Orange had also decided to leave the band. The remaining three members entered the studio together and recorded the album, titled III, which appeared in November of 2014.
Title: Cry (Single)
Genre: Electronica, Tech House, Hip Hop/R&B, Death Metal, Dancefloor, Club/Dance, Dance Pop
Title: It Only Takes A Minute
Artist: Take That
Genre: Electronica, Eurodance, House, Soul, Rock, Disco, Pop, Funk
Title: Cry Remixes
Genre: Electronica, Tech House, Hip Hop/R&B, Death Metal, Drum & Bass
Title: Never Forget: The Ultimate Collection
Artist: Take That
Genre: Dancefloor, Pop, Dance Pop, Teen Pop
Title: I Found Heaven (Maxi Single)
Artist: Take That
Genre: Electronica, Eurodance, House, Soul, Rock, Disco, Pop, Funk
Title: Sure
Artist: Take That
Genre: Electronica, Eurodance, House, Euro House, Hip Hop/R&B, Soul, Rock, Disco, Pop, Pop Rock, Pop Rap, Funk, Hardcore
Collections
Title: Now 12
Genre: Club/Dance
Title: Compact Disc Club - Passion CD 1
Genre: Pop Rock
Title: Compact Disc Club - Passion CD 2
Genre: Pop Rock
Title: Maxi Dance Sensation Vol. 7 CD 2
Genre: Club/Dance
Title: Maxi Dance Sensation Vol. 8 CD 2
Genre: Club/Dance
Title: Maxi Dance Sensation Vol. 9 CD 2
Genre: Club/Dance
Title: Maxi Dance Sensation Vol. 13 CD 2
Genre: Club/Dance
Title: Hits Radio Best FM CD 2
Genre: Club/Dance, Pop
Title: LOVE SONGS TO MAKE YOU FEEL GOOD CD 1
Genre: Pop
Title: Romantic Melodies - For You & Me CD 1
Genre: Pop Rock
Title: Kuschelrock Vol. 9
Genre: Downtempo, Chill Out, New Age, Electronica, Eurodance, House, Euro House, Techno, Hip Hop/R&B, Jazz, Avant Garde Jazz, Rock, Alternative Rock, Folk Rock, Hard Rock, Progressive Rock, Reggae, Country Rock, Pop, Pop Rock, Dance Pop, Pop Rap, Synth Pop, Theatre/Soundtrack, Hardcore
Title: Bravo Hits - Best Of '95
Genre: Pop
Title: Now! That'S What I Call Music 22
Genre: Breakbeat , Downtempo, Electronica, House, Acid House, Deep House, Euro House, Trance, Techno, Hip Hop/R&B, Rap, Soul, Jazz, Avant Garde Jazz, Rock, Alternative Rock, Indie Rock, Punk, Reggae, Disco, Pop, Pop Rock, Dance Pop, Synth Pop, Theatre/Soundtrack, Acoustic, Hardcore
Title: Now Is The Music - 100 Procent Love
Genre: Pop
Title: RADIO 1'S LIVE LOUNGE VOLUME 6
Genre: Pop
Title: Hot Party Spring 2011
Genre: Dance Pop
Title: Radio 538 Hitzone 56 - WEB
Genre: Pop
Title: DMC Commercial Collection 348 (CD 1)
Genre: Dance Pop
Title: DMC Commercial Collection 349 (CD 1)
Genre: Dance Pop
Title: DMC Commercial Collection 340
Genre: Eurodance, Rock, Rock & Roll, Club/Dance, Dance Pop
Title: Los 40 Principales Enero 2011
Genre: Pop
Title: The Workout Mix 2012 (CD2)
Title: Chartsurfer Vol. 15 CD2
Genre: Pop
Title: Magic Mix Love Fever Vol. 4
Genre: Pop
Title: We Love Winter 2011 CD2
Genre: Electronica, Power Pop, World Music
Title: Mastermix - Issue 300 (CD 2)
Genre: House, Hip Hop/R&B, Rock, Pop, Retro
Title: Mastermix - Issue 303 (CD 1)
Genre: Eurodance, Hip Hop/R&B, Club/Dance, Dance Pop
Title: Mastermix Issue 297
Genre: House, Hip Hop/R&B, Dance Pop
Title: Radio Bruno Ti Amo Compilation Vol. 4
Genre: Pop
Title: Kuschel Rock Vol. 25 CD3
Title: Your Songs (CD 2)
Genre: Pop
Title: Puzzletron 1 CD1
Genre: Rock
Title: Vol. 10 - Without You
Genre: Pop
Title: Cadena 100 Love Album
Genre: Pop
Title: Mastermix Pro Disc 128 (February 2011)
Genre: Club/Dance, DJ/Remixes, Pop
Title: Mastermix - Pro Disc 135
Genre: Club/Dance, DJ/Remixes, Pop
Title: Mastermix - Pro Disc 132
Genre: Club/Dance, DJ/Remixes, Pop
Title: My Songs 40 Feel Good Anthems
Genre: Rock, Alternative Rock, Pop Rock, Acoustic
Title: 1000% Gold Ballads
Title: Bravo Hits - Best Of '96
Genre: Pop
Title: Los Nº 1 De Los 40 Principales 2007 (Disc 1)
Genre: Pop
Title: Canciones Originales Gala 10
Title: Top Of The Pops 1995 CD4
Genre: Rock, Blues Rock, Hard Rock
Title: Top Of The Pops 1996 CD5
Genre: Hip Hop/R&B, Soul, Pop
Title: The Best Of Love Ballads
Genre: Pop
Title: Now That'S What I Call Music! 78 CD1
Genre: Pop
Title: 100X Winter 2012 (CD5)
Genre: Pop
Title: Greatest Feelgood Hits... Ever
Genre: Pop
Title: Power Hits 2011
Genre: Pop
Title: 100X Liefde 2013 (CD4)
Genre: Pop
Title: BBC Radio 1'S Live Lounge Volume 6 (CD2)
Genre: Acoustic
Title: The Power Of Love 2013 (CD1)
Genre: Pop
Title: The Power Of Love 2013 (CD2)
Genre: Pop
Title: Best Of British (CD3)
Genre: Folk Rock, World Music, Pop, Alternative
Title: 350 Famous Hits Of 90th (CD 17)
Genre: Rock, Club/Dance, Pop
Title: My Selection Of Songs For The Mood 2013
Genre: Pop
Title: Hitzone 56 (CD2)
Title: Hitzone 39
Genre: Pop Rock
Featuring albums
Title: In and Out of Consciousness - Greatest Hits 1990 - 2010
Artist: Robbie Williams
Genre: Rock, Dancefloor, Pop, Dance Pop, Alternative
Title: In and Out of Consciousness: Greatest Hits 1990 - 2010
Artist: Robbie Williams
Genre: Rock, Dancefloor, Pop, Dance Pop, Alternative
Title: The Three Musketeers (Original Soundtrack)
Artist: Paul Haslinger
Genre: Rock, Theatre/Soundtrack
Title: In and Out of Consciousness - Greatest Hits 1990-2010 (Bonus Track Version)
Artist: Robbie Williams
Genre: Rock, Punk Rock, Dancefloor, Pop, Dance Pop, Alternative
Title: The Rhythm of Life
Artist: Robert Emery, Joanna Forest, The Arts Symphonic Orchestra, Arts Voices
Genre: Classical, Classical Crossover
Title: Best Of Lovesongs (CD3)
Artist: Die Hit Giganten
Genre: Hip Hop/R&B, Rock, New Wave, Pop, Acoustic
Title: Mastermix DJ Beats Volume 87
Artist: DJ Beats
Genre: Electronica, Garage, Hip Hop/R&B, New Wave, Reggae, Disco, Synth Pop, Funk
Title: Mastermix DJ Beats 112
Artist: DJ Beats