Take That

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Image:TakeThat.jpg Take That are a boy band that originated in Manchester, England in 1990. Between the band's first single release in 1991 and their cataclysmic breakup in 1996, the BBC described Take That as "the most successful British band since Led Zeppelin and the Beatles, beloved of young and old alike". Take That's dance-pop tunes and soulful ballads dominated the British charts in the first half of the 1990s, spawning two of the best selling albums of the decade with 'Everything Changes' 1993 and 'Greatest Hits' 1996, and according to the AMG Music Guides, "at this time were giant superstars in Europe with the main question about them not being about whether they could get a hit single, but how many and which would make it to number one".

The band split in 1996 but, after a 2005 documentary and the release of a greatest hits album, they announced a 2006 tour around the United Kingdom. There is now also further talk about recording a new Album after the tour.

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Biography

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History

According to an article in Rolling Stone magazine by Stephen Thanabalan, Take That were a relatively new phenomenon when they first emerged as they were the first British boyband and in fact were the British answer by RCA and BMG to arguably one of the first and most successful boybands of the America: New Kids on the Block. Proclaimed as the biggest male group since the Beatles, Take That's hype made it hard to distinguish the value of their material and it was not till some time after their break up that critics other than their legion of fans began to appreciate their albums of dance-pop and ballads. Sung by five young men, with a greater maturity than most boy band albums thanks to the writing by lead singer Gary Barlow, Take That were renowned around Europe for their fanatical female supporters and when they broke up in 1996, the British authorities set up large numbers of telephone help-lines to assist distraught fans.

Take That members included songwriter Gary Barlow, Mark Owen, Howard Donald, Jason Orange, and Robbie Williams. Take That had a total of eight number one hits in the UK singles chart and the success of the band as both an act and a formulaic format inspired a cycle of manufactured Pop acts that came to dominate the UK music industry of the next decade.

Their first album, "Take That and Party," was released in 1992. Notable single releases from this album included "It Only Takes a Minute" and "Could It Be Magic", covers of previous hits by Tavares and Barry Manilow respectively.

1993 saw the release of Take That's most successful original album "Everything Changes". Amazingly four UK number one singles were spawned from it - Pray, Relight My Fire, Babe, and Everything Changes. The fifth single Love Ain't Here Anymore reached number three on the UK charts. Everything Changes also saw Take That become an international success, although the USA market still proved elusive (Love Ain't Here Anymore was even remixed for American release with a more rhythm & blues sound but did not garner much attention.). "Nobody Else", their 1995 album, included the songs "Never Forget" (subsequently released as a single in a Jim Steinman remix version), and their biggest hit single (and only American hit) "Back For Good", and was followed by the "Greatest Hits"-Compilation in 1996 by which time they were already a four-piece band.

The band's demise started in July 1995, when Robbie, wanting to get rid of his clean-cut image, went out partying hard with Oasis at Glastonbury. A mixture of management issues and disagreements due to this resulted in Robbie walking out on Take That. Take That would continue as a four piece, although the band's momentum waned.

On 13 February 1996, Take That announced that they were splitting. This would break the hearts of millions of fans worldwide - to an extent that hotlines were actually set up around the UK to cope with fans' grief.

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Reformation

On Wednesday 16 November 2005, Take That got back together for a TV documentry in which they aired their views over the split and what they had been up to during the last 10 years. Finally on Friday 25 November 2005, there was an official press conference by the band announcing that the post Robbie Williams lineup were going to tour in 2006. The tour would cover 11 dates initially, from the end of April. The dates are as follows.

These tickets went on sale on 2 December and were sold out in 30 minutes. Fifteen extra concerts were added and these extra dates were sold out by 4 pm. Take That - The Ultimate Tour 06 is one of the fastest selling tours to go on sale in the UK in 2005.

3 further, much larger outdoor staduim dates were then added:

While Williams will not be part of the tour, the other members of the band have extended an open invitation for him to join them on stage if he wishes to.[1]

“The door’s always open for Rob. If ever he’s bored one day and we’re on the road and he wants to come and sing a song, we’re always ready to do that. We’ll have a spare mic ready for him on stage.” - Mark Owen

According to Orange, Williams has also given his blessing to the reformation.[2]

“He’s absolutely given us his blessing. He’s in a place where he’s comfortable with himself and his own career. But I should imagine he might have mixed feelings - he’s delighted for us but he might be a bit wistful as well. But he’s cool, this won’t offend him. He won’t be upset by this.” - Jason Orange

A new compilation of their hit singles plus a new previously unreleased song also made the top end of the UK charts. The new song "Today I've Lost You" (recorded in September 2005) was originally written as the follow up to "Back For Good". This track is the only track from the album which isn't available to download. Take That will be suported by Beverley Knight (arena shows) and Sugababes (stadium shows) on their tour.

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Discography

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Albums

Take That and Party (1992)

  1. 2 UK
  1. I Found Heaven
  2. Once You've Tasted Love
  3. It Only Takes a Minute
  4. Million Love Songs
  5. Satisfied
  6. I Can Make It
  7. Do What You Like
  8. Promises
  9. Why Can't I Wake Up With You
  10. Never Want to Let You Go
  11. Give Good Feeling
  12. Could It Be Magic
  13. Take That and Party!

Everything Changes (1993)

  1. 1 UK
  1. Everything Changes
  2. Pray
  3. Wasting My Time
  4. Relight My Fire
  5. Love Ain't Here Anymore
  6. If This Is Love
  7. Whatever You Do to Me
  8. Meaning of Love
  9. Why Can't I Wake up With You
  10. You Are the One?
  11. Another Crack in My Heart
  12. Broken Your Heart
  13. Babe

Nobody Else (1995)

  1. 1 UK, #69 US
  1. Sure
  2. Back for Good
  3. Every Guy
  4. Sunday to Saturday
  5. Nobody Else
  6. Never Forget
  7. Hanging on to Your Love
  8. Holding Back the Tears
  9. Hate It
  10. Lady Tonight
  11. Day After Tomorrow

Greatest Hits (1996)

  1. 1 UK
  1. How Deep is Your Love (Bee Gees cover)
  2. Never Forget
  3. Back for Good
  4. Sure
  5. Love Ain't Here Anymore
  6. Everything Changes
  7. Babe
  8. Relight my Fire
  9. Pray
  10. Why Can't I Wake Up With You
  11. Could It Be Magic
  12. A Million Love Songs
  13. I Found Heaven
  14. It Only Takes A Minute
  15. Once You've Tasted Love
  16. Promises
  17. Do What You Like
  18. Love Ain't Here Anymore (US Version)

Never Forget - The Ultimate Collection (2005)

  1. 2 UK
  1. Never Forget
  2. Back For Good
  3. How Deep Is Your Love
  4. Pray
  5. Relight My Fire
  6. Everything Changes
  7. Babe
  8. Sure
  9. It Only Takes A Minute
  10. A Million Love Songs
  11. Could It Be Magic
  12. Why Can't I Wake Up With You
  13. Love Ain't Here Anymore
  14. I Found Heaven
  15. Promises
  16. Once You've Tasted Love
  17. Pray (Live in Berlin 1994)
  18. Relight My Fire (Element 2006 Remix)
  19. Today I've Lost You (Previously Unreleased)
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Singles

  • 1991 Do What You Like #82 UK
  • 1991 Promises #38 UK
  • 1991 Once You've Tasted Love #47 UK
  • 1992 It Only Takes a Minute #7 UK
  • 1992 I Found Heaven #15 UK
  • 1992 A Million Love Songs #7 UK
  • 1992 Could It Be Magic #3 UK
  • 1993 Why Can't I Wake Up with You #2 UK
  • 1993 Pray #1 UK
  • 1993 Relight My Fire (feat. Lulu) #1 UK
  • 1993 Babe #1 UK
  • 1994 Everything Changes #1 UK
  • 1994 Love Ain't Here Anymore #3 UK
  • 1994 Sure #1 UK
  • 1995 Back for Good #1 UK, #7 US
  • 1995 Never Forget #1 UK
  • 1996 How Deep is Your Love #1 UK
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Videos

  • 1992 Take That & Party
  • 1993 Take That - The Party / Live at Wembley
  • 1994 Take That - Everything Changes
  • 1994 Take That - Live in Berlin
  • 1995 Take That - Hometown / Live at Manchester G-Mex
  • 1995 Take That - Nobody Else / The Movie
  • 1996 Take That - Greatest Hits
  • 2005 Never Forget - The Ultimate Collection (DVD)
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