When Take That disbanded in 1996, they left many young girls in floods of tears.
They had arguably been the most popular band in Britain during the early '90s, and many of their fans had never known what it was like to have their favorite band split and move on.
Two surprises then occurred, first when Gary Barlow, the main singer and songwriter for the band, failed to set the charts alight with his solo projects.
Despite hitting number one with two singles ("Forever Love" and "Love Won't Wait") and the accompanying album Open Road, Barlow's solo career was seen as a disappointment and he quickly faded from the affections of young girls who either grew up or turned their attention to Boyzone or Westlife.
The second surprise occurred when the cheekiest former member of the band, Robbie Williams, whom many had seen as precipitating the breakup in the first place, went on to become one of the biggest solo stars of the late '90s and early 2000s with eight number one albums.
In fact, he was so big that when the other four invited him to rejoin them for a reunion world tour, he said no, intending to remain solo and promote his recently released album, Rudebox.
| Title/Composers | Performer | Listen | Time | Size | Size | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Reach OutJohn Shanks, Take That | Take That | Play | 04:16 | 9 MB | 32 MB |
| 2 | PatienceJohn Shanks, Take That | Take That | Play | 03:22 | 7 MB | 24 MB |
| 3 | Beautiful WorldSteve Robson, Take That | Take That | Play | 04:25 | 10 MB | 33 MB |
| 4 | Hold OnJohn Shanks, Take That | Take That | Play | 03:56 | 9 MB | 28 MB |
| 5 | Like I Never Loved You at AllJohn Shanks, Take That | Take That | Play | 03:44 | 8 MB | 28 MB |
| 6 | ShineSteve Robson, Take That | Take That | Play | 03:31 | 8 MB | 27 MB |
| 7 | I'd Wait for LifeTake That | Take That | Play | 04:33 | 10 MB | 27 MB |
| 8 | Ain't No Sense in LoveBilly Mann, Take That | Take That | Play | 03:51 | 8 MB | 28 MB |
| 9 | What You Believe InAnders "Bag" Bagge, Take That | Take That | Play | 04:32 | 10 MB | 32 MB |
| 10 | Mancunian WayTake That, Eg White | Take That | Play | 03:48 | 8 MB | 28 MB |
| 11 | Wooden Boat; Butterfly | Take That | Play | 07:48 | 17 MB | 44 MB |
| 47 mins | 109 MB | |||||
| 47 mins | 336 MB | |||||
| Artist | Job | |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Anders "Bag" Bagge | Composer |
| 2 | Gary Barlow | Piano |
| 3 | Robin Baynton | Assistant Engineer |
| 4 | Jake Davies | Keyboards |
| 5 | Andrew Dudman | Assistant Engineer |
| 6 | Lars Fox | Digital Editing |
| 7 | Jake Jackson | Assistant Engineer |
| 8 | Ted Jensen | Mastering |
| 9 | Lewis Jones | Assistant Engineer |
| 10 | Sam "Stovepipe No. 1" Jones | Assistant Engineer |
| 11 | London Session Orchestra | Orchestra |
| 12 | Wil Malone | Arranger |
| 13 | Billy Mann | Composer |
| 14 | Jamie Muhoberac | Keyboards |
| 15 | Steve Robson | Composer |
| 16 | Jeff Rothschild | Drums, Engineer, Mixing |
| 17 | John Shanks | Bass, Composer, Guitar, Keyboards, Producer, Production Coordination |
| 18 | Shari Sutcliffe | Production Coordination |
| 19 | Take That | Composer, Primary Artist |
| 20 | Eg White | Composer |
| 21 | Gavyn Wright | Orchestra Leader |
| Quality | Format | Encoding | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
| Standard | MP3 | 320kps 44.1kHz | MP3 is an audio coding format which uses a form of lossy data compression. The highest bitrate of this format is 320kbps (kbit/s). MP3 Digital audio takes less amount of space (up to 90% reduction in size) and the quality is not as good as the original one. |
| CD Quality | FLAC | 16bit 44.1kHz | FLAC is an audio coding format which uses lossless compression. Digital audio in FLAC format has a smaller size and retains the same quality of the original Compact Disc (CD). |