TAKE THAT, foi uma boy band criada nos anos 90 onde o cantor Robbie Williams iniciou sua carreira. Muito conhecida na Europa, especialmente na Inglaterra, país de origem do grupo. Formada por Mark Owen, Gary Barlow, Howard Donald e Jason Orange. Seu primeiro sucesso foi em 1993 com a música BABE do disco Everthing Changes na voz inconfundivel do cantor Mark Owen. Lançaram músicas conhecidas em todo o mundo, entre elas o hit "Back For Good" e a regravação de "How Deep is Your Love", dos Bee Gees. A banda era formada por Gary Barlow, Robbie Williams, Mark Owen Howard Donald e Jason Orange, que fizeram carreiras individuais depois que o grupo se desfez. Mas como umas libras a mais no bolso do colete não fazem mal a ninguém, de quando em vez eles se juntam, gravam um álbum, fazem uma "tournée" pelo mundo e - felizes, satisfeitos e cada vez mais ricos, voltam às suas carreiras solo.
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Formed by Nigel Martin Smith in Manchester in 1990, Take That sold more than 25 million records between 1991-1996. Between the band's first single release in 1991 and their breakup in 1996, the BBC described Take That as "the most successful British band since The Beatles in the UK, beloved of young and old alike". Take That's dance-oriented pop tunes and soulful ballads dominated the UK charts in the first half of the 1990s". 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, entitled The Ultimate Tour 2006. On May 9, 2006, it was announced that Take That were set to record their first studio album in over 10 years. The breakthrough single was a cover of the 1970s Tavares hit "It Only Takes A Minute". In July 1995 Robbie Williams rebelled and began to party hard with British band Oasis at Glastonbury. A mixture of growing animosity between Williams and Martin-Smith over Robbie's professionalism and Martin-Smith's perceived overbearing control, and disagreements between Williams and Barlow and the other band members due to this resulted in Robbie's departure from the band. On 13 February 1996, Take That announced that they were splitting. This was followed by the Greatest Hits compilation in 1996, which contained a new recording, a cover of The Bee Gees "How
Deep Is Your Love" , which went on to become what appeared to be the band's final number one. On May 9, 2006, Take That came back to the recorded music scene after more than ten years, signed to a music deal with Polydor Records in a deal reportedly worth £3,000,000. After just over a month on sale the band's comeback album Beautiful World sold over 1.5 million copies in the U.K.
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MINHA OPINIÃO: As "boy band", normalmente criadas por empresários com objetivo exclusivamente comercial, servem de trampolim para futuras carreiras individuais, como a de Robbie Williams. Por isso não têm estilo próprio e seus arranjos vocais são encomendados arranjadores profissionais, sem qualquer compromisso com a fixaçào de um estilo. "Boy band" é coisa passageira, até porque os "meninos" crescem, mudam a voz e vão em frente. Confesso que não consigo enxergar no Take That nada que justifique o estrondoso sucesso que os rapazes fizeram nos anos 90. A versão de How Deep is Your Love justifica a postagem.
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TAKE THAT: GREATEST HITS
Audio CD (1 Jan 1980)
Number of Discs: 1
Label: RCA
TAKE THAT:
Gary Barlow
Robbie Williams
Mark Owen
Howard Donald
Jason Orange
TRACKS/FAIXAS
1. How Deep Is Your Love
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. Million Love Songs
13. I Found Heaven
14. It Only Takes A Minute
15. Once You've Tasted Love
16. Promise
17. Do What U Like
DOWNLOAD (parte 1) : AQUI
DOWNLOAD (parte 2) : AQUI
