Take That
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Take That was a boy band which originated in Manchester, England in 1990. The band released its first single in 1991 and broke up in 1996. Members included songwriter Gary Barlow, Mark Owen, Howard Donald, Jason Orange, and Robbie Williams, who left the band to follow a solo career in 1995. Take That had a total of eight number one hits in the UK singles chart. The success of the band inspired a cycle of manufactured Pop acts that came to dominate the UK music industry of the next decade. Take That's image was often described as purposefully homoerotic which may have contributed to their failure to break into the North American market.
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.
"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 "Back For Good", and was followed by the "Greatest Hits"-Compilation in 1996 by which time they were already a four-piece band.
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Albums
Take That and Party!, 1992
#2 UK- You are my sunshine, my only sunshine
- I found heaven
- Once you've tasted love
- It only takes a minute
- Million love songs
- Satisfied
- I can make it
- Do what you like
- Promise
- Mr Bonbastic
- Why can't I wake up with you
- Never want to let you go
- Give good feeling
- Could it be magic
- Take That and party
Everything Changes, 1993
#1 UK- Everything Changes
- Pray
- Wasting my time
- Relight my fire (with Lulu, a Dan Hartman cover)
- Love ain't here anymore
- If this is love
- Whatever you do to me
- Meaning of love
- Why can't I wake up with you
- You are the one
- Another crack in my heart
- Broken your heart
- Babe
Nobody Else, 1995
#1 UK, #69 US- Sure
- Back for Good
- Every Guy
- Sunday to Saturday
- Nobody Else
- Never Forget
- Hanging on to Your Love
- Holding Back the Tears
- Hate It
- Lady Tonight
- Day After Tomorrow
Greatest Hits, 1996
#1 UK- How Deep is Your Love (Bee Gees cover)
- Never Forget
- Back for Good
- Sure
- Love Ain't Here Anymore
- Everything Changes
- Babe
- Relight my Fire
- Pray
- Why Can't I Wake Up With You
- Could It Be Magic
- A Million Love Songs
- I Found Heaven
- It Only Takes A Minute
- Once You've Tasted Love
- Promises
- Do What You Like
- Love Ain't Here Anymore (US Version)
Singles
- 1991 Do What You Like #80
- 1991 Promises #38 UK
- 1991 Once You've Tasted Love #47
- 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 (only single without Robbie Williams) #1 UKde:Take That