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Robbie Williams once again left Take That in 2014 and, not long afterward, so did Jason Orange, leaving the group as the trio of Gary Barlow, Mark Owen, and Howard Donald. Hence the title of 2014's album, III: this is not the group's third record, nor does it herald a new phase (à la Van Halen III), but it's simply an album made by the three men of Take That. III wasn't intended as a trio album -- Orange left during the recording, leaving the three survivors to split his parts -- and, honestly, it doesn't feel that much different than the Take That albums released prior to Progress, when the former boy band returned as a quartet of men. Wisely, Take That retain a shade of the stylish sensibilities of Progress -- "These Days," the opening track and lead single, is nimble with its chicken-scratch guitar and distilled disco -- but those aren't the focus of the record; they're accents to what's essentially a very well-done adult pop album. Compared to some of Barlow's past solo projects, III is livelier -- even when it slides into a series of ballads it manages to not quite be staid -- due to these lite disco cuts ("Give You My Love" feels like a de facto Bee Gees tribute) and savvy electronic arrangements. The key to III's success is that Take That don't push these electronic elements too hard; they're there not to bring in a younger audience, but to show that the group knows it's 2014, not 1994, so it winds up feeling reflective and tasteful, a record that feels more realized than any latter-day Robbie-less Take That album.
© Stephen Thomas Erlewine /TiVo
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Gary Barlow, Vocals, AssociatedPerformer, ComposerLyricist - Mark Owen, Vocals, AssociatedPerformer, ComposerLyricist - Howard Donald, Vocals, AssociatedPerformer, ComposerLyricist - Greg Kurstin, Producer, Drums, Engineer, Guitar, Bass Guitar, Keyboards, AssociatedPerformer, StudioPersonnel - MANNY MARROQUIN, Mixer, StudioPersonnel - Dave Kutch, Mastering Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Take That, MainArtist - Chris Galland, Assistant Mixer, StudioPersonnel - Jamie Norton, ComposerLyricist - Ben Mark, ComposerLyricist - alex pasco, Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Julian Burg, Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Ike Schultz, Assistant Mixer, StudioPersonnel
℗ 2014 Polydor Ltd. (UK)
Gary Barlow, Vocals, AssociatedPerformer, ComposerLyricist - Mark Owen, Vocals, AssociatedPerformer, ComposerLyricist - Howard Donald, Vocals, AssociatedPerformer, ComposerLyricist - Stuart Price, Producer, Mixer, Guitar, Keyboards, Programmer, AssociatedPerformer, StudioPersonnel - Ryan Carline, Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Dave Kutch, Mastering Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Take That, MainArtist - Gary Go, ComposerLyricist - Cass Lowe, Guitar, Keyboards, Programmer, AssociatedPerformer, ComposerLyricist - Henrik Barman Michelsen, Keyboards, Programmer, AssociatedPerformer, ComposerLyricist - Edvard Erfjord, Keyboards, Programmer, Strings, AssociatedPerformer, ComposerLyricist
℗ 2014 Polydor Ltd. (UK)
Gary Barlow, Vocals, AssociatedPerformer, ComposerLyricist - Mark Owen, Vocals, AssociatedPerformer, ComposerLyricist - Howard Donald, Vocals, AssociatedPerformer, ComposerLyricist - Greg Kurstin, Producer, Drums, Engineer, Guitar, Bass Guitar, Keyboards, AssociatedPerformer, StudioPersonnel, ComposerLyricist - MANNY MARROQUIN, Mixer, StudioPersonnel - Ryan Carline, Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Dave Kutch, Mastering Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Take That, MainArtist - alex pasco, Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Julian Burg, Engineer, StudioPersonnel
℗ 2014 Polydor Ltd. (UK)
Gary Barlow, Vocals, AssociatedPerformer, ComposerLyricist - Mark Owen, Vocals, AssociatedPerformer, ComposerLyricist - Howard Donald, Vocals, AssociatedPerformer, ComposerLyricist - Stuart Price, Producer, Mixer, Guitar, Keyboards, Programmer, AssociatedPerformer, StudioPersonnel - Ryan Carline, Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Dave Kutch, Mastering Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Take That, MainArtist - Jamie Norton, ComposerLyricist - Ben Mark, ComposerLyricist
℗ 2014 Polydor Ltd. (UK)
Gary Barlow, Keyboards, Vocals, AssociatedPerformer, ComposerLyricist - Mark Owen, Vocals, AssociatedPerformer, ComposerLyricist - Howard Donald, Vocals, AssociatedPerformer, ComposerLyricist - Stuart Price, Producer, Guitar, Keyboards, Programmer, AssociatedPerformer - MANNY MARROQUIN, Mixer, StudioPersonnel - Ryan Carline, Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Dave Kutch, Mastering Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Take That, MainArtist - Chris Galland, Assistant Mixer, StudioPersonnel - Ike Schultz, Assistant Mixer, StudioPersonnel
℗ 2014 Polydor Ltd. (UK)
Gary Barlow, Vocals, AssociatedPerformer, ComposerLyricist - Mark Owen, Vocals, AssociatedPerformer, ComposerLyricist - Howard Donald, Vocals, AssociatedPerformer, ComposerLyricist - MANNY MARROQUIN, Mixer, StudioPersonnel - Dave Kutch, Mastering Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Take That, Background Vocalist, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - Chris Galland, Assistant Mixer, StudioPersonnel - Mattias Larsson, Producer, Drums, Guitar, Bass Guitar, Keyboards, Organ, Percussion, Programmer, AssociatedPerformer, ComposerLyricist - Robin Fredriksson, Producer, Drums, Engineer, Guitar, Bass Guitar, Keyboards, Organ, Percussion, AssociatedPerformer, StudioPersonnel, ComposerLyricist - Joe Janiak, Background Vocalist, AssociatedPerformer, ComposerLyricist - Ike Schultz, Assistant Mixer, StudioPersonnel
℗ 2014 Polydor Ltd. (UK)
Gary Barlow, Vocals, AssociatedPerformer, ComposerLyricist - Mark Owen, Vocals, AssociatedPerformer, ComposerLyricist - Howard Donald, Vocals, AssociatedPerformer, ComposerLyricist - Stuart Price, Producer, Guitar, Keyboards, Programmer, AssociatedPerformer - MANNY MARROQUIN, Mixer, StudioPersonnel - John Shanks, ComposerLyricist - Ryan Carline, Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Dave Kutch, Mastering Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Take That, MainArtist - Chris Galland, Assistant Mixer, StudioPersonnel - Ike Schultz, Assistant Mixer, StudioPersonnel
℗ 2014 Polydor Ltd. (UK)
Gary Barlow, Keyboards, Vocals, AssociatedPerformer, ComposerLyricist - Mark Owen, Vocals, AssociatedPerformer, ComposerLyricist - Howard Donald, Vocals, AssociatedPerformer, ComposerLyricist - Stuart Price, Producer, Guitar, Keyboards, Programmer, AssociatedPerformer - Ryan Carline, Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Dave Kutch, Mastering Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Take That, MainArtist - Andros Rodriguez, Mixer, StudioPersonnel
℗ 2014 Polydor Ltd. (UK)
Gary Barlow, Vocals, AssociatedPerformer, ComposerLyricist - Mark Owen, Vocals, AssociatedPerformer, ComposerLyricist - Howard Donald, Vocals, AssociatedPerformer, ComposerLyricist - Greg Kurstin, Producer, Engineer, Guitar, Bass Guitar, Keyboards, AssociatedPerformer, StudioPersonnel - MANNY MARROQUIN, Mixer, StudioPersonnel - Ryan Carline, Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Dave Kutch, Mastering Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Take That, MainArtist - Chris Galland, Assistant Mixer, StudioPersonnel - Aaron Redfield, Drums, AssociatedPerformer - alex pasco, Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Julian Burg, Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Ike Schultz, Assistant Mixer, StudioPersonnel
℗ 2014 Polydor Ltd. (UK)
Gary Barlow, Vocals, AssociatedPerformer, ComposerLyricist - Mark Owen, Vocals, AssociatedPerformer, ComposerLyricist - Howard Donald, Vocals, AssociatedPerformer, ComposerLyricist - John Martin, Guitar, AssociatedPerformer, ComposerLyricist - Stuart Price, Producer, Guitar, Keyboards, Programmer, AssociatedPerformer - MANNY MARROQUIN, Mixer, StudioPersonnel - Ryan Carline, Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Dave Kutch, Mastering Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Take That, MainArtist - Chris Galland, Assistant Mixer, StudioPersonnel - Gary Go, Synthesizer, AssociatedPerformer, ComposerLyricist - Ben Mark, Guitar, AssociatedPerformer - Ike Schultz, Assistant Mixer, StudioPersonnel - Will Sellers, Programmer
℗ 2014 Polydor Ltd. (UK)
Victor Indrizzo, Percussion, AssociatedPerformer - Gary Barlow, Piano, Vocals, AssociatedPerformer, ComposerLyricist - Mark Owen, Vocals, AssociatedPerformer, ComposerLyricist - Howard Donald, Vocals, AssociatedPerformer, ComposerLyricist - MANNY MARROQUIN, Mixer, StudioPersonnel - John Shanks, Producer, Guitar, Acoustic Guitar, Bass Guitar, AssociatedPerformer - Lars Fox, Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Dan Chase, Keyboards, Programmer, AssociatedPerformer - Mike Horner, Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Shari Sutcliffe, Unknown, Other - Ryan Carline, Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Dave Kutch, Mastering Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Paul Lamalfa, Engineer, Programmer, StudioPersonnel - Take That, MainArtist - Charlie Judge, Keyboards, AssociatedPerformer - Chris Galland, Assistant Mixer, StudioPersonnel - Ben Mark, Guitar, Acoustic Guitar, AssociatedPerformer - Kyle Stevens, Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Phil Joly, Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Ike Schultz, Assistant Mixer, StudioPersonnel
℗ 2014 Polydor Ltd. (UK)
Victor Indrizzo, Drums, Percussion, AssociatedPerformer - Gary Barlow, Piano, Vocals, AssociatedPerformer, ComposerLyricist - Steve Robson, ComposerLyricist - Mark Owen, Vocals, AssociatedPerformer, ComposerLyricist - Howard Donald, Vocals, AssociatedPerformer, ComposerLyricist - MANNY MARROQUIN, Mixer, StudioPersonnel - John Shanks, Producer, Guitar, Acoustic Guitar, Bass Guitar, Keyboards, Zither, AssociatedPerformer - Lars Fox, Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Dan Chase, Keyboards, Programmer, AssociatedPerformer - Mike Horner, Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Shari Sutcliffe, Unknown, Other - Ryan Carline, Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Dave Kutch, Mastering Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Paul Lamalfa, Engineer, Programmer, StudioPersonnel - Take That, MainArtist - Charlie Judge, Keyboards, AssociatedPerformer - Chris Galland, Assistant Mixer, StudioPersonnel - Kyle Stevens, Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Phil Joly, Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Ike Schultz, Assistant Mixer, StudioPersonnel
℗ 2014 Polydor Ltd. (UK)
Victor Indrizzo, Drums, Percussion, AssociatedPerformer - Gary Barlow, French Horn, Vocals, Strings, AssociatedPerformer, ComposerLyricist - Mark Owen, Vocals, AssociatedPerformer, ComposerLyricist - Howard Donald, Vocals, AssociatedPerformer, ComposerLyricist - MANNY MARROQUIN, Mixer, StudioPersonnel - John Shanks, Producer, Guitar, Acoustic Guitar, Bass Guitar, AssociatedPerformer - Lars Fox, Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Mike Horner, Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Shari Sutcliffe, Unknown, Other - Ryan Carline, Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Dave Kutch, Mastering Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Paul Lamalfa, Engineer, Programmer, StudioPersonnel - Take That, MainArtist - Charlie Judge, Keyboards, Piano, Synthesizer Programming, AssociatedPerformer - Chris Galland, Assistant Mixer, StudioPersonnel - Jamie Norton, ComposerLyricist - Ben Mark, ComposerLyricist - Kyle Stevens, Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Phil Joly, Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Ike Schultz, Assistant Mixer, StudioPersonnel
℗ 2014 Polydor Ltd. (UK)
Gary Barlow, Vocals, Strings, AssociatedPerformer, ComposerLyricist - Mark Owen, Vocals, AssociatedPerformer, ComposerLyricist - Howard Donald, Vocals, AssociatedPerformer, ComposerLyricist - Isobel Griffiths, Orchestra Contractor, AssociatedPerformer - MANNY MARROQUIN, Mixer, StudioPersonnel - John Shanks, Producer, Guitar, Acoustic Guitar, Bass Guitar, AssociatedPerformer, ComposerLyricist - Lars Fox, Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Dan Chase, Programmer - Mike Horner, Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Perry Montague-Mason, Orchestra Leader, AssociatedPerformer - Shari Sutcliffe, Unknown, Other - Ryan Carline, Engineer, Piano, AssociatedPerformer, StudioPersonnel - Dave Kutch, Mastering Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Paul Lamalfa, Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Wil Malone, String Arranger, Conductor/Piano, AssociatedPerformer - Jeremy Stacey, Drums, AssociatedPerformer - Take That, MainArtist - Chris Galland, Assistant Mixer, StudioPersonnel - Kyle Stevens, Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Phil Joly, Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Ike Schultz, Assistant Mixer, StudioPersonnel
℗ 2014 Polydor Ltd. (UK)
Gary Barlow, Keyboards, Piano, Programmer, Vocals, AssociatedPerformer, ComposerLyricist - Mark Owen, Vocals, AssociatedPerformer, ComposerLyricist - Howard Donald, Vocals, AssociatedPerformer, ComposerLyricist - Isobel Griffiths, Orchestra Contractor, AssociatedPerformer - MANNY MARROQUIN, Mixer, StudioPersonnel - John Shanks, Producer, Guitar, Acoustic Guitar, Bass Guitar, AssociatedPerformer, ComposerLyricist - Lars Fox, Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Dan Chase, Keyboards, Programmer, AssociatedPerformer - Mike Horner, Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Perry Montague-Mason, Orchestra Leader, AssociatedPerformer - Shari Sutcliffe, Unknown, Other - Ryan Carline, Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Dave Kutch, Mastering Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Paul Lamalfa, Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Wil Malone, String Arranger, Conductor/Piano, AssociatedPerformer - Take That, MainArtist - Chris Galland, Assistant Mixer, StudioPersonnel - Kyle Stevens, Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Phil Joly, Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Ike Schultz, Assistant Mixer, StudioPersonnel
℗ 2014 Polydor Ltd. (UK)
Gary Barlow, Vocals, AssociatedPerformer, ComposerLyricist - Mark Owen, Vocals, AssociatedPerformer, ComposerLyricist - Howard Donald, Vocals, AssociatedPerformer, ComposerLyricist - John Hanes, Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Greg Kurstin, Producer, Drums, Engineer, Guitar, Bass Guitar, Keyboards, AssociatedPerformer, StudioPersonnel - Serban Ghenea, Mixer, StudioPersonnel - Dave Kutch, Mastering Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Take That, MainArtist - James Russell, Horn, AssociatedPerformer - Kevin Holbrough, Tenor Horn, AssociatedPerformer - Malcolm Strachan, Trumpet, AssociatedPerformer - Jamie Norton, ComposerLyricist - Ben Mark, ComposerLyricist - Jonny Solway, Asst. Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Phil Jewson, Keyboards, AssociatedPerformer
℗ 2015 Polydor Ltd. (UK)
Gary Barlow, Vocals, AssociatedPerformer, ComposerLyricist - Toby GAD, Producer, Co-Producer - Mark Owen, Vocals, AssociatedPerformer, ComposerLyricist - Howard Donald, Vocals, AssociatedPerformer, ComposerLyricist - Dave Kutch, Mastering Engineer, StudioPersonnel - MARK STENT, Mixer, StudioPersonnel - Take That, MainArtist - AFSHeeN, Producer, Engineer, Keyboards, Programmer, AssociatedPerformer, StudioPersonnel - Josh Cumbee, Producer, Engineer, Guitar, Keyboards, Programmer, Background Vocalist, AssociatedPerformer, StudioPersonnel, ComposerLyricist - Afshin Salmani, ComposerLyricist
℗ 2015 Polydor Ltd. (UK)
Gary Barlow, Vocals, AssociatedPerformer, ComposerLyricist - Mark Owen, Vocals, AssociatedPerformer, ComposerLyricist - Howard Donald, Vocals, AssociatedPerformer, ComposerLyricist - Charlie Russell, Producer, Keyboards, Percussion, Programmer, AssociatedPerformer - Paul Barry, ComposerLyricist - Mark Taylor, ComposerLyricist - Dave Kutch, Mastering Engineer, StudioPersonnel - MARK STENT, Mixer, StudioPersonnel - Take That, MainArtist - Jon Green, Keyboards, Piano, AssociatedPerformer - Ben Mark, Guitar, Bass Guitar, AssociatedPerformer, ComposerLyricist - Geoff Swan, Assistant Mixer, StudioPersonnel - Austen Jux-Chandler, Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Tom Upex, Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Jonny Solway, Asst. Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Bradley Spence, Producer, Keyboards, Percussion, Programmer, AssociatedPerformer - Phil Jewson, Horn, Strings, AssociatedPerformer
℗ 2015 Polydor Ltd. (UK)
Gary Barlow, Vocals, AssociatedPerformer, ComposerLyricist - Mark Owen, Vocals, AssociatedPerformer, ComposerLyricist - Howard Donald, Vocals, AssociatedPerformer, ComposerLyricist - Charlie Russell, Keyboards, Programmer, AssociatedPerformer - Dave Kutch, Mastering Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Take That, MainArtist - Jamie Norton, Keyboards, AssociatedPerformer, ComposerLyricist - Ben Mark, Keyboards, AssociatedPerformer, ComposerLyricist - Bradley Spence, Producer, Keyboards, Programmer, AssociatedPerformer - Michael C. Corson, ComposerLyricist
℗ 2015 Polydor Ltd. (UK)
Album review
Robbie Williams once again left Take That in 2014 and, not long afterward, so did Jason Orange, leaving the group as the trio of Gary Barlow, Mark Owen, and Howard Donald. Hence the title of 2014's album, III: this is not the group's third record, nor does it herald a new phase (à la Van Halen III), but it's simply an album made by the three men of Take That. III wasn't intended as a trio album -- Orange left during the recording, leaving the three survivors to split his parts -- and, honestly, it doesn't feel that much different than the Take That albums released prior to Progress, when the former boy band returned as a quartet of men. Wisely, Take That retain a shade of the stylish sensibilities of Progress -- "These Days," the opening track and lead single, is nimble with its chicken-scratch guitar and distilled disco -- but those aren't the focus of the record; they're accents to what's essentially a very well-done adult pop album. Compared to some of Barlow's past solo projects, III is livelier -- even when it slides into a series of ballads it manages to not quite be staid -- due to these lite disco cuts ("Give You My Love" feels like a de facto Bee Gees tribute) and savvy electronic arrangements. The key to III's success is that Take That don't push these electronic elements too hard; they're there not to bring in a younger audience, but to show that the group knows it's 2014, not 1994, so it winds up feeling reflective and tasteful, a record that feels more realized than any latter-day Robbie-less Take That album.
© Stephen Thomas Erlewine /TiVo
About the album
- 1 disc(s) - 19 track(s)
- Total length: 01:12:35
- 1 Digital booklet
- Main artists: Take That
- Composer: Various Composers
- Label: Polydor Records
- Genre: Pop/Rock Pop
© 2015 Polydor Ltd. (UK) ℗ 2015 Polydor Ltd. (UK)
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