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Out of all the Take That members, Gary Barlow was tabbed to be a solo superstar because he not only had the looks, but the talent as well. All of Take That's best songs were written by Barlow, and they demonstrated that he shared Elton John's gift for the big, yet graceful hook. So, his solo debut Open Road should have established him among the front ranks of mainstream pop singers, but the album is fatally flawed because of this very conceit. In an attempt to guarantee Barlow the widest possible audience, Arista president Clive Davis decided to team the singer with a number of professional songwriters, resulting in a surprisingly bland album. When Barlow does get a chance to write -- as on "Forever Love," "My Commitment," and "Open Road" -- the record illustrates that he has the melodic skills and handsome charm to be a worldwide star, yet the album is undone by uncertainty and safe bets that lead Open Road to a dead end.
© Stephen Thomas Erlewine /TiVo
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Gary Barlow, MainArtist, Vocal - Stephen Lipson, Producer, Mixing Engineer - Shep Pettibone, Composer, Lyricist - Heff Moraes, Engineer - Madonna Ciccone, Composer, Lyricist - Clive Davis, Executive Producer
(P) 2018 Sony Music Entertainment UK Limited
Howard Perdew, Composer, Lyricist - Michael Thompson, Guitar - Gary Barlow, MainArtist, Vocal - DAVID FOSTER, Producer, Keyboards, Performance Arranger - Felipe Elgueta, Engineer - MICK GUZAUSKI, Mixing Engineer - JOEY DIGGS, Background Vocal - Marnie Riley, Mastering Engineer - Simon Franglen, Programmer - Will Wheaton, Background Vocal - Clive Davis, Executive Producer - Andrew Spooner, Composer, Lyricist
(P) 2018 Sony Music Entertainment UK Limited
Dan Shea, Keyboards, Programmer - Michael Thompson, Guitar - Gary Barlow, Composer, Lyricist, MainArtist, Vocal - Phillip Ingram, Background Vocal - Diane Warren, Composer, Lyricist - Jeff Griffin, Assistant Engineer - WALTER AFANASIEFF, Producer, Keyboards, Organ, Programmer, Bass, Synthesizer, Performance Arranger - Claytoven Richardson, Background Vocal - Jeanie Tracy, Background Vocal - David Gleeson, Engineer - Sandy Griffith, Background Vocal - Clive Davis, Executive Producer - Dana Jon Chappelle, Engineer, Mixing Engineer
(P) 2018 Sony Music Entertainment UK Limited
Trevor Horn, Producer - Gary Barlow, MainArtist, Vocal - Johnny Bristol, Composer, Lyricist - Mike Higham, Programmer - Anne Dudley, AssociatedPerformer - Tom Elmhirst, Assistant Engineer - Grant Mitchell, Programmer - Tim Weidner, Engineer, Mixing Engineer - Clive Davis, Executive Producer - Dee Lewis, Background Vocal
(P) 2018 Sony Music Entertainment UK Limited
Gary Barlow, Composer, Lyricist, Producer, MainArtist, Vocal - DAVE WAY, Mixing Engineer - Ren Swan, Engineer - Grant Mitchell, Producer, Programmer, Performance Arranger - Clive Davis, Executive Producer
(P) 2018 Sony Music Entertainment UK Limited
Gary Barlow, Composer, Lyricist, Piano, MainArtist, Vocal - Absolute, Producer, Mixing Engineer - Clive Davis, Executive Producer - Milton McDonald, Guitar - Simon Coxworth, Recording Engineer - Yam Memmi, Mixing Engineer
(P) 2018 Sony Music Entertainment UK Limited
Dean Parks, Guitar - Amy Powers, Composer, Lyricist - Larry Loftin, Composer, Lyricist - Gary Barlow, MainArtist, Vocal - Mattias Gustafsson, Composer, Lyricist - DAVID FOSTER, Producer, Keyboards, Performance Arranger - Felipe Elgueta, Engineer - MICK GUZAUSKI, Mixing Engineer - Marnie Riley, Mixing Engineer - Simon Franglen, Programmer - Clive Davis, Executive Producer
(P) 2018 Sony Music Entertainment UK Limited
Gary Barlow, Composer, Lyricist, Producer, MainArtist, Vocal - Richard Stannard, Composer, Lyricist - Matthew Rowbottom, Composer, Lyricist - DAVE WAY, Mixing Engineer - Ren Swan, Engineer - Grant Mitchell, Producer, Programmer, Performance Arranger - Clive Davis, Executive Producer
(P) 2018 Sony Music Entertainment UK Limited
Gary Barlow, Composer, Lyricist, Producer, Piano, MainArtist, Vocal - Chris Porter, Producer - Chris Cameron, Piano, Strings, Bass - Andy Duncan, Drums, Percussion - Steve McNichol, Programmer - Clive Davis, Executive Producer - Robert Cattermole, Assistant Engineer
(P) 2018 Sony Music Entertainment UK Limited
Dan Shea, Keyboards, Programmer - Michael Thompson, Guitar - Gary Barlow, Composer, Lyricist, MainArtist, Vocal - Mike Scott, Assistant Engineer - Phillip Ingram, Background Vocal - Jeff Griffin, Assistant Engineer - WALTER AFANASIEFF, Producer, Keyboards, Organ, Programmer, Bass, Synthesizer, Performance Arranger - Claytoven Richardson, Background Vocal - MICK GUZAUSKI, Mixing Engineer - MARC RUSSO, Tenor Saxophone - Jeanie Tracy, Background Vocal - David Gleeson, Engineer - Sandy Griffith, Background Vocal - Clive Davis, Executive Producer - Judy Kirschner, Assistant Engineer - Dana Jon Chappelle, Engineer
(P) 2018 Sony Music Entertainment UK Limited
Ray Ruffin, Background Vocal - Phil Palmer, Guitar - Gary Barlow, Composer, Lyricist, Producer, Keyboards, MainArtist, Background Vocal, Vocal - Tommy Blaize, Background Vocal - Lance Ellington, Background Vocal - Chris Porter, Producer - Chris Cameron, Keyboards - Jeremy Wheatley, Mixing Engineer - Absolute, Producer, Mixing Engineer - Andy Duncan, Drums, Percussion - Steve McNichol, Assistant Engineer, Programmer - Jay Henry, Background Vocal - Clive Davis, Executive Producer - Paul Turner, Bass - Robert Cattermole, Assistant Engineer
(P) 2018 Sony Music Entertainment UK Limited
Gary Barlow, Composer, Lyricist, Producer, Keyboards, MainArtist, Background Vocal, Vocal - Chris Porter, Producer - Chris Cameron, Bass - Andy Duncan, Drums, Percussion - Dave Clayton, Keyboards - Steve McNichol, Engineer, Programmer - Clive Davis, Executive Producer - Robert Cattermole, Assistant Engineer
(P) 2018 Sony Music Entertainment UK Limited
DISC 2
Howard Perdew, Composer, Lyricist - Gary Barlow, MainArtist, Vocal - Andrew Spooner, Composer, Lyricist
(P) 1997 Sony Music Entertainment UK Limited
Gary Barlow, MainArtist, Vocal - Johnny Bristol, Composer, Lyricist
(P) 1997 Sony Music Entertainment UK Limited
Gary Barlow, Composer, Lyricist, MainArtist, Vocal
(P) 2018 Sony Music Entertainment UK Limited
Gary Barlow, Composer, Lyricist, MainArtist, Vocal
(P) 2018 Sony Music Entertainment UK Limited
Gary Barlow, Composer, Lyricist, MainArtist, Vocal - Richard Stannard, Composer, Lyricist - Matthew Rowbottom, Composer, Lyricist
(P) 2018 Sony Music Entertainment UK Limited
Gary Barlow, Composer, Lyricist, MainArtist, Vocal
(P) 2018 Sony Music Entertainment UK Limited
Gary Barlow, Composer, Lyricist, MainArtist, Vocal
(P) 2018 Sony Music Entertainment UK Limited
Gary Barlow, Composer, Lyricist, MainArtist, Vocal
(P) 2018 Sony Music Entertainment UK Limited
Gary Barlow, Composer, Lyricist, Producer, MainArtist, Background Vocal, Vocal - Chris Porter, Producer - Andy Duncan, Drums, Percussion - Dave Clayton, Keyboards - Steve McNichol, Assistant Engineer, Programmer - PAUL WICKENS, Keyboards - Paul Turner, Bass - Spike Edney, Keyboards - Jamie Moses, Guitar
(P) 2018 Sony Music Entertainment UK Limited
Andrew Roachford, Composer, Lyricist - Gary Barlow, MainArtist, Vocal - Dave Sears, Mixing Engineer - Arnie Roth, Strings - Shawn Christopher, Background Vocal - Jeff Thomas, Percussion - Yvonne Gage, Background Vocal - Mark Picchiotti, Producer, Re-Mixer - Craig J. Snider, Keyboards - Peter LaBella, Strings - Bob Lizik, Bass - Robin Robinson, Background Vocal - Willie Woods, Horn - Richie Davis, Guitar - Tony Ransom, Background Vocal - Burgess Gardner, Horn - Everett Zlatoff-Mirsky, Strings - Hank Ford, Horn - Tom Tom Washington, Performance Arranger
(P) 2018 Sony Music Entertainment UK Limited
Jolyon Skinner, Composer, Lyricist - Gary Barlow, MainArtist, Vocal - G. Barlow, Composer, Lyricist - M. Sandberg, Composer, Lyricist - K. Lundin, Composer, Lyricist
(P) 2018 Sony Music Entertainment UK Limited
Albumbeschreibung
Out of all the Take That members, Gary Barlow was tabbed to be a solo superstar because he not only had the looks, but the talent as well. All of Take That's best songs were written by Barlow, and they demonstrated that he shared Elton John's gift for the big, yet graceful hook. So, his solo debut Open Road should have established him among the front ranks of mainstream pop singers, but the album is fatally flawed because of this very conceit. In an attempt to guarantee Barlow the widest possible audience, Arista president Clive Davis decided to team the singer with a number of professional songwriters, resulting in a surprisingly bland album. When Barlow does get a chance to write -- as on "Forever Love," "My Commitment," and "Open Road" -- the record illustrates that he has the melodic skills and handsome charm to be a worldwide star, yet the album is undone by uncertainty and safe bets that lead Open Road to a dead end.
© Stephen Thomas Erlewine /TiVo
About the album
- 2 disc(s) - 23 track(s)
- Total length: 01:35:59
- Main artists: Gary Barlow
- Composer: Various Composers
- Label: Sony Music CG
- Genre: Pop/Rock Pop
(P) 2018 Sony Music Entertainment UK Limited
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