Nobody Else

chronology
Nobody Else
Take That studio album
Publication ; (s)	1995
Label (s)	RCA , BMG
Format (s)	CD
Genre (s)	Pop , R&B
Title (number)	11 or 14
running time	50:35 or 01:05:53
occupation	Gary Barlow (vocals, piano) ; Howard Donald (vocals) ; Jason Orange (vocals) ; Mark Owen (vocals) ; Robbie Williams (vocals) ;
production	Brothers in Rhythm; Gary Barlow; Chris Porter; Jim Steinman; Dave James;

Nobody Else is the third album by the English band Take That . It was released on May 8, 1995 and was the last studio album by the band before they broke up in 1996. The album topped the charts in nine countries (including Germany, Austria and Switzerland) and sold over six million copies worldwide. The album features Back for Good (covered over ninety times, awarded with an Ivor and a BRIT , sold over 1.2 million times), the most successful boy band song of all time to date.

background

As with the boy band's previous albums, Gary Barlow was solely responsible for the majority of the compositions. So was u. a. " Back for Good " , which made it to number one in 31 countries and is still the group's most successful song, written by him . Nobody Else was geared towards changing musical tastes in the UK as Take That faced competition from Oasis , Blur and other Britpop artists. As soon as the record was released, the increasing exceptional position of Barlow was noticed, and the alienation of Robbie Williams, the member of the group who took on the “wild” role, from his bandmates was noticed. After the release in May and the separation from Robbie Williams on July 17, 1995, the group went as a quartet on the announced, pre-financed and sold-out world tour and played in Great Britain (12 consecutive concerts in Manchester , 10 in London ), Indonesia ( Jakarta ), Australia ( Adelaide , Melbourne , Sydney , Brisbane , Perth ), Thailand (2 × Bangkok ), Singapore ( Kallang ) and Japan (2 × Tokyo ). Robbie Williams' exit and the prospect of a possible end of the group after the Nobody Else tour led to existential crises for many of the band's fans, which increasingly resulted in suicidal tendencies. In some countries, special pastoral telephones were set up, which the mostly female young fans could turn to. Calls from various countries converged in Berlin . For several weeks, hundreds of disturbed young people turned to the employees every day, the hotline became a sure-fire success and at some point the team of helpers could no longer withstand the onslaught. So the offer had to be discontinued after some time, whereupon the number of callers to the youth welfare department decreased again. Despite Williams' exit and the offer of ticket withdrawal, the tour remained sold out and thus spared the boy band from a sudden bankruptcy immediately before their dissolution.

reception

With Back for Good , Gary Barlow and Take That permanently managed the image change they had already attempted with Babe (1993) through more "adult" topics and music videos. For Babe , they first used dramatic and cinematic elements to stage the story told in the song. Back for Good shows the five singers thoughtfully in black and white and a very reserved ambience - in a lonely, wet and cold rainy parking lot with two old timers. In doing so, slow motion and only a few scene changes were often used. Back for Good , together with their new, more serious demeanor, also led to success for the first time in the adult contemporary charts of the United States. The ballad was crowned Billboard International Hit of the Year there and also brought the band a number of significant music awards: Barlow's third Ivor Novello Award sealed his status as a serious composer and secured him a career as a songwriter outside the band. With the BRIT Award for the best single, the band also received the most important music-related award in their home country. With 1.2 million copies sold in the UK alone (as of 2017), it is the most successful boy band single of all time. The image change successfully started by the album contributed to the fact that, ten years after their breakup, Take That were able to reunite more successfully than ever, finally escape the boyband stigma and reinvent themselves as a band.

Commercial win

The album was preceded by the singles Sure (in October 1994) and Back for Good (in March 1995). On July 24, 1995, Never Forget was released as the third single, three weeks before the album was released in the USA on August 15 (there, however, with a different track list). All three singles reached number one in the UK charts. The album itself made it to number one in Great Britain , Ireland , Germany , Austria , Belgium , Finland , Italy , the Netherlands and Switzerland as well as in the European charts and was able to sell 600,000 copies in the first three days after its release . In total, the album sold over six million times. The home video Nobody Else - The Movie was released in November , showing the group during ten London concerts. The music videos for the three singles are also included.

criticism

Since Take That successfully tackled the US market for the first time after five years of world career with Back for Good , the version of the album released there contained a third of the singles from the previous album Everything Changes . Bryan Buss gave the US version of the album 4 out of 5 stars on Allmusic.com , but noted that the boy band lacked confidence and style compared to their US competition. The majority of the album was described as soporific and criticized the "laughable" text of Love Ain't Here Anymore (in Europe the sixth and last single from Everything Changes ). Only a few songs (including Back for Good and Babe , to which he attributes special musical quality and "surprisingly daring" lyrics) really stood out from the album. Teen pop doesn't always have to be art, but at least it has to be well made and have “a bit of bite”. The rest of the album doesn't offer either.

Track list

Title in the original edition (1995)

Track list
No.	title	Songwriter	Lead voice	length
1.	Sure	Gary Barlow , Mark Owen , Robbie Williams	Gary Barlow	3:42
2.	Back for Good	Gary Barlow	Gary Barlow	4:02
3.	Every guy	Gary Barlow	Gary Barlow, Robbie Williams	3:59
4th	Sunday to Saturday	Gary Barlow, Howard Donald , Mark Owen	Gary Barlow	5:03
5.	Nobody Else	Gary Barlow	Gary Barlow	5:48
6th	Never forget	Gary Barlow	Howard Donald	5:12
7th	Hanging on to your love	Gary Barlow, David Morales	Gary Barlow	4:09
8th.	Holding Back the Tears	Gary Barlow	Gary Barlow	5:29
9.	Hate it	Gary Barlow	Gary Barlow, Robbie Williams	3:41
10.	Lady Tonight	Gary Barlow	Gary Barlow, Robbie Williams	4:37
11.	The Day After Tomorrow	Gary Barlow	Mark Owen	4:53
Overall length:				50:35

Bonus title in the Japan edition (1995)

Track list
No.	title	Songwriter	Lead voice	length
12.	All That Matters to Me	Gary Barlow	Gary Barlow	5:26
13.	Back for Good (instrumental version)	Gary Barlow	-	4:03
Overall length:				01:00:04

Bonus title in the Expanded Edition (2006)

Track list
No.	title	Songwriter	Lead voice	length
12.	Sure (full pressure mix)	Gary Barlow, Mark Owen, Robbie Williams	Gary Barlow	5:38
13.	Back for Good (Urban Mix)	Gary Barlow	Gary Barlow	4:01
14th	Every Guy (live version)	Gary Barlow	Gary Barlow, Robbie Williams	5:34
Overall length:				01:05:53

Title in the US edition (1995)

Track list
No.	title	Songwriter	Lead voice	length
1.	Sure	Gary Barlow, Mark Owen, Robbie Williams	Gary Barlow	3:42
2.	Back for Good	Gary Barlow	Gary Barlow	4:02
3.	Babe (return remix)	Gary Barlow	Mark Owen	4:55
4th	Pray	Gary Barlow	Gary Barlow	3:43
5.	Nobody Else	Gary Barlow	Gary Barlow	5:48
6th	Never forget	Gary Barlow	Howard Donald	5:12
7th	Holding Back the Tears	Gary Barlow	Gary Barlow	5:29
8th.	Every guy	Gary Barlow	Gary Barlow, Robbie Williams	3:59
9.	Love Ain't Here Anymore	Gary Barlow	Gary Barlow	4:04
10.	The Day After Tomorrow	Gary Barlow	Mark Owen	4:53
Overall length:				45:47

Web links

Individual evidence

^ ^A ^b ^c Justin Lewis: Gary Barlow: Time to Shine . September 1, 2013. Retrieved October 17, 2015.
↑ ^a ^b Stephen Thomas Erlewine: Biography . www.allmusic.com. July 19, 2010. Retrieved October 17, 2015.
↑ Danny Kringiel: It just didn't stop . www.spiegel.de (section one day ). July 19, 2010. Retrieved October 17, 2015.
↑ www.imdb.com: Take That: Nobody Else - The Movie
↑ www.allmusic.com: Review Nobody Else by Bryan Buss
↑ Take That Nobody Else + Slip Case Japan CD ALBUM (40527) . Eil.com. February 1, 1995. Retrieved May 30, 2011.
↑ Take That Nobody Else - Expanded Edition UK CD ALBUM (380480) . Eil.com. November 6, 2006. Retrieved May 30, 2011.
↑ Take That Nobody Else USA CD ALBUM (469770) . Eil.com. Retrieved May 30, 2011.

[Barlows_Biografie_JL-1] A ^b ^c Justin Lewis: Gary Barlow: Time to Shine . September 1, 2013. Retrieved October 17, 2015.

[Allmusic-2] Stephen Thomas Erlewine: Biography . www.allmusic.com. July 19, 2010. Retrieved October 17, 2015.

[3] Danny Kringiel: It just didn't stop . www.spiegel.de (section one day ). July 19, 2010. Retrieved October 17, 2015.

[4] www.imdb.com: Take That: Nobody Else - The Movie

[5] www.allmusic.com: Review Nobody Else by Bryan Buss

[6] Take That Nobody Else + Slip Case Japan CD ALBUM (40527) . Eil.com. February 1, 1995. Retrieved May 30, 2011.

[7] Take That Nobody Else - Expanded Edition UK CD ALBUM (380480) . Eil.com. November 6, 2006. Retrieved May 30, 2011.

[8] Take That Nobody Else USA CD ALBUM (469770) . Eil.com. Retrieved May 30, 2011.