Take the crown

Take the crown
Robbie Williams studio album
Publication (s)	November 2, 2012
Label (s)	Island Records
Format (s)	CD
Genre (s)	pop music
Title (number)	11
running time	43 min 41 sec 52 min 22 sec (Deluxe Edition)
production	Jacknife Lee
Studio (s)	Sarm Studios, Angel Studios (London); Sarm West Coast, Capitol Studios (Los Angeles)
chronology In and Out of Consciousness (2010) Take the crown Swings Both Ways (2013)

Take the Crown is the ninth studio album by English pop musician Robbie Williams .

The album was released on November 2, 2012. It reached number 1 in the charts in several European countries, and the single Candy reached number 1 in the UK single charts.

Track list

No.	title	Songwriter	length
1.	Be a boy	Robbie Williams , Tim Metcalfe, Flynn Francis	4:39
2.	Gospel	Williams, Metcalfe, Francis, Jacknife Lee	4:26
3.	Candy	Williams, Gary Barlow , Terje Olsen	3:20
4th	Different	Williams, Barlow, Lee	4:52
5.	Shit on the radio	Williams, Metcalfe, Francis, Lee	2:53
6th	All that I want	Williams, Metcalfe, Francis	3:30
7th	Hunting for you	Williams, Metcalfe, Francis, Lee	3:58
8th.	Into the silence	Williams, Metcalfe, Francis	4:48
9.	Hey wow yeah yeah	Williams, Boots Ottestad	2:52
10.	Not like the others	Williams, Metcalfe, Francis	4:15
11.	Losers (featuring Lissie )	Barbara Gruska, Ethan Gruska	4:08
Overall length:			43:41

Bonus Title Deluxe Edition
No.	title	Songwriter	length
12.	Reverse	Williams, Metcalfe, Francis	3:56
13.	Eight letters	Williams, Barlow, Donald, Orange, Owen	4:45
Overall length:			52:22

The song Eight Letters is the demo recording of the song from the Take That album Progress, sung by Williams .

Singles

The single Candy premiered on September 10, 2012 and was released on September 11, 2012 in most European countries. In the United Kingdom , the release took place on October 29, 2012. The second single Different was released.

review

Max Scharnigg heard the album for the Süddeutsche Zeitung and judged: “Musically it is the tried and tested mélange for superstars with a sincerity background that only have to be applicable across the EU (Robbie never worked in the USA): a little Scandinavian beat making for the hip Painting, a couple of lucky hands when choosing the support staff, for example with Owen Pallett, who became known as the standing violinist for Arcade Fire. Plus a lot of that stadium britpop, where guitars, chorus and a bit of blur shouldn't be missing. Nobody will discover Robbie Williams for themselves with this eighth album, for all those who were in the beginning fans, but it is the long-awaited gala dinner, desperately needed after the years with low fare. He also has the hymns again that his compatriots so desperately need. "

Inga Radel wrote on stern.de : “A first half of the CD that sounds like a child's head and seems all too young at heart - and a second that does indeed seem more mature and can also surprise you - for example with the down-to-earth country duet“ Losers ” with the US singer Lissie. All in all, Robbie's premiere work at the giant Universal is a potpourri of songs with potential hits that just longs for commercial success in the run-up to Christmas. "

Take the Crown Stadium Tour

From June to August 2013 Williams went on a European tour and played a total of 26 concerts. It was his first solo tour since the 2006 Close Encounters Tour .

Web links

• musikmarkt.de , accessed on October 13, 2012

Individual evidence

1. ↑ oe3.orf.at ( Memento of the original from September 12, 2012 in the Internet Archive ) Info: The archive link was inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. , accessed October 15, 2012 
2. ↑ Max Scharnigg: Finally the Middle English loudmouth again , article from November 3, 2012 on sueddeutsche.de, accessed on November 12, 2012.
3. ↑ Inga Radel: Robbie wants the crown back , article from November 5, 2012 on stern.de, accessed on November 12, 2012.