Beautiful World (Take That album)

Beautiful World
Studio album by Take That
Released 24 November 2006 (2006-11-24)
Recorded Los Angeles, United States
Genre Pop rock, Europop[1]
Length 47:44
Label Polydor
Producer John Shanks
Take That chronology
Never Forget – The Ultimate Collection
(2005)		 Beautiful World
(2006)		 The Circus
(2008)
Japanese edition
Tour edition
Singles from Beautiful World
  1. "Patience"
    Released: 13 November 2006
  2. "Shine"
    Released: 26 February 2007
  3. "I'd Wait for Life"
    Released: 18 June 2007
  4. "Reach Out"
    Released: 28 June 2007
  5. "Rule the World"
    Released: 22 October 2007

Beautiful World is the fourth studio album from the British pop group Take That. The album was released in November 2006, and was the band's first new studio album in 11 years.

Contents

Album information

The album features what Take That describe as "a throwback to the 90s, but with a modern twist". Beautiful World is their first album in which every member of the band sings lead vocals on at least one song. The album was number one in Ireland and the UK and was very well received critically. To date the album has sold over 4 million copies worldwide (including 2,820,079 in the UK alone as of July 2011).[2] The album was the 2nd best selling of 2006 in the UK, after only being on sale for one month. The album was also the 4th best selling album of 2007, and 33rd best selling of 2008. The album has been certified as 8x Platinum in the UK, and is currently the 35th best selling album in British music history.[3] It is also currently the biggest selling boyband record ever in the UK.[4] The album has currently spent 337 weeks on the charts.[5]

Critical reception

Professional ratings
Review scores
Source Rating
BBC Music (Positive)[6]
Allmusic [1]
Digital Spy [7]
Entertainment.ie [8]
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Two weeks before the official UK release of Beautiful World, iTunes UK made the album available for pre-order. It immediately shot up the online music store's Top Albums list, peaking at number 1 on the day of the release. In December 2006, Take That became the only act to secure a #1 position in the download chart, UK albums chart, singles chart, airplay chart and the video chart.[9] The album received overwhelming positive reception from across the media, all praising the new musical direction that Take That had taken.

“ The album doesn't try for anything too dramatic and oozes with their obvious joy and gratitude at being back at the top of their game. Hearing Gary's voice on the majority of the tracks is a comforting reminder of times past, but having the other three as lead singers provides a refreshing change, with Jason Orange's Wooden Boat standing out particularly. ”
“ The songs are varied and more reflective than their previous work evoking the struggles to stick together and time passing. Their amazing comeback single 'Patience' jostles for prominence amongst a string of epic opening tracks including 'Reach Out' and 'Hold On' (Mark on lead vocal). Then there are the beautiful ballads 'Like I've Never Loved You At All', stand out track 'I'd Wait For Life' and the pensive 'What You Believe In'. The album gets its really interesting twist with the Beatles-esque 'Shine' and the folk-tinged 'Wooden Boat', with Jason taking his first lead vocal. ”

Awards

The lead single from the album, "Patience", won 'Best British Single' at the 2007 BRIT Awards[10] and the second single "Shine" won 'Best British Single' at the 2008 BRIT Awards a year later.[11]

Track listings

Standard listing
No. Title Writer(s) Lead Vocals Length
1. "Reach Out"   Take That, John Shanks Gary Barlow 4:16
2. "Patience"   Take That, Shanks Gary Barlow 3:22
3. "Beautiful World"   Take That, Steve Robson Howard Donald 4:25
4. "Hold On"   Take That, Shanks Mark Owen 3:56
5. "Like I Never Loved You at All"   Take That, Shanks Gary Barlow 3:44
6. "Shine"   Take That, Robson Mark Owen 3:31
7. "I'd Wait for Life"   Take That Gary Barlow 4:33
8. "Ain't No Sense in Love"   Take That, Billy Mann Gary Barlow 3:51
9. "What You Believe In"   Take That, Anders Bagge Mark Owen 4:32
10. "Mancunian Way"   Take That, Eg White Howard Donald 3:48
11. "Wooden Boat"   Take That, Mann, Shanks Jason Orange 3:03
12. "Butterfly" (hidden track) Take That, Shanks Gary Barlow 3:45

Personnel

Musicians

Production

Charts and certifications

Charts

Chart (2006) Peak
position
Australian ARIA Albums Chart[12] 32
Austria Top 40[13] 8
Belgium Albums Chart (Flanders)[13] 62
Danish Albums Chart[12] 2
Dutch Albums Chart[12] 33
German Albums Chart[12] 2
Hungary Album Chart[14] 7
Irish Albums Chart[12] 1
Italian Albums Chart[15] 25
Norwegian Albums Chart[13] 34
Spanish Albums Chart[12] 16
Swedish Albums Chart[13] 40
Swiss Albums Chart[13] 6
UK Albums Chart[12] 1

Certifications

Region Certification
Denmark (IFPI Denmark)[16] Platinum
Germany (BVMI)[17] Platinum
Ireland (IRMA)[18] 2× Platinum
Italy (FIMI)[19] Gold
Switzerland (IFPI Switzerland)[20] Gold
United Kingdom (BPI)[21] 8× Platinum
Summaries
Europe (IFPI)[22] 2× Platinum

Year-end charts

Chart (2006) Peak
position
Swiss Albums Chart 94
UK Albums Chart 2
Chart (2007) Peak
position
German Albums Chart[23] 54
Irish Albums Chart 10
Italian Albums Chart[24] 81
Swiss Albums Chart 88
UK Albums Chart 4
Chart (2008) Peak
position
UK Albums Chart 33
Chart (2009) Peak
position
UK Albums Chart 57
Chart (2010) Peak
position
UK Albums Chart[25] 162
Preceded by
The Love Album by Westlife
Doing It My Way by Ray Quinn		 UK number one album
3 December 2006 – 13 January 2007
25 March 2007 – 7 April 2007		 Succeeded by
Back to Black by Amy Winehouse
Because of the Times by Kings of Leon
Preceded by
The Love Album by Westlife		 Irish number one album
1 December 2006 – 10 January 2007		 Succeeded by
Back to Black by Amy Winehouse

Release history

Country Date Label Format Catalogue #
United Kingdom 27 November 2006 (2006-11-27) Polydor CD 1715551[26]
Taiwan 27 November 2006 (2006-11-27) Universal International CD U171651-0[27]
China 27 November 2006 (2006-11-27) Universal International CD TY0191C[28]
Japan 27 November 2006 (2006-11-27) Universal International CD UICP-1078
United States 4 December 2006 (2006-12-04)[29] Universal CD –
United Kingdom 12 November 2007 (2007-11-12) Polydor CD + DVD 1747133[30]

References

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  6. ^ "Music – Review of Take That – Beautiful World". BBC. 27 November 2006. http://www.bbc.co.uk/music/reviews/z2jw. Retrieved 30 May 2011. 
  7. ^ Digital Spy review
  8. ^ Entertainment.ie review
  9. ^ Take That Biography 2007 | Take That|Biography
  10. ^ Brit Awards Winners 2007
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