Beautiful World (album)

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Beautiful World
Studio album by Take That
Released	November 24, 2006 (2006-11-24) (see Release history)
Recorded	Los Angeles, CA
Genre	Pop/Rock
Length	47:44 (International Version) 55:05 (Japanese Version) 63:21 (Tour Souvenir Edition)
Label	Polydor
Producer	John Shanks
Professional reviews
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Take That chronology
The Platinum Collection (Take That Box Set) (2006) Beautiful World (2006) The Circus (2008) Tour Souvenir Edition Limited edition re-release Singles from Beautiful World: Tour Souvenir Edition "Patience" "Shine" "I'd Wait For Life" "Reach Out" "Rule the World"
Japanese Edition CD cover

Beautiful World is the fourth full-length studio album from the British boyband Take That. The album was released in November 2006, and was the band's first new studio album in 11 years. 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 very well received in the United Kingdom and so far has sold over 3 million copies worldwide (including 2,616,944 in the UK alone as of June 2009).

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.^[1]

Contents 1 Reception 2 Critical acclaim 3 Track listing 3.1 Singles 4 Awards 5 Personnel 6 Release history 7 Charts 7.1 Year-End charts 8 References

[edit] Reception

Two weeks before the official U.K. release of Beautiful World, iTunes U.K. 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 album chart and singles chart, Video Chart.^[2]

[edit] Critical acclaim

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• InTheNews.co.uk

“

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.

”

• MusicRemedy.com

“

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.

”

[edit] Track listing

1. "Reach Out" (Take That, John Shanks) – 4:16
2. "Patience" (Take That, John Shanks) – 3:22
3. "Beautiful World" (Take That, Steve Robson) – 4:25
4. "Hold On" (Take That, John Shanks) – 3:56
5. "Like I Never Loved You At All" (Take That, John Shanks) – 3:44
6. "Shine" (Take That, Steve Robson) – 3:31
7. "I'd Wait For Life"(Take That) – 4:33
8. "Ain't No Sense In Love" (Take That, Billy Mann) – 3:51
9. "What You Believe In" (Take That, Anders Bagge) – 4:32
10. "Mancunian Way" (Take That, Eg White) – 3:48
11. "Wooden Boat"/"Butterfly(Hidden track)" (Take That, Billy Mann, John Shanks) - 7:45

Japanese Edition
11. "Wooden Boat" (Take That, Billy Mann, John Shanks) (appears as a separate track on the Japanese edition) – 3:03
12. "Butterfly" (Take That, John Shanks) (appears as a separate track on the Japanese edition) – 3:42
13. "6 In The Morning Fool" (Take That) (bonus track on the Japanese edition) - 3:37 ^[3]

Tour Souvenir Edition (1747133)^[4]

On November 12, 2007, Take That released Beautiful World: Tour Souvenir Edition, a deluxe edition of the album in support of their the "Beautiful World 2007 Tour". The album was released on two discs, the first is the original album with 3 additional tracks, including their new single "Rule the World", while the second disc is a DVD including 4 music videos and a new interview.

CD Tracklist:

1. "Reach Out" (Take That, John Shanks) – 4:16
2. "Patience" (Take That, John Shanks) – 3:22
3. "Beautiful World" (Take That, Steve Robson) – 4:25
4. "Hold On" (Take That, John Shanks) – 3:56
5. "Like I Never Loved You At All" (Take That, John Shanks) – 3:44
6. "Shine" (Take That, Steve Robson) – 3:31
7. "I'd Wait For Life"(Take That) – 4:33
8. "Ain't No Sense In Love" (Take That, Billy Mann) – 3:51
9. "What You Believe In" (Take That, Anders Bagge) – 4:32
10. "Mancunian Way" (Take That, Eg White) – 3:48
11. "Wooden Boat" (Take That, Billy Mann, John Shanks) – 3:03
12. "Butterfly" (Take That, John Shanks) - 3:45
13. "Beautiful Morning" (Take That, Ben Mark) – 3:37 (b-side of Patience CD single)
14. "We All Fall Down" (Take That, John Shanks) – 3:37 (b-side of I'd Wait For Life CD single)
15. "Rule the World (Album Version)" (Take That) - 4:58

DVD Tracklist:

1. Patience [Video]
2. Shine [Video]
3. I'd Wait For Life [Video]
4. Rule The World [Video]
5. Interview

[edit] Singles

• Patience - November 13, 2006
• Shine - February 26, 2007
• I'd Wait For Life - June 18, 2007 (UK Only)
• Reach Out - June 28, 2007 (Germany Only)
• Rule the World - October 22, 2007

[edit] Awards

The lead single from the album Patience won 'Best British Single' at the 2007 Brit Awards^[5] and the second single Shine won 'Best British Single' at the 2008 BRIT Awards a year later. ^[6]

[edit] Personnel

• Gary Barlow – Piano
• Robin Baynton – Assistant Engineer
• Jake Davies – Keyboards
• Andrew Dudman – Assistant Engineer
• Lars Fox – Digital Editing
• Jake Jackson – Assistant Engineer
• Ted Jensen – Mastering
• Lewis Jones – Assistant Engineer
• Sam "Stovepipe No. 1" Jones – Assistant Engineer
• The London Session Orchestra – Orchestra
• Will Malone – Arranger
• Jamie Muhoberac – Keyboards
• Jeff Rothschild – Drums, Engineer, Mixing
• John Shanks – Bass, Guitar, Keyboards, Producer, Production Coordination
• Shari Sutcliffe – Production Coordination
• Gavyn Wright – Orchestra Leader

[edit] Release history

Region	Date
Europe	November 24, 2006 (2006-11-24)
United Kingdom	November 27, 2006 (2006-11-27)
United States	July 2, 2008 (2008-07-02)

[edit] Charts

Country	Date	Peak position	Certification	Sales
Australia	24 November, 2006	32	--	--
Austria	1 December, 2006[7]	8	--	--
Belgium (Flanders)	24 November, 2006	62	--	--
Denmark	24 November, 2006	2	--	--
Dutch	24 November, 2006	33	--	--
Germany	1 December, 2006	2[8]	1x Platinum[9]	200,000
Ireland	24 November, 2006	1	2x Platinum[10]	30,000+
Italy	24 November, 2006[11]	27
Japan	5 February, 2007	9		40,000+
Mexico	5 February, 2007[12]	10[13]	--	--
Norway	24 November, 2006	34	--	--
Spain	24 November, 2006	16	--	--
Sweden	1 December, 2006[7]	40	--	--
Switzerland	1 December, 2006[7]	6	Gold	15,000
United Kingdom	3 December, 2006	1[14]	8x Platinum	2,616,944

[edit] Year-End charts

Chart (2006)	Peak position
Swiss Albums Chart	94
UK Albums Chart	2
Chart (2007)	Peak position
Irish Albums Chart	10
Italian Albums Chart[15]	81
Swiss Albums Chart	88
UK Albums Chart	4
Chart (2008)	Peak position
UK Albums Chart	33

[edit] References

1. ^ BPI Biggest Selling Albums of All Time
2. ^ Take That Biography 2007 | Take That | Biography
3. ^ Beautiful World(2ボーナストラック)【CD】-Take That/音楽/HMV
4. ^ hmv.com: albums: Beautiful World: Tour Souvenir Edition: Deluxe Edition: Includes Dvd (2007)
5. ^ Brit Awards Winners 2007
6. ^ Take That win Best British Single award at the Brit Awards | News | NME.COM
7. ^ ^{a b c} SwissCharts.com
8. ^ Chartsurfer.de (Accessed: February 15, 2007)
9. ^ German Certifications
10. ^ Irish Charts - Certification listings
11. ^ Classifica
12. ^ Universal Music Mexico
13. ^ MixUp Music Stores in Mexico International Albums Chart (Accessed: February 19, 2007)
14. ^ BBC.co.uk Radio Chart. Front page (Accessed: December 3, 2006)
15. ^ Italian Single Chart [1]

Preceded by The Love Album by Westlife Ray Quinn by Ray Quinn

UK number one album December 3, 2006 – January 13, 2007 March 25, 2007 – April 7, 2007

Succeeded by Back to Black by Amy Winehouse Because of the Times by Kings of Leon

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