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Progressed is the first extended play by British band Take That. The collection was released on 10 June 2011 and features eight previously unreleased tracks packaged alongside Take That's sixth studio album, Progress. It was preceded by the lead single "Love Love" on 11 May. One more single, "When We Were Young", was released from the EP.

Background

Initially it was believed that Robbie Williams would rejoin Take That in a short term capacity for the album Progress which debuted at number 1 in the UK and achieved similar success across Europe, and the subsequent record breaking Progress Live tour. However, on 29 March 2011, Gary Barlow revealed that Take That had been looking into the possibility of creating new material as a five-piece by stating that "at the beginning we all said it was going to last for one album, but we're starting to write again" which Barlow suggested may result in a new release in the future.[1] On 19 May 2011 Take That officially confirmed the upcoming release of Progressed, due for release on 13 June 2011 in the United Kingdom, following the release of its first single, "Love Love".[2]

Critical reception

Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
BBC Music(positive)[3]
Daily Mail[4]
Daily Mirror[5]
Digital Spy[6]
The Express[7]
The Independent[8]
Heat(Positive)[9]
Orange(Positive)[10]
The Sun[11]
Q[12]

Progressed received positive reviews from music critics upon its release.

Simon Gage of The Express praised the new material and awarded it 5 stars stating that it is "essential listening" whilst commenting that "there has been a full-bodied love affair between Take That and the British public for so long it’s difficult to imagine them ever putting a foot wrong."[13]

Nick Levine of BBC Music similarly reviewed the album positively, concluding that the collection is "a fine Progress-complementing EP from the 10-legged national treasure."[14]

The Independent awarded Progressed 3 stars, calling the collection a "galumphing disco electropop whose swaggering synth riffs on 'Love Love' and occasional dubstep/electro moves, as on the intro to 'Man', are swept up by standard stomp-beats"[15] whilst Q believed it was "a bold step to add to the biggest selling album of the year but one that ultimately pays off".[16]

Gavin Martin of the Daily Mirror reviewed the new material positively, opining that "from the trad Barlow ballad setting of 'When We Were Young' through the evolutionary electro of 'Man', the new songs successfully extend the original album's balancing act between dignified nostalgia and commercially crafted experimentation."[17]

Gordon Smart of The Sun remarked: "as a double album it hangs together very well" with the "bombast of 'Aliens' and the apocalyptic anthem of 'Man' welcome additions to the set list [of the tour]" and alongside "the tear jerking ballad, 'Don't Say Goodbye' there won't be a dry eye in the stadium."[18]

Heat reviewed the album positively, summarising: "all in all, we have to say this album is utterly weird and wonderful and the perfect extension to Take That's defiant Progress album of 2010. Progressed is a winner in our book."[19]

Lewis Corner of Digital Spy praised the new material and felt that "the self-penned collection proves once again why Take That's comeback was better than everyone else's – by out-growing the stereotypical boyband branding to become a group of credible and genuinely artistic group of musicians."[20]

The Daily Mail awarded the collection 4 stars and said that as a revamp of Progress "the outcome is remarkably filler-free: Robbie sings lead on the nostalgic When We Were Young; the Muse-like stomp of Love Love is already in the man-band's live show; and producer Stuart Price brings a trademark electro-pop sheen to the brilliant Beautiful."[21]

Track listing

Progressed – CD1
No.TitleLead vocalsLength
1."When We Were Young"
  • Williams
  • Barlow
4:34
2."Man"
  • Barlow
  • Owen
4:39
3."Love Love"
  • Barlow
  • Owen
3:43
4."The Day the Work Is Done"
  • Owen
  • Barlow
4:04
5."Beautiful"Barlow4:14
6."Don't Say Goodbye"Barlow3:54
7."Aliens"Donald4:48
8."Wonderful World"Owen4:58
Progress – CD2[22]
No.TitleWriter(s)Lead vocalsLength
9."The Flood" 
  • Williams
  • Barlow
4:49
10."SOS" 
  • Owen
  • Williams
3:44
11."Wait" 
  • Williams
  • Barlow
4:15
12."Kidz" 
  • Owen
  • Barlow
4:42
13."Pretty Things" 
  • Williams
  • Barlow
4:03
14."Happy Now" 
  • Barlow
  • Williams
  • Owen
4:03
15."Underground Machine" Williams4:15
16."What Do You Want from Me?" Owen4:37
17."Affirmation" Donald3:54
18."Eight Letters"
Barlow4:41
19."Flowerbed" (hidden track) Orange3:48

Personnel[23]

Musicians

  • Gary Barlow – keyboards, programming
  • Karl Brazil – drums (tracks 1, 3, 4)
  • Steve Lipson – mandolin (track 1)
  • Ben Mark – guitar (track 1, 3, 5, 7)
  • Stuart Price – bass (tracks 1–3, 5, 7), guitar (1, 7, 8), keyboards, programming
  • London Studio Orchestra – strings (tracks 1, 4, 6, 8)
  • Perry Montague-Mason (tracks 1, 4, 8), Everton Nelson (6) – leaders

Production

Charts

Chart (2011) Peak
position
Danish Albums Chart[24] 1
Dutch Albums Chart[25] 21
German Albums Chart[26] 11
Irish Albums Chart[27][A] 2
Scottish Albums Chart[28][A] 1
South Korea Gaon International Chart[29] 81
Spanish Albums Chart[30] 46
UK Albums Chart[31][A] 1
UK Download Chart[32][A] 1
  • A^ In certain territories, Progressed charted in conjunction with Progress under the same title.

Year-end charts

Chart (2011) Position
Danish Albums Chart[33] 57

Release history

Region Date Format
Ireland[34] 10 June 2011 CD, digital download
United Kingdom[2] 13 June 2011
Italy[35] 14 June 2011
Denmark[36] 15 June 2011
Australia[37] 17 June 2011
Germany[38]
Brazil[39] 28 June 2011

References

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  7. ^ "Home of the Daily and Sunday Express | Music :: Album review – Take That: Progressed (Polydor)". Express.co.uk. 10 June 2011. Retrieved 28 September 2011.
  8. ^ Gill, Andy (10 June 2011). "Album: Take That, Progressed (Polydor) – Reviews, Music". London: The Independent. Retrieved 28 September 2011.
  9. ^ "Squeal! Take That's Progressed EP just landed on our desks! Here's a rundown..." heatworld.com. 8 June 2011. Retrieved 28 September 2011.
  10. ^ "Take That – Progressed | Orange UK". Web.orange.co.uk. Retrieved 28 September 2011.
  11. ^ "MusicBiz | Latest music news, bands, artists, albums and concert tickets". London: The Sun. Retrieved 28 September 2011.
  12. ^ "Q-music – Q is good for you – Home". Q-music.nl. Retrieved 28 September 2011.
  13. ^ http://www.express.co.uk/posts/view/251745/Album-review-Take-That-Progressed-Polydor- Simon Gage, The Express 10/06/11
  14. ^ http://www.bbc.co.uk/music/reviews/6xzb Nick Levine, BBC Music 09/06/11
  15. ^ http://www.independent.co.uk/arts-entertainment/music/reviews/album-take-that-progressed-polydor-2295227.html Andy Gill, The Independent, 10/06/11
  16. ^ "Q Music Review Section". Q-music.nl. Retrieved 28 September 2011.
  17. ^ http://www.mirror.co.uk/celebs/columnists/gavin-martin/2011/06/10/take-that-progressed-album-review-115875-23192869/ Gavin Martin, Daily Mirror 10/06/11
  18. ^ http://www.thesun.co.uk/sol/homepage/showbiz/music/ Gordon Smart, Something for the Weekend 10/06/11
  19. ^ http://www.heatworld.com/Entertainment/Music/2011/06/Squeal-Take-Thats-Progressed-EP-just-landed-on-our-desks-Heres-a-rundown/ Heatworld 09/06/11
  20. ^ Released on Sunday, 12 June 2011 (12 June 2011). "Lewis Corner, Digital Spy 12 June 11". Digitalspy.co.uk. Retrieved 28 September 2011.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: numeric names: authors list (link)
  21. ^ http://www.dailymail.co.uk/usshowbiz/index.html The Daily Mail 10/06/11
  22. ^ "Progressed by Take That". iTunes Store (GB). Retrieved 22 January 2016.
  23. ^ Progressed (liner notes). Take That. Polydor Records. 2011.{{cite AV media notes}}: CS1 maint: others in cite AV media (notes) (link)
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  29. ^ "South Korean Charts". Gaonchart.co.kr. Retrieved 28 September 2011.
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  36. ^ "Take That – Progressed – Deluxe Edition (2CD)" (in Danish). CDON Group. Retrieved 9 June 2011.
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  39. ^ "Take That – Progressed (2CD)" (in Portuguese). Livraria Cultura. Retrieved 18 June 2011.
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