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Beautiful World |  | Artist: Take That
Label: Polydor Group
Category: Music
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Rating:  96 reviews
Sales Rank: 118
Media: Audio CD
Discs: 1
Running Time: 48 Minutes
Shipping Weight (lbs): 0.2
Dimensions (in): 5.5 x 4.7 x 0.4
UPC: 602517155510
EAN: 0602517155510
ASIN: B000K9L32U
Release Date: November 27, 2006
Availability: Usually dispatched within 1-2 business days
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| Tracks:
| • | Reach Out | | • | Patience (Album Version) | | • | Beautiful World | | • | Hold On | | • | Like I Never Loved You At All | | • | Shine | | • | I'd Wait For Life | | • | Ain't No Sense In Love | | • | What You Believe In | | • | Mancunian Way | | • | Wooden Boat / Butterfly |
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Amazon.co.uk Review
It's been a long ten years since Take That disbanded. Their recent reformation and world tour offered overwhelming evidence that, far from being forgotten, the post-Robbie quartet can still command hysterical amounts of goodwill and adoration. iBeautiful World/i illustrates why this is so. Written in conjunction with songwriter/producer John Shanks (Ashlee Simpson, Anastacia, Alanis Morissette), the album is crammed full with the songwriting magic that made their rise to fame so meteoric in the first place. Far from being an exercise in nostalgia, the project moves the band in a slightly new direction. The four come across as more mature, more democratic (all members share songwriting credits on the album, rather than just Barlow), and even more adept at making epic pop that somehow avoids the cheese factor. Lead single "Patience" is a perfect example of how powerful and accessible their songs can be. It'd be a good contender for the album's peak moment if the rest of the tracks weren't so damn good too. With traditional Take That style songs (the immediately likeable "Reach Out", the brimming "Like I Never Loved You At All"), nicely punctuated up by incongruous outings like Jason Orange's folkish "Wooden Boat" and Mark's upbeat, Beatles-esque "Shine", iBeautiful World/i sets a whole new standard for a band previously known more for their singles than their long-players.--iDanny McKenna/i
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 Beautiful World indeed! June 14, 2007
N. Bardhanray (London)
31 out of 31 found this review helpful
I was fairly indifferent to Take That's previous material -- with the exception of "Back For Good" -- and wasn't sure whether or not to buy the new album purely on the strength of "Shine". I'm glad I did. It's a great album to de-stress to. The lyrics are beautiful and I think the music more mature than their previous stuff. There's quite a good mix from the traditional ballads, through to the Beatlesque Shine to the folky Wooden Boat, which personally I love, and I like that all 4 members of the band get to sing. Although I never missed them, I say Welcome Back Take That!
WOW! February 9, 2007
Mrs. Dianne Gibb (Scotland)
16 out of 16 found this review helpful
Well what can I say the boys are better than EVER!
br /Howards wee grace in Mancunian way was sooooooooo sweet!
br /I think this album is their very best. Wooden boat has a very cool country/folk sound and I cried with I'd wait for life.
br /Shine and Hold on are undeniably marks best vocals.
br /I would recommend this to anyone even folk that were not die hard fans back in the olde days!
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br /Welcome back MEN!
welcome back boys! December 9, 2006
S. Firth (Leeds, UK)
14 out of 14 found this review helpful
how brill is it to have these lads back! my sister was always a bigger fan of them than i was because she was older but i did love their old stuff, and now that they have matured, i think this album works so well.
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br /it took time and a few listens for 'Patience' to grow on me but it has. my faves on the album are 'shine' and it has mark's fab voice singing it. it's such a happy song. and 'wooden boat' is sang beautifully by jason. and 'like i never loved you' is gorgeous.
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br /it's a brill album and i recommend it to everyone. i actually think these boys are better with age and better without Robbie Williams, as much as i love him also. he's better solo. these guys are better together. :)
TT better than ever! February 6, 2007
K. L. Ball (Newark, Notts. UK)
11 out of 11 found this review helpful
WOW! This is Take That at their best! Beautiful World is THE best album in my entire collection (trust me I've got thousands). Like many TT fans I'm over the moon the boys have returned but I'm even happier that they've done so in such amazing style and sound. If you were never into the whole boy band thing now's the time to buy your 1st TT album and prepare to be blown away! Enjoy.
I wish there was more of 'em here in the States March 13, 2007
D. Andujar (Queens, New York!)
11 out of 11 found this review helpful
My introduction to Take That was just over two weeks ago. Picked up NOW magazine and saw a pic of them from their prime in the early 90's next to a pic of them today. Just one look at Jason Orange was all it took. I had to see more of this guy! That photo led me to youtube to see some of their videos. Came across a song called "Shine". Now, I'm not too keen on buying albums by bands I've never heard of before (WHY didn't they blow up like the Spice Girls over here!), but on the strength of "Shine" as well as a couple of their older remakes (like, my all time fav disco song "Relight My Fire" and "Could This Be Magic"), I took a chance on this CD. I prayed that it wouldn't be a bunch of slow songs. But, I thought there have to be a couple of dance jams a' la Relight and Could This Be... Long story short, the most upbeat song on the CD is "Shine". "Beautiful World" is kinda mid-temp too. I love the whole album. My fav songs right off the bat are "Shine", "Mancunian Way" and "What You Believe In". I also like "Patience", "Ain't No Sense In Love" and "Hold On". "Wooden Boat" was a little too Joan Baez/hippy/au natural/John Denver/Grape Nuts for me in the beginning. It's growing on me though. I've just been playing the whole CD on random setting and enjoying all of it. The harmonies are otherworldly!!!!! Just beautiful. From a brand spankin' new TT fan to anyone considering getting this album, I say RUN, DON'T WALK to your nearest record store and GET "BEAUTIFUL WORLD" (or order it online like I did). Even if you're someone like myself who HATES slow songs, you'll like some of these ballads...if not all of 'em. I've also just ordered "Take That: For The Record". I reckon it'll be a proper introduction. :)
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