Robbie Williams: Classic Album Selection

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Robbie Williams: Classic Album Selection
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Box set by Robbie Williams
Released 25 November 2013
Recorded 1997–2005
Length331:01
Label Commercial Marketing
Robbie Williams chronology
Swings Both Ways
(2013) Swings Both Ways2013		Robbie Williams: Classic Album Selection
(2013)		 Under the Radar Volume 1
(2014) Under the Radar Volume 12014

Robbie Williams: Classic Album Selection is a box set by English recording artist Robbie Williams. The album was released on November 25, 2013. [1] The box set comprises five of Williams' earliest albums: Life thru a Lens , I've Been Expecting You , Sing When You're Winning , Escapology and Intensive Care .

Robbie Williams British singer and entertainer

Robert PeterWilliams is an English singer-songwriter and entertainer. He was a member of the pop group Take That from 1990 to 1995 and again from 2009 to 2012. He has also had commercial success as a solo artist.

<i>Life thru a Lens</i> album

Life thru a Lens is the debut solo studio album by English singer-songwriter Robbie Williams. It was Williams' first solo album following his departure from Take That. Released on 29 September 1997 through Chrysalis Records, it is influenced by Britpop, a departure from the poppier tone of music Take That employed. The album's working name was The Show-Off Must Go On.

<i>Ive Been Expecting You</i> album

I've Been Expecting You is the second studio album by English recording artist Robbie Williams. It was released on 26 October 1998 through Chrysalis Records. The album spawned five singles, including lead single "Millennium", which became Williams' first UK number-one hit.

Track listing

(all songs written by Robbie Williams and Guy Chambers, except where noted)

Disc 1
Life thru a Lens
  1. "Lazy Days" – 3:52
  2. "Life thru a Lens" – 3:06
  3. "Ego a Go Go" – 3:31
  4. "Angels" – 4:23
  5. "South of the Border" – 3:52
  6. "Old Before I Die" (Williams, Desmond Child, Eric Bazilian) – 3:52
  7. "One of God's Better People" – 3:33
  8. "Let Me Entertain You" – 4:20
  9. "Killing Me" – 3:55
  10. "Clean" (Williams, Antony Glenn, Martin Slattery, Paul Cook, Richard Hawley) – 3:51
  11. "Baby Girl Window" – 3:10
  12. "Hello Sir" (hidden track) (Williams) – 1:35
Disc 2
I've Been Expecting You
  1. "Strong" (Robbie Williams, Guy Chambers) – 4:39
  2. "No Regrets" (Williams, Chambers) – 5:11
  3. "Millennium" (Williams, Chambers, John Barry, Leslie Bricusse) – 4:08
  4. "Phoenix from the Flames" (Williams, Chambers) – 4:02
  5. "Win Some Lose Some" (Williams, Chambers) – 4:18
  6. "Grace" (Williams, Chambers) – 3:12
  7. "It's Only Us" (Williams, Chambers) – 2:51
  8. "Heaven from Here" (Williams, Chambers) – 3:05
  9. "Karma Killer" (Williams, Chambers) – 4:29
  10. "She's the One" (Karl Wallinger) – 4:18
  11. "Man Machine" (Williams, Chambers) – 3:36
  12. "These Dreams" (Williams, Chambers) – 31:25
Disc 3
Sing When You're Winning
  1. "Let Love Be Your Energy" (Williams, Guy Chambers) - 4:59
  2. "Better Man" (Robbie Williams, Guy Chambers) - 3:22
  3. "Rock DJ" (Robbie Williams, Kelvin Andrews, Guy Chambers, Nelson Pigford, Ekundayo Paris) - 4:18
  4. "Supreme" (Dino Fekaris, Freddie Perren, Robbie Williams, Guy Chambers) - 4:18
  5. "Kids" (with Kylie Minogue) (Robbie Williams, Guy Chambers) - 4:47
  6. "If It's Hurting You" (Robbie Williams, Guy Chambers) - 4:10
  7. "Singing for the Lonely" (Robbie Williams, Guy Chambers) - 4:31
  8. "Love Calling Earth" (Robbie Williams, Kelvin Andrews, Guy Chambers) - 4:04
  9. "Knutsford City Limits" (Robbie Williams, Kelvin Andrews, Guy Chambers) - 4:45
  10. "Forever Texas" (Robbie Williams, Guy Chambers) - 3:37
  11. "By All Means Necessary" (Robbie Williams, Guy Chambers) - 4:45
  12. "The Road to Mandalay" (Robbie Williams, Guy Chambers) - 3:58
Disc 4
Escapology
  1. "How Peculiar" (Robbie Williams, Guy Chambers) - 3:13
  2. "Feel" (Williams, Chambers) - 4:22
  3. "Something Beautiful" (Williams, Chambers) - 4:48
  4. "Monsoon" (Williams, Chambers) - 3:46
  5. "Sexed Up" (Williams, Chambers) - 4:19
  6. "Love Somebody" (Williams, Chambers) - 4:10
  7. "Revolution" (featuring Rose Stone) (Williams, Chambers) - 5:44
  8. "Handsome Man" (Williams, Chambers, Adrian Deevoy) - 3:54
  9. "Come Undone" (Williams, Ashley Hamilton, Daniel Pierre, Kristian Ottestad) - 4:38
  10. "Me and My Monkey" (Williams, Chambers) - 7:12
  11. "Song 3" (Williams, Chambers) - 3:48
  12. "Hot Fudge" (Williams, Chambers) - 4:05
  13. "Cursed" (Williams, Chambers, Deevoy) - 4:01
  14. "Nan's Song" (Williams) - 3:52
Disc 5
Intensive Care
  1. "Ghosts" - 3:42
  2. "Tripping" - 4:36
  3. "Make Me Pure" - 4:33
  4. "Spread Your Wings" - 3:50
  5. "Advertising Space" - 4:37
  6. "Please Don't Die" - 4:47
  7. "Your Gay Friend" - 3:21
  8. "Sin Sin Sin" - 4:09
  9. "Random Acts of Kindness" - 4:15
  10. "The Trouble with Me" - 4:20
  11. "A Place to Crash" - 4:34
  12. "King of Bloke and Bird" - 3:50

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References

  1. ↑ "Classic Album Selection: Robbie Williams by Robbie Williams". Amazon.co.uk.
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