It’s been 30 years since @takethat released their third album “Nobody Else” and it shows how far things have come. In that time, Robbie Williams left, the band split up some time after that, all had successful solo careers and even reunited – something no one ever saw coming – first without Robbie and then with Robbie rejoining the band with a much publicised tour and album… what a time to be alive. Since their formation in 1990 they’ve grown up and are still going strong.
I picked this track from the 3rd album because it was a powerful ballad, you could tell that the label had thrown budget at the record because this opens with an orchestra. The moody intro, the cellos building up to a flurry of notes into the horn swell up to the harp changing into a beautiful electric piano intro. Gary Barlow takes the lead on this and his vocal is almost bordering on soulful on what is a sophisticated pop song – it’s like he’s discovered his inner George Michael.
The chord progressions under his voice give this the emotional lift, and when the band join him for the chorus… it’s heart aching.
I could write so much about this song but whether Gary knows it or not, he was writing this at a time when people were experiencing their first heartbreak. Remember Take That’s audience were still quite young – so this song was still very relatable. Everyone’s been there and there’s always a song for that. This is by no means that song for me, however this has to be one of my favourite songs by Take That and definitely one of my favourite songs of all time.
