Take That догоняют Oasis по продажам альбома
Новый альбом группы Take That The Circus, выпущенный в конце ноября, уже на 19-й день с момента релиза в Великобритании прошел миллионную отметку продаж.

Таким образом, по скорости достижения миллионного тиража The Circus вырвался на второе место в списке наиболее «резвых» британских дисков всех времен.

Первое место принадлежит Oasis и их альбому Be Here Now, в 1997 году ставшему «миллионником» уже за 11 дней.

На третьем месте располагается еще одна работа Take That – Beautiful World (2006), ознаменовавшая возвращение группы на сцену после длительного перерыва.

Если такие темпы будут сохраняться, новой пластинке Take That вполне по силам стать главным бестселлером года в Великобритании.

Пока на этом троне удерживается дебютный лонгплей Даффи Rockferry, чей годовой тираж составляет 1,5 млн. проданных копий.
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A fanfare, if you will, for 2009, the year in which the record industry will try to toot its horn brightly, rather than parp out a death rattle. There are two schools of thought about how this will go. Firstly, there are the port-fuelled, post-festive optimists. They cling to the example of Take That's latest album, The Circus, which sold a million copies in the final weeks of last year, and hope that mum's extra Christmas present might kick-start a revolution.

Then there's the rest of us. We see Zavvi in administration and Woolworths shuttered, look at the reams of slashed sales stock, and worry about a New Year's release list - with apologies here to Bruce Springsteen, Franz Ferdinand and Lily Allen - that's not exactly full of heavy hitters. Our counterparts may hang on to Gary Barlow's coat-tails, but clearly the world of CD sales is being shown the door.

DESPITE being without Robbie Williams, the once famous British boy band Take That has have done a pretty good job on their comeback. After a successful return in 2006 with the multi-platinum Beautiful World, Take That is now ready to return to the spotlight.

Gary Barlow, Howard Donald, Jason Orange and Mark Owen have combined their talents to give us The Circus, the fifth studio album featuring hit single Greatest Day. Make no mistake that the boys that used to dance around in “hot-pants” singing cheeky pop tunes have grown up. This is reflected in the ambitious ballad, The Garden, that treads the same path of the 2007 hit single Rule the World.

Although charming Barlow continues to handle lead vocals on most tracks, the rest of the members now have their own moments to take centre stage in different tracks.

What Is Love, a beautifully written ballad, sees a refreshing lead by Donald while Orange successfully demonstrates his vocal prowess on How Did It Come To This. Not to be left out, Owen uses his sweet boyish vocal as always on the rollicking Hello, reminiscent of one of Take That’s smash hits, Shine.

This is a must-have for all Take That fans out there, and other pop fans who can’t get enough of their distinctive British accents.
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