Disco de Take That: “Everything Changes”

Take That's 2nd brilliant album, released in 1993 features their first ever UK #1 single: 'Pray', and three more UK #1's ('Babe', 'Relight My Fire' and 'Everything Changes') plus the #2's 'Love Ain't Here Anymore' and the dance/ballad reworking of 'When will I wake up with you?'.

Though it features more ballads than 'Take That & Party', their first album, 'Everything Changes' features many a top dance tune too, including 'Pray', 'Relight My Fire' with the irrepresable Lulu, and 'You are the one'.

Also great to see is that all members but Jason get a chance to sing. Robbie on the title track, Howard on 'If this is love' and Mark on 'Babe'. Gary does most of the rest of the album.

Highlights include: 'Another Crack In My Heart', 'Pray', 'Everything Changes'.

All over, for quality and consistancy of work it is probably Take That's best album.

Buy it!

I first bought this CD 10 years ago and I fell madly in love with it. I just wanted to say that this is the best CD you'd ever find if you like pop music. All five boys are very talented, some are more talented singing, some playing musical instruments or both and some breakdancing (yeah, baby!). The thing that amazes me more than anything is that Gary Barlow wrote 90% of the songs (lyrics AND music); other guys helped writing too sometimes and even helped choreograph some of the videos which are by the way fantastic, they will blow you away especially "It Only Take A Minute". Give this CD a chance, it could become one of your favorites!

If you have Take That's 'Greatest Hits', than you don't need this: the best songs here are the five, still magnificent singles, confirming my suspicion that Take That were THE great singles band of the 1990s. 'Everything Changes' inscribes the eternal appeal of pop transience in a love song; 'Pray' is a gorgeously mature singalong; 'Relight My Fire' is a burning disco stomper, complete with lightening strings, marred only by some undignified screeching near the end; 'Why Can't I wake Up With You' sinuously out-georges George Michael.

Closer 'Babe', however, is something else, the pop song as opera, or historical epic film, a tentatively melancholic opening accumulating and expanding into a cathartic explosion of orchestra and guitar, which is so breathless not even Mark's weedy singing can ruin it.

The rest are strictly filler. Most (e.g. 'Wasting my Time', 'Broken your heart') are perfectly acceptable Take That workouts that forgot the tune. A couple worryingly bespeak Gary Barlow's desire for maturity, with self-conscious, muso-heavy slabs of serious MOR imitating Elton John, Eric Clapton, Burce Hornby, Marc Cohn, Richard Marx etc.; showing why it was Robbie who stole our hearts and solo plaudits. One exeption is the exciting 'You are the one', which, I swear, is exactly what New Order would sound like if they were a boy band.

excellent product, have all the songs that i've wanted, arrived in perfect conditions, has it's own song book, good audio quallity,

This album is simply perfect pop and as amazing today as it was in 1993. The album gave the group their first UK no 1 both in singles and album charts which was unsurprising due to the level of excitment/fame of the band at this point in anticipation of new material. The album had four consecutive no 1 hits the first time in the UK since the Beatles this had happened branding the BBC to label the group the Beatles of the 90's for cultural impact.

This album was also massive worldwide especially Europe and Asia. All 4 no 1's are great although UK Christmas no1 contender 'Babe' is perhaps a little weak. Had this album been released in the US i think American audiences would have a better view of great genuine pop music with depth. Own personal favs are 'Pray','Relight My Fire','Love Ain't Here Anymore','Another Crack in my Heart','Wasting My Time','Whatever You Do To Me','You Are The One' and 'Everything Changes' but the whole album is great.

3rd best selling album of 1993 and 22nd in 1994 in the UK.

In 1994 the album was nominated for the Mercury Music Prize established by the British Phonographic Industry for the best album from the UK or Ireland alongside other nominees including Blur,Pulp,The Prodigy,M People and Paul Weller. Take That are the only boyband to date ever to be nominated.

Pray also went on to win Best British Video and Best British Single at The Brits (UK Grammys) in 1994.

1.Everything Changes: UK#1,

2.Pray: UK#1,

4.Relight My Fire: UK#1,

5.Love Ain't Here Anymore: UK#3,

9.Why Can't I Wake Up With You: UK#2,

13.Babe: UK#1.