Released 28 August 2000 Length 75:58 Release date 25 August 2000 | Recorded 1999-2000 | |
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Producer Guy ChambersSteve Power Genres Pop music, Adult contemporary music Nominations Brit Award for MasterCard British Album of the Year, Echo Award for Best International Rock/Pop Male Artist Similar Robbie Williams albums, Pop music albums |
The road to mandalay robbie williams
Sing When You're Winning is the third studio album by English singer-songwriter Robbie Williams.
Contents
- The road to mandalay robbie williams
- Robbie williams sing when you re winning sing what i haven t got any lyrics
- Background and content
- Commercial reception
- Critical reception
- Singles
- Track listing
- Songs
- References
Robbie williams sing when you re winning sing what i haven t got any lyrics
Background and content
Following the release of his last album, I've Been Expecting You in 1998, and in the middle of promotion and touring in 1999, Williams found time to start the work on what would be his third studio album.
The sound of the album was described as seeing Williams move "farther away from the increasingly dated visions of Oasis-style Brit-pop to embrace post-millennial dance-pop, complete with the bruising beats and extroverted productions to match." The album features a variety of styles, "conjuring a panoply of classic British rock touchstones like psychedelia, slick country rock, Ian Dury, the Who, Elton John, and Madchester."
The album's title is a reference to a popular football chant of the same name, with Williams being a fan of Port Vale F.C. The cover art features multiple images of Williams celebrating winning a trophy at Chelsea's stadium Stamford Bridge.
Initial releases do not feature Williams' name or the album title on the front cover, nor is a track listing featured on the back cover; these were all changed for future releases. The images were taken by photographer Paul M. Smith and, along with Williams' complete football strip, were later sold at auction to raise money for his charity Give It Sum. Williams toured the United Kingdom with Kylie Minogue in October and November 2000 to promote the album, selling out in every venue.
The album contains a hidden message put on the album for humorous intent. After 25 minutes of silence following track 12, "The Road to Mandalay", a spoken message from Williams saying "No, I'm not doing one on this album" is heard. This is a reference to how Williams' past 3 albums (including the compilation album The Ego Has Landed) each contain hidden tracks at the end of the album.
Commercial reception
When the album was released in August 2000, it immediately became a hit in the United Kingdom, debuting at number-one and being certified 2× Platinum in the first week of release. The album also topped the charts in New Zealand, Ireland and Germany, and secured top ten placings in Argentina, Austria, Australia, Finland, Mexico, Sweden, Switzerland. The album spent 91 weeks inside the UK Charts, going on to sell 2.4 Million copies in the UK alone being certified 8x Platinum by the BPI. The album became the best selling album of 2000 in the country and the 51st best selling album in UK music history. The album went on to sell over 6 million copies Worldwide. The album found little success in the United States, however, peaking at 110 in the Billboard 200.
Critical reception
Initial critical response to Sing When You're Winning was positive. From Metacritic, which assigns a normalized rating out of 100 to reviews from mainstream critics, the album received an average score of 69, based on 11 reviews.
Singles
Track listing
Songs
1Let Love Be Your Energy4:59
2Better Man3:21
3Rock DJ4:17