Progressed (EP)
Progressed is the first extended play by British band Take That. The collection was released on 10 June 2011 and features eight previously unreleased tracks packaged alongside Take That's sixth studio album, Progress. It was preceded by the lead single "Love Love" on 11 May. One more single, "When We Were Young", was released from the EP.
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Released | 13 June 2011 | |||
Recorded | 2009–2010 | |||
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Length | 34:58 | |||
Label | Polydor | |||
Producer | Stuart Price | |||
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Background
Initially it was believed that Robbie Williams would rejoin Take That in a short term capacity for the album Progress which debuted at number 1 in the UK and achieved similar success across Europe, and the subsequent record breaking Progress Live tour. On 19 May 2011 Take That officially confirmed the upcoming release of Progressed, due for release on 13 June 2011 in the United Kingdom, following the release of its first single, "Love Love".[1]
Critical reception
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Source | Rating |
BBC Music | (positive)[2] |
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Heat | (Positive)[7] |
Orange | (Positive)[8] |
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Progressed received positive reviews from music critics upon its release.
Simon Gage of the Daily Express praised the new material and awarded it 5 stars stating that it is "essential listening" whilst commenting that "there has been a full-bodied love affair between Take That and the British public for so long it’s difficult to imagine them ever putting a foot wrong."[10]
Nick Levine of BBC Music similarly reviewed the album positively, concluding that the collection is "a fine Progress-complementing EP from the 10-legged national treasure."[11]
The Independent awarded Progressed 3 stars, calling the collection a "galumphing disco electropop whose swaggering synth riffs on 'Love Love' and occasional dubstep/electro moves, as on the intro to 'Man', are swept up by standard stomp-beats"[12] whilst Q believed it was "a bold step to add to the biggest selling album of the year but one that ultimately pays off".[13]
Gavin Martin of the Daily Mirror reviewed the new material positively, opining that "from the trad Barlow ballad setting of 'When We Were Young' through the evolutionary electro of 'Man', the new songs successfully extend the original album's balancing act between dignified nostalgia and commercially crafted experimentation."[14]
Heat reviewed the album positively, summarising: "all in all, we have to say this album is utterly weird and wonderful and the perfect extension to Take That's defiant Progress album of 2010. Progressed is a winner in our book."[15]
Lewis Corner of Digital Spy praised the new material and felt that "the self-penned collection proves once again why Take That's comeback was better than everyone else's – by out-growing the stereotypical boyband branding to become a group of credible and genuinely artistic group of musicians."[16]
Track listing
- All the songs written by Gary Barlow, Howard Donald, Jason Orange, Mark Owen and Robbie Williams except where noted. All the production done by Stuart Price.
No. | Title | Lead vocals | Length |
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1. | "When We Were Young" |
| 4:34 |
2. | "Man" |
| 4:39 |
3. | "Love Love" |
| 3:43 |
4. | "The Day the Work Is Done" |
| 4:04 |
5. | "Beautiful" | Barlow | 4:14 |
6. | "Don't Say Goodbye" | Barlow | 3:54 |
7. | "Aliens" | Donald | 4:48 |
8. | "Wonderful World" |
| 4:58 |
No. | Title | Writer(s) | Lead vocals | Length |
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9. | "The Flood" |
| 4:49 | |
10. | "SOS" |
| 3:44 | |
11. | "Wait" |
| 4:15 | |
12. | "Kidz" |
| 4:42 | |
13. | "Pretty Things" |
| 4:03 | |
14. | "Happy Now" |
| 4:03 | |
15. | "Underground Machine" | Williams | 4:15 | |
16. | "What Do You Want from Me?" | Owen | 4:37 | |
17. | "Affirmation" | Donald | 3:54 | |
18. | "Eight Letters" |
| Barlow | 4:41 |
19. | "Flowerbed" (hidden track) | Orange | 3:48 |
Personnel
Adapted from liner notes.[18]
Musicians
- Gary Barlow – keyboards, programming
- Karl Brazil – drums (tracks 1, 3, 4)
- Stephen Lipson – mandolin (track 1)
- Ben Mark – guitar (track 1, 3, 5, 7)
- Stuart Price – bass guitar (tracks 1–3, 5, 7), guitar (1, 7, 8), keyboards, programming
- London Studio Orchestra – strings (tracks 1, 4, 6, 8)
- Perry Montague-Mason (tracks 1, 4, 8), Everton Nelson (6) – leaders
Production
- Stuart Price – producer, mixing engineer
- Dave Emery – assistant mixing engineer (track 6)
- Ryan Carline – engineer
- Noah Goldstein, Mike Houge, Andrew Kitchen, Ghian Wright – assistant engineers
- Will Malone – strings arranger and conductor
- Perry Montague-Mason – orchestra contractor and supervisor
- Richard Lancaster – string engineer
- Tim Young – mastering engineer
Charts
Weekly charts
Chart (2011) | Peak position |
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Danish Albums (Tracklisten)[19] | 1 |
Dutch Albums (MegaCharts)[20] | 21 |
German Albums (Offizielle Top 100)[21] | 11 |
Irish Albums (IRMA)[22][A] | 2 |
Scottish Albums (OCC)[23][A] | 1 |
South Korean Albums (Gaon Chart)[24] | 81 |
Spanish Albums (PROMUSICAE)[25] | 46 |
UK Albums (OCC)[26][A] | 1 |
- A^ In certain territories, Progressed charted in conjunction with Progress under the same title.
Year-end charts
Chart (2011) | Position |
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Danish Albums Chart[27] | 57 |
Release history
Region | Date | Format |
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Ireland[28] | 10 June 2011 | CD, digital download |
United Kingdom[1] | 13 June 2011 | |
Italy[29] | 14 June 2011 | |
Denmark[30] | 15 June 2011 | |
Australia[31] | 17 June 2011 | |
Germany[32] | ||
Brazil[33] | 28 June 2011 |
References
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- 10/06/2011. "Take That – Progressed album review". Daily Mirror. Retrieved 28 September 2011.CS1 maint: numeric names: authors list (link)
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- "Home of the Daily and Sunday Express | Music :: Album review – Take That: Progressed (Polydor)". Express.co.uk. 10 June 2011. Retrieved 28 September 2011.
- Gill, Andy (10 June 2011). "Album: Take That, Progressed (Polydor) – Reviews, Music". The Independent. London. Retrieved 28 September 2011.
- "Squeal! Take That's Progressed EP just landed on our desks! Here's a rundown..." heatworld.com. 8 June 2011. Retrieved 28 September 2011.
- "Take That – Progressed | Orange UK". Web.orange.co.uk. Archived from the original on 1 October 2011. Retrieved 28 September 2011.
- "Q-music – Q is good for you – Home". Q-music.nl. Archived from the original on 30 September 2011. Retrieved 28 September 2011.
- http://www.express.co.uk/posts/view/251745/Album-review-Take-That-Progressed-Polydor- Simon Gage, The Express 10/06/11
- https://www.bbc.co.uk/music/reviews/6xzb Nick Levine, BBC Music 09/06/11
- https://www.independent.co.uk/arts-entertainment/music/reviews/album-take-that-progressed-polydor-2295227.html Andy Gill, The Independent, 10/06/11
- "Q Music Review Section". Q-music.nl. Archived from the original on 30 September 2011. Retrieved 28 September 2011.
- https://www.mirror.co.uk/celebs/columnists/gavin-martin/2011/06/10/take-that-progressed-album-review-115875-23192869/ Gavin Martin, Daily Mirror 10/06/11
- http://www.heatworld.com/Entertainment/Music/2011/06/Squeal-Take-Thats-Progressed-EP-just-landed-on-our-desks-Heres-a-rundown/ Heatworld 09/06/11
- Released on Sunday, 12 June 2011 (12 June 2011). "Lewis Corner, Digital Spy 12 June 11". Digitalspy.co.uk. Retrieved 28 September 2011.
- "Progressed by Take That". iTunes Store (GB). Retrieved 22 January 2016.
- Progressed (liner notes). Take That. Polydor Records. 2011.CS1 maint: others (link)
- Steffen Hung. "danishcharts.dk – Danish Charts – Albums – 22/07/2011". Danish Charts. Retrieved 28 September 2011.
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- "Chartverfolgung / Take That / Longplay". musicline.de. Archived from the original on 21 April 2018. Retrieved 28 April 2012.
- "Chart Track". Irish Albums Chart. GfK. Archived from the original on 29 July 2012. Retrieved 17 June 2011.
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- "Take That To Release A Collection of New Songs". Umusic.ie. Universal Music Ireland. 20 May 2011. Retrieved 20 May 2011.
- "Progressed, il CD di Take That – BOL.IT". Universal.dk (in Italian). M.I.E. S.p.A. – Divisione BOL. Retrieved 7 June 2011.
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- "Progressed". JB Hi-Fi. Retrieved 7 June 2011.
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