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Take the Crown

Robbie Williams

Take the Crown

Ninth studio album from the pop giant, and his first solo effort since reuniting with Take That in 2010

ADM rating[?]

5.8

Label
Island
UK Release date
02/11/2012
US Release date
13/11/2012
  1. 8.0 |   The Guardian

    It's not going to win over anyone who doesn't already own at least a couple of Robbie Williams albums, but that isn't what it sets out to do
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  2. 7.0 |   Uncut

    Producer Jacknife Lee and primary writers Tim Metcalfe and Flynn Francis have concentrated on pure pop. Print edition only

  3. 7.0 |   PopMatters

    The most wildly entertaining album Robbie Williams has released in years
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  4. 6.0 |   All Music

    Features Robbie doing what Robbie does best -- writing and performing effortless pop music -- but not at his best
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  5. 6.0 |   Independent on Sunday

    If you loved Williams the way he was, rejoice. If you didn't, it may be time to switch off the radio and television for a few months, and bury your head in a bucket of calamine lotion
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  6. 6.0 |   The Arts Desk

    He has showbiz genes tempered with unpredictability and a fascinating, unlikely openness
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  7. 6.0 |   Mojo

    Imperial return from deposed pop emperor and new dad. Print edition only

  8. 6.0 |   Q

    Not the triumphant comeback he'd planned, but still, here's to the next one. Print edition only

  9. 6.0 |   Evening Standard

    Flawed, funny and full of hits, this is something of a return to form
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  10. 6.0 |   Daily Telegraph

    More epic rock than playground pop, with echoing guitar lines and “oh-way-oh” backing vocals directly lifted from Coldplay
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  11. 6.0 |   The Independent

    A well-crafted ode in honour of self-obsession
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  12. 5.0 |   BBC

    It’s safe, something of a retreat from past endeavours to a sound more suited to commercial returns in the present
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  13. 5.0 |   musicOMH

    A largely by-the-numbers exercise and seems almost certain to quickly fall off the public consciousness
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  14. 4.0 |   The Scotsman

    Williams has a long way to go if he is to surpass the mature pop peak of Feel
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  15. 4.0 |   The Observer

    As is his custom, many songs here are littered with contrite musings – not least Hunting for You, a song that tries epic U2 stadium balladry on for size. But even revelations like "I am the wreckage of my past" are trumped by Take the Crown's riveting closer, Losers
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