Never Forget – The Ultimate Collection
Never Forget – The Ultimate Collection | ||||
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Released | 14 November 2005 | |||
Recorded | 1990–1995, 2005 | |||
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Length | 72:11 | |||
Label | RCA | |||
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Never Forget – The Ultimate Collection is the third greatest hits album by English boy band Take That. It was released on 14 November 2005, nearly ten years after their initial split. It has sold over 2.36 million copies in the UK since release.[1]
Background and release
Never Forget – The Ultimate Collection was released to coincide with the ITV1 documentary Take That: For the Record, in which band members Gary Barlow, Howard Donald, Jason Orange, Mark Owen and Robbie Williams aired their views over their fame, success, the split and what the post-Williams line-up had done since.[2] The launch of the album took place at the Coronet Cinema in Notting Hill, London on 14 November 2005, the same day as the album's release. Williams did not make an appearance at the launch as he had chosen not to take part in the band's reunion. Owen said: "It would have been great to have had Robbie here tonight, but we were really glad he was involved in the documentary. I know Rob left early, but our memory is of us as a five, and I wouldn't have liked it if it was just us four."[2]
The album contains 16 of the band's 18 singles, excluding their debut single, "Do What U Like", and the internationally released "Sunday to Saturday", as well as three bonus recordings. One of the bonus recordings, "Today I've Lost You", was recorded especially for the album after it was originally scrapped in 1995. "Relight My Fire" was remixed, and was due to be issued as a single to promote the release of the album, but it was withdrawn just two days before its initial release date. All editions of the album feature the same track listing.
A DVD was released at the same time.[3]
Critical reception
In a highly positive review, The Guardian's Marc Burrows called the album "18 tracks of brilliance".[4]
Commercial performance
The album sold 90,000 copies in its first week, peaking at number 2 on the
Track listing
No. | Title | Writer(s) | Producer(s) | Length |
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1. | " Duncan Bridgeman | 3:44 | ||
17. | "Pray" (live in Berlin, Germany, 1994) | Barlow |
| 5:16 |
18. | "Relight My Fire" (featuring Lulu) (Elemental remix) | Hartman |
| 3:49 |
19. | "Today I've Lost You" (previously unreleased, 2005) | Barlow | Porter | 3:07 |
No. | Title | Writer(s) | Producer(s) | Length |
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1. | "Never Forget" | Barlow |
| 6:24 |
2. | "Back for Good" | Barlow |
| 4:02 |
3. | "How Deep Is Your Love" |
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| 3:42 |
4. | "Pray" | Barlow |
| 3:45 |
5. | "Relight My Fire" (featuring Lulu) | Hartman |
| 4:10 |
6. | "Everything Changes" |
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| 3:35 |
7. | " I Wanna Hold Your Hand"/"A Hard Day's Night"/"She Loves You"/"I Feel Fine"/"Get Back"/"Hey Jude") (live in Manchester, England, 1994) | 4:12 | ||
24. | "Back for Good" (live at the 1995 Brit Awards) | Barlow | 4:02 | |
25. | "On The Road" (unseen footage & photo gallery) | Barlow | 4:02 |
Charts
Weekly charts
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Year-end charts
Decade-end charts
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Certifications
Region | Certification | Certified units/sales |
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Germany (BVMI)[22] | Gold | 100,000‡ |
Ireland (IRMA)[23] | 3× Platinum | 45,000^ |
United Kingdom (BPI)[24] | 8× Platinum | 2,400,000‡ |
Summaries | ||
Europe (IFPI)[25] | 2× Platinum | 2,000,000* |
* Sales figures based on certification alone. |
Release history
Region | Date | Label | Cat. no |
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United Kingdom (Slipcase Edition) | 14 November 2005 | RCA | 82876748522[26] |
Europe | 21 November 2005 | ||
Japan | 22 February 2006 | BMG | BVCM-31185[27] |
United Kingdom (Standard Edition) | 27 November 2007 | RCA | 82876748522[26] |
United Kingdom ("Girls Night In" Edition) | 14 January 2008 | ||
Europe ("Girls Night In" Edition) | 7 April 2008 |
References
- ^ a b Myers, Justin (12 July 2016). "Greatest of the greatest? The Top 10 biggest hits collections revealed". Official Charts Company. Retrieved 15 July 2016.
- ^ a b "Robbie misses Take That reunion". 15 November 2005. Retrieved 3 July 2023.
- ^ "Take That Never Forget - The Ultimate Collection UK DVD (340947)". eil.com.
- ISSN 0261-3077. Retrieved 3 July 2023.
In the 90s, Take That released three really patchy pop records. In 2006, they gave us Never Forget: The Ultimate Collection and it's 18 tracks of brilliance.
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