Progressed (EP)
2011 studio album (reissue) / EP by Take That
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Progressed is the first extended play by English 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.
- Abbey Road Studios (London, United Kingdom)
- Sarm West Studios, (London)
- Electric Lady Studios (New York City, United States)
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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
| Review scores | |
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| Source | Rating |
| Digital Spy |   [2] |
| The Independent | [3] |
| Q-music | [4] |
Progressed received positive reviews from music critics upon its release.
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."[5]
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"[6] whilst Q believed it was "a bold step to add to the biggest selling album of the year but one that ultimately pays off".[7]
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."[8]
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."[9]
Track listing
All tracks are written by Gary Barlow, Howard Donald, Jason Orange, Mark Owen and Robbie Williams and produced by Stuart Price, with additional songwriting on "Eight Letters" by Midge Ure, Chris Cross, Warren Cann and Billy Currie.
| No. | Title | Lead vocals | Length |
|---|---|---|---|
| 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 | Lead vocals | Length |
|---|---|---|---|
| 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" |
| 4:41 |
| 19. | "Flowerbed" (hidden track) | Orange | 3:48 |
Personnel
Adapted from liner notes.[11]
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
- Wil 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 |
|---|---|
| Danish Albums (Tracklisten)[12] | 1 |
| Dutch Albums (MegaCharts)[13] | 21 |
| German Albums (Offizielle Top 100)[14] | 11 |
| Irish Albums (IRMA)[15][A] | 2 |
| Scottish Albums (OCC)[16][A] | 1 |
| South Korean Albums (Gaon Chart)[17] | 81 |
| Spanish Albums (PROMUSICAE)[18] | 46 |
| UK Albums (OCC)[19][A] | 1 |
- A^ In certain territories, Progressed charted in conjunction with Progress under the same title.
Year-end charts
| Chart (2011) | Position |
|---|---|
| Danish Albums (Hitlisten)[20] | 57 |