After the car crash thatw as 2006's Rudebox , Robbie Williams will try to reclaim his pop crown with forthcoming album Video Killed The Reality Star. His seventh album is released on November 9th , with lead single Bodies released on October 12th.
Legendary knob twiddler Trevor Horn has produced the album with Don Taylor contributing songwriting duties. Robbie promises a monster of an album combiining old Robbie , new robbie and someone inbetween.
Theres no doubting that when Robbie gets it right , he gets it right and makes top pop music. Rudebox was a disaster with Shes Madonna the only possible saving grace.
2005's Intensive Care had its moments , but on the whole felt a bit flat. For us the last truly momentous Robbie single was Feel back in 2002. To this day , I've Been Expecting You remains our most beloved Robbie album with Sing When You're Winning not far off.
It seems Robbie has been around for an absolute eternity. Will the pop public welcome him back with open arms ? Love him or loathe him , I reckon so. Expect Robbie to storm the X Factor stage around the time of the albums release. hes totally ripe to have his songs make up a theme night. Theres still no UK male popstar around like Robbie.
Admittedly we were ready to give up on him and let him fester in LA, after Rudebox bombed. This could well be one of the more interesting pop records of the year and certainly one ofthe biggest returns. Expect Robbie to be welcomed back to the fold. In these times of dwindling album sales , Robbie is a proven seller. Does he still have it ? We;ll find out come November , in what is already shaping up to be a mammoth schedule for major releases.
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