Track Listing 1. Ghosts 2. Tripping 3. Make Me Pure 4. Spread Your Wings 5. Advertising Space 6. Please Don't Die 7. Your Gay Friend 8. Sin Sin Sin 9. Random Acts Of Kindness 10. Trouble With Me 11. Place To Crash 12. King Of Bloke And Bird
| Details | | Number of CDs: | 1 | | Producer: | Robbie Williams, Stephen Duffy | | Recording Type: | Studio | | Distributor: | EMI Operations/CEVA Logistics | | Recording Mode: | Stereo |
Album Notes Personnel: Robbie Williams (vocals, bass guitar, background vocals); Stephen Duffy (guitar, acoustic guitar, autoharp, melodica, keyboards, synthesizer, glockenspiel, percussion); Gary Nuttall (guitar, background vocals); Waddy Wachtel, Neil Taylor, Buddy Judge (guitar); Greg Leisz (electric guitar, 12-string guitar, steel guitar, lap steel guitar, pedal steel guitar, background vocals); Claire Worrall (electric guitar, pedal steel guitar, piano, Wurlitzer piano, Hammond b-3 organ, background vocals); Melvin Duffy (pedal steel guitar); Dave Bishop (saxophone); Steve Sidwell (trumpet); Neil Sidwell (trombone); Jebin Bruni (chamberlin); John Paterno, Jerry Meehan (bass guitar); Matt Chamberlain (drums, percussion); Max Beesley (percussion); Katie Kissoon, Tessa Niles (background vocals).One of the biggest pop stars in his native UK, yet still somewhat obscure in the US, Robbie Williams remains undaunted on 2005's INTENSIVE CARE, an album that amps up the rock side of the singer's pop/rock equation. Wearing his influences as charmingly as his mischievous, seemingly ever-present grin, Williams gleefully indulges in a Bono-esque falsetto on the propulsively rhythmic "Tripping" and nods to Bowie on the buoyant, nostalgic "Spread Your Wings." Like his contemporary Kylie Minogue, Williams revels in a slightly sophisticated aesthetic that Americans seem hesitant to fully embrace, but the undeniably catchy tunes on INTENSIVE CARE may finally turn heads in the States and succeed in making Williams a truly international star.
Editorial Reviews 3 stars out of 5 - [T]here are softer, subtler electronic textures and a real sense of reflection....Out of the blustering powerpop, there's a beating heart steadily emerging. Mojo
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