(Cover) - EN Showbiz - Take That initially wanted to change their name to The English for their comeback.
The British boyband, comprising Gary Barlow, Mark Owen, Jason Orange, Howard Donald and newly returned member Robbie Williams who left the group in the mid 90s are back with their sixth album, entitled Progress, the first to feature Robbie since Nobody Else in 1995.
The boys have admitted they toyed with the idea of the patriotic name to make a fresh start, and Robbie thinks even though the idea was eventually rejected, just the possibility of change helped revive the bands sound.
I'm guessing that the initial idea of not being called Take That freed Gary up. Is it a brave record? Only if it fails, he told Q magazine about Progress.
The quintets new album, which is due for release on November 22, has been hailed as a vast change in musical direction as it features less of the romantic ballads Take That are so well known for and more experimental electro-pop.
There is an intense piece sung by Mark though, entitled What Do You Want From Me?, which the singer is said to be a little unsure about. He is reportedly concerned fans may think its referring to his marital problems in March he confessed to being unfaithful to his wife Emma Ferguson.
What Do You Want From Me? was in fact jointly written by Take That before news of the Marks infidelity broke.
The song was written before everything came about. It was written as an optimistic song and then, when everything happened, it took on a different connotation, he explained. (C) Cover Media