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''Progressed'' is the first
extended play An extended play record, usually referred to as an EP, is a musical recording that contains more tracks than a single but fewer than an album or LP record.
by British band
Take That Take That are an English pop group formed in Manchester in 1990. The group currently consists of Gary Barlow, Howard Donald and Mark Owen. The original line-up also featured Jason Orange and Robbie Williams. Barlow is the group's lead singe ...
. The collection was released on 10 June 2011 and features eight previously unreleased tracks packaged alongside Take That's sixth studio album, ''
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''. It was preceded by the lead single " Love Love" on 11 May. One more single, " When We Were Young", was released from the EP.


Background

Initially it was believed that
Robbie Williams Robert Peter Williams (born 13 February 1974) is an English singer and songwriter. He found fame as a member of the pop group Take That from 1990 to 1995, and achieved commercial success after launching a solo career in 1996. His debut stud ...
would rejoin Take That in a short term capacity for the album ''
Progress Progress is the movement towards a refined, improved, or otherwise desired state. In the context of progressivism, it refers to the proposition that advancements in technology, science, and social organization have resulted, and by extension wi ...
'' which debuted at number 1 in the UK and achieved similar success across Europe, and the subsequent record breaking
Progress Live Progress Live was the eighth concert tour by British pop group Take That. The tour, sponsored by Samsung, supported their sixth studio album, ''Progress'' as they visited major cities in the UK and Europe. It was the first tour to feature all f ...
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".


Critical reception

''Progressed'' received positive reviews from
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upon its release. Simon Gage of the ''
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'' praised the new material and awarded it 5 stars stating that it is "essential listening" whilst commenting that "there has been a full-bodied love affair between Take That and the British public for so long it’s difficult to imagine them ever putting a foot wrong." Nick Levine of
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Music similarly reviewed the album positively, concluding that the collection is "a fine ''Progress''-complementing EP from the 10-legged national treasure." ''
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'' 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" whilst '' Q'' believed it was "a bold step to add to the biggest selling album of the year but one that ultimately pays off". Gavin Martin of the ''
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'' reviewed the new material positively, opining that "from the trad Barlow ballad setting of 'When We Were Young' through the evolutionary electro of 'Man', the new songs successfully extend the original album's balancing act between dignified nostalgia and commercially crafted experimentation." ''
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'' 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." Lewis Corner of
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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."


Track listing


Personnel

Adapted from liner notes.


Musicians

*
Gary Barlow Gary Barlow (born 20 January 1971) is an English singer, songwriter, record producer, and television personality. He is the lead singer of the British pop group Take That. Barlow is one of the United Kingdom's most successful songwriters, havi ...
– keyboards, programming * Karl Brazil – drums (tracks 1, 3, 4) *
Stephen Lipson Stephen J. Lipson (born 16 March 1954) is an English record producer, audio engineer, guitarist and songwriter. As a record producer, he has worked with many artists including Annie Lennox, Propaganda, Act, Frankie Goes to Hollywood, Will Youn ...
– mandolin (track 1) * Ben Mark – guitar (track 1, 3, 5, 7) *
Stuart Price Stuart David Price (born 9 September 1977) is an English electronic musician, DJ, songwriter, and record producer known for his work with artists including Madonna, Dua Lipa, The Killers, New Order, Kylie Minogue, DMA's, Example, Take ...
– bass guitar (tracks 1–3, 5, 7), guitar (1, 7, 8), keyboards, programming * London Studio Orchestra –
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(tracks 1, 4, 6, 8) * Perry Montague-Mason (tracks 1, 4, 8), Everton Nelson (6) –
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Production

* Stuart Price – producer,
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* Dave Emery – assistant mixing engineer (track 6) * Ryan Carline –
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* Noah Goldstein, Mike Houge, Andrew Kitchen, Ghian Wright – assistant engineers *
Will Malone Wil Malone (born 1952, in Hornsey, North London) is a British music producer and arranger, who has worked with artists including Black Sabbath, Iron Maiden, Todd Rundgren, The Verve, Massive Attack, Depeche Mode and Italian rocker Gianna Nann ...
– strings
arranger In music, an arrangement is a musical adaptation of an existing composition. Differences from the original composition may include reharmonization, melodic paraphrasing, orchestration, or formal development. Arranging differs from orches ...
and conductor * Perry Montague-Mason – orchestra contractor and supervisor * Richard Lancaster – string engineer * Tim Young –
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Charts


Weekly charts

* A In certain territories, ''Progressed'' charted in conjunction with ''Progress'' under the same title.


Year-end charts


Release history


References

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