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Gary Barlow (born January 20 , 1971 in Frodsham , Cheshire ) is a British Singer , Songwriter , Bandleader and Producer . He was one of the most successful songwriters of the 1990s, penning no less than 16 hit singles during the decade. His career began as Kurtis Rush, releasing a single "''Love is in the Air''" in 1990. TAKE THAT ... AND PARTY See Also: Take That Barlow was generally recognised as the musical talent behind the successful boy band Take That. This UK group were signed to RCA records and after a number of top 40 hits eventually secured their first Number 1 with Barlow's "''Pray''". Previous hits included ''"A Million Love Songs"'' and ''"It Only Takes A Minute"''. Prior to joining Take That Barlow endured a five year stint as a roadie for the Beatles. The band issued four albums between 1992 and 1996. The debut set was entitled "Take That ... and Party" in 1992; see 1992 In Music . The following year saw the release of '''"Everything Changes"'''. Their third outing, which was to be their last studio album '''"Nobody Else"''' came in 1995; see 1995 In Music . A Greatest Hits collection followed. Barlow was reputedly less happy when other band members sung the lead vocals on songs. However, he remained the songwriter, and the hits kept on coming with the likes of ''"Back For Good"'' (yet another #1 in the UK and a Top 10 U.S. hit) and ''"Everything Changes"''. The song "Back For Good" caused some controversy because rumors surfaced that Barry Gibb in fact wrote this song but agreed to credit Barlow if he would arrange that Take That would cover a Beegees song (How Deep is your Love was covered). In a 2001 interview Robin Gibb stated this information was false and no such agreement was ever made. Barlow had indeed written this great song himself. GOING SOLO In 1996 , Take That split up and Barlow went solo, and his first release, ''"Forever Love"'', was an immediate number one hit in the UK. His next album, Open Road, also went to the top of the chart, as did his second solo single ''"Love Won't Wait"'' written by Madonna and Shep Pettibone . The Remix was produced by Junior Vasquez . The original demo remains one of many Unreleased Madonna Songs . He also topped the United States Adult Contemporary music charts with ''"So Help Me Girl"'', which was also a top 20 hit in the UK. Another single (the album's title cut) ''"Open Road"'' reached #7 in the UK. Barlow performed at the first two annual Capital FM hosted "Party in the park" events in London 's Hyde Park , in both 1998 and 1999 . SECOND CAREER An unsuspected backlash came in the very late 1990s , when the media (who had just been declaring him as the greatest songwriter of current times) turned their backs on Barlow. The press staged a battle between Barlow and his former bandmate, Robbie Williams after his single ''"Angels"'' was a hit. With little support from both the press and radio, Barlow was not in much of a position to compete. (Williams made fun of the missing success of the allegedly more talented Barlow in a hidden track at the end of his record ''Escapology'' in 2002 , singing "Where has Gary Barlow gone?"). Barlow quit his career as a singer, with his final single remaining unreleased, he returned to songwriting and producing, writing hits including ''"Lost Without You"'' by Delta Goodrem . Since this time, Barlow has married (Dawn Andrews) and now has two children, a son Daniel (born 2000) and a daughter Emily (born 2002). In a 2005 television documentary on Take That, ''Take That... for the Record'', Williams retracted his previous taunting of Barlow, and claimed that he would swap all of his current success for Barlow's happy family life. Barlow is now company president of True North Music Company. He has also worked with Elton John , Donny Osmond and Christina Aguilera amongst others. DISCOGRAPHY Solo Albums
# "Love Won't Wait" (4:17) (Madonna/S. Pettibone) # "So Help Me Girl" (4:29) (H. Perdew/A. Spooner) # "My Commitment" (4:48) (G. Barlow/D. Warren) # "Hang On In There Baby" (3:39) (J. W. Bristol) # "Are You Ready Now" (4:19) (G. Barlow) # "Everything I Ever Wanted" (3:32) (G. Barlow) # "I Fall So Deep" (4:02) (L. Loftin/M. Gustafsson/A. Powers) # "Lay Down For Love" (5:33) (G. Barlow/R. Stannard/M. Rowbottom) # "Forever Love" (4:50) (G. Barlow) # "Never Knew" (3:50) (G. Barlow) # "Open Road" (4:23) (G. Barlow) # "Always" (3:32) (G. Barlow)
# "For All That You Want" (3:36) (G. Barlow/M. Martin/K. Lundin) # "Arms Around Me" (3:50) (G. Barlow/P. Vettese) # "Lie To Me" (5:30) (G. Barlow) # "Fast Car" (4:45) (G. Barlow) # "Stronger" (3:40) (G. Barlow/G. Gouldman) # "All That I've Given Away" (4:30) (G. Barlow) # "Wondering" (3:43) (G. Barlow) # "Don't Need A Reason" (4:35) (G. Barlow) # "Before You Turn Away" (4:35) (G. Barlow) # "Walk" (5:20) (G. Barlow) # "Nothing Feels The Same" (4:05) (G. Barlow) # "Yesterday's Girl" (6:54) (G. Barlow) # "Lie To Me" (edit from dat) (4:04) (G. Barlow) Chart positions are for the UK. SOLO SINGLES
Barlow's very first solo single (July 1996) UK: #1 Germany: #5 France: #27 Australia: #8
UK: #1 Germany: #78 Australia: #25
UK: #11 Germany: #35 Australia: #38
UK: #7 Germany: #63 Australia: #38
released only in the Netherlands in November 1997
The sixth and final single from the Open Road album released in Europe in April 1998 Germany: #69
UK: #16 Germany: #73
UK: #24 Germany: #94 The song 'for all that you want' was originally recorded and released as 'Superhero' and released in the USA only in 1998. Gary's first ever single to be released in the States as a solo artist was "So Help Me Girl", which reached 44 on the Billboard Hot 100 Singles Chart and Number 1 on both the Billboard Adult Contemporary and Radio & Record Play (R&R) charts. = Links =
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