Never Forget – The Ultimate Collection

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Never Forget – The Ultimate Collection
Greatest hits album by
Take That
Released14 November 2005 (2005-11-14)
Recorded1990–1995, 2005
Genre
Length72:11
LabelRCA
Producer
Take That chronology
Greatest Hits
(1996) 		Never Forget – The Ultimate Collection
(2005) 		Beautiful World
(2006)

Never Forget – The Ultimate Collection is the third greatest hits album by English boy band Take That. It was released on 14 November 2005, nearly ten years after their initial split. It has sold over 2.36 million copies in the UK since release.[1]

Background and release[edit]

Never Forget – The Ultimate Collection was released to coincide with the ITV1 documentary Take That: For the Record, in which band members Gary Barlow, Howard Donald, Jason Orange, Mark Owen and Robbie Williams aired their views over their fame, success, the split and what the post-Williams line-up had done since.[2] The launch of the album took place at the Coronet Cinema in Notting Hill, London on 14 November 2005, the same day as the album's release. Williams did not make an appearance at the launch as he had chosen not to take part in the band's reunion. Owen said: "It would have been great to have had Robbie here tonight, but we were really glad he was involved in the documentary. I know Rob left early, but our memory is of us as a five, and I wouldn't have liked it if it was just us four."[2]

The album contains 16 of the band's 18 singles, excluding their debut single, "Do What U Like", and the internationally released "Sunday to Saturday", as well as three bonus recordings. One of the bonus recordings, "Today I've Lost You", was recorded especially for the album after it was originally scrapped in 1995. "Relight My Fire" was remixed, and was due to be issued as a single to promote the release of the album, but it was withdrawn just two days before its initial release date. All editions of the album feature the same track listing.

A DVD was released at the same time.[3]

Critical reception[edit]

In a highly positive review, The Guardian's Marc Burrows called the album "18 tracks of brilliance".[4]

Commercial performance[edit]

The album sold 90,000 copies in its first week, peaking at number 2 on the UK Albums Chart behind Confessions on a Dance Floor by Madonna.[5] It has been certified as 8× Platinum in the UK and has sold 2.36 million copies.[1] Since its release, the album spent 218 weeks in the UK Top 100.[6]

Track listing[edit]

Standard edition
No.TitleWriter(s)Producer(s)Length
1."Never Forget" (single mix) (from Nobody Else, 1995)Gary Barlow
6:24
2."Back for Good" (from Nobody Else)Barlow
  • Barlow
  • Chris Porter
4:02
3."How Deep Is Your Love" (from Greatest Hits, 1996)
3:42
4."Pray" (from Everything Changes, 1993)Barlow
  • Jonathan Wales
  • Paul Jervier
  • Steve Jervier
3:45
5."Relight My Fire" (featuring Lulu) (from Everything Changes)Dan Hartman
4:10
6."Everything Changes" (radio edit) (from Everything Changes)
  • Barlow
  • Cary Baylis
  • Eliot Kennedy
  • Mike Ward
  • Kennedy
  • Ward
3:35
7."Babe" (return remix) (from Everything Changes)Barlow
  • Wales
  • P. Jervier
  • S. Jervier
  • Porter (remix)
  • Dave Clayton (remix)
4:51
8."Sure" (from Nobody Else)
  • Brothers in Rhythm
  • Barlow
3:41
9."It Only Takes a Minute" (from Take That & Party, 1992)
  • Denis Lambert
  • Brian Potter
Nigel Wright3:48
10."A Million Love Songs" (from Take That & Party)Barlow
3:54
11."Could It Be Magic" (Rapino Radio Mix) (from Take That & Party)
3:31
12."Why Can't I Wake Up with You" (from Everything Changes)Barlow
  • Wales
  • P. Jervier
  • S. Jervier
3:39
13."Love Ain't Here Anymore" (US version) (from Nobody Else US edition; original version from Everything Changes)BarlowPorter4:09
14."I Found Heaven" (from Take That & Party)
  • Griffin
  • Levine
  • Griffin
  • Levine
4:03
15."Promises" (from Take That & Party)
Pete Hammond3:36
16."Once You've Tasted Love" (from Take That & Party)BarlowDuncan Bridgeman3:44
17."Pray" (live in Berlin, Germany, 1994)Barlow
  • Wales
  • P. Jervier
  • S. Jervier
5:16
18."Relight My Fire" (featuring Lulu) (Elemental remix)Hartman
  • Negro
  • Livingstone
  • Elemental (remix)
  • Lee Dagger (remix)
  • Marc JB (remix)
3:49
19."Today I've Lost You" (previously unreleased, 2005)BarlowPorter3:07
DVD: Never Forget: The Ultimate Video Collection
No.TitleWriter(s)Producer(s)Length
1."Never Forget"Barlow
  • Brothers in Rhythm
  • James
  • Steinman (remix)
6:24
2."Back for Good"Barlow
  • Barlow
  • Porter
4:02
3."How Deep Is Your Love"
  • B. Gibb
  • R. Gibb
  • M. Gibb
  • Barlow
  • Donald
  • Orange
  • Owen
  • Porter
3:42
4."Pray"Barlow
  • Wales
  • P. Jervier
  • S. Jervier
3:45
5."Relight My Fire" (featuring Lulu)Hartman
  • Negro
  • Livingstone
4:10
6."Everything Changes"
  • Barlow
  • Baylis
  • Kennedy
  • Ward
  • Kennedy
  • Ward
3:35
7."Babe"Barlow
  • Wales
  • P. Jervier
  • S. Jervier
  • Porter (remix)
  • Clayton (remix)
4:51
8."Sure"
  • Barlow
  • Owen
  • Williams
  • Brothers in Rhythm
  • Barlow
3:41
9."It Only Takes a Minute"
  • Lambert
  • Potter
Wright3:48
10."A Million Love Songs"Barlow
  • Griffin
  • Levine
3:54
11."Could It Be Magic"
  • Manilow
  • Anderson
  • Griffin
  • Levine
  • The Rapino Brothers (remix)
3:31
12."Why Can't I Wake Up with You"Barlow
  • Wales
  • P. Jervier
  • S. Jervier
3:39
13."Love Ain't Here Anymore"Barlow
  • Wales
  • P. Jervier
  • S. Jervier
3:49
14."I Found Heaven"
  • Griffin
  • Levine
  • Griffin
  • Levine
4:03
15."Promises"
Hammond3:36
16."Once You've Tasted Love" (from Take That & Party)BarlowBridgeman3:48
17."It Only Takes a Minute" (live at Wembley Arena, London, England, 1993)
  • Lambert
  • Potter
 3:48
18."A Million Love Songs" (live in Manchester, England, 1994)Barlow 3:48
19."Why Can't I Wake Up with You" (live in Manchester, England, 1994)Barlow 4:12
20."Pray" (live at Wembley Arena, London, England, 1993)
  • Lambert
  • Potter
 3:45
21."Love Ain't Here Anymore" (live in Manchester, England, 1994)Barlow 3:49
22."Sure" (live in Manchester, England, 1994)
  • Barlow
  • Owen
  • Williams
 4:12
23."Beatles Medley" ("I Wanna Hold Your Hand"/"A Hard Day's Night"/"She Loves You"/"I Feel Fine"/"Get Back"/"Hey Jude") (live in Manchester, England, 1994)
 4:12
24."Back for Good" (live at the 1995 Brit Awards)Barlow 4:02
25."On The Road" (unseen footage & photo gallery)Barlow 4:02

Charts[edit]

Certifications[edit]

Region Certification Certified units/sales
Germany (BVMI)[22] Gold 100,000‡
Ireland (IRMA)[23] 3× Platinum 45,000^
United Kingdom (BPI)[24] 8× Platinum 2,400,000‡
Summaries
Europe (IFPI)[25] 2× Platinum 2,000,000*

* Sales figures based on certification alone.
^ Shipments figures based on certification alone.
‡ Sales+streaming figures based on certification alone.

Release history[edit]

Region Date Label Cat. no
United Kingdom (Slipcase Edition) 14 November 2005 RCA 82876748522[26]
Europe 21 November 2005
Japan 22 February 2006 BMG BVCM-31185[27]
United Kingdom (Standard Edition) 27 November 2007 RCA 82876748522[26]
United Kingdom ("Girls Night In" Edition) 14 January 2008
Europe ("Girls Night In" Edition) 7 April 2008

References[edit]

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