Odyssey (Take That album)

Odyssey
Greatest hits album by
Take That
Released23 November 2018 (2018-11-23)
GenrePop, pop rock, dance-pop, alternative rock
Length101:50
LabelPolydor
Take That chronology
Wonderland
(2017) 		Odyssey
(2018) 		Odyssey: Greatest Hits Live
(2019)
Singles from Odyssey
  1. "Pray (Odyssey version)"
    Released: 21 September 2018
  2. "Out of Our Heads"
    Released: 11 October 2018

Odyssey is a greatest hits album by English band Take That. It was released on 23 November 2018 by Polydor Records. The collection features songs "re-imagined with new arrangements and production" by Stuart Price.[1] Odyssey also includes three new tracks—"Out of Our Heads", "Spin", and "Everlasting".[2] Odyssey debuted at number one on the UK Albums Chart, becoming the band's eighth number-one album and the fastest selling album by an artist of 2018, selling over 100,000 copies in its first week.[3]

Background

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As well as being mixed by Stuart Price, the album includes interview snippets throughout featuring all five Take That members. Gary Barlow stated the time of the standard greatest hits is "over" as fans can get all of an artist's songs online already, so the band wanted to release a different kind of collection.[4] The album also features appearances from Barry Gibb and Boyz II Men.[5]

In an interview with The Daily Telegraph about the album, Barlow stated; "If I could be bold, I don't give a shit whether the new album's a hit or not. [...] Even if it's a flop, we're still going to go on tour next year and play to 600,000 people."[6]

Reception

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Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
Clash7/10[7]
Evening Standard[8]

In a positive review for Clash, Chloe Waterhouse notes that the album stands to "entertain their older fans as intended, and rejuvenate classics which add a pleasing new layer to their sound".[7] Andre Paine, writing for the Evening Standard, said it was "shameless nostalgia that suggests [Take That's] legacy is in safe hands".[8]

Track listing

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Disc 1
No.TitleWriter(s)Producer(s)Length
1."Greatest Day" (Odyssey mix)
4:22
2."It Only Takes a Minute" (Odyssey mix)
Nigel Wright3:20
3."These Days" (Odyssey mix)
  • Barlow
  • Donald
  • Owen
  • Jamie Norton
  • Ben Mark
Greg Kurstin3:37
4."Could It Be Magic" (Odyssey version)
3:20
5."Everything Changes" (Odyssey version)
2:48
6."Travel Interlude"
  • Barlow
  • Donald
  • Owen
Price0:21
7."Out of Our Heads"
  • Barlow
  • Donald
  • Owen
Price2:52
8."A Million Love Songs" (Odyssey mix)Barlow
  • Levine
  • Griffin
  • Shanks
4:17
9."Sure" (Odyssey mix)
3:43
10."Love Ain't Here Anymore" (featuring Boyz II Men) (Odyssey version)BarlowPrice3:58
11."Spin"
  • Barlow
  • Donald
  • Owen
  • Norton
  • Mark
  • Price
  • Norton
3:35
12."Cry" (with Sigma) (Odyssey mix)
Sigma3:27
13."Said It All" (Odyssey mix)
Shanks5:10
14."How Deep Is Your Love" (featuring Barry Gibb) (Odyssey version)
Price3:06
Disc 2
No.TitleWriter(s)Producer(s)Length
1."Let's Do It Again Interlude"
  • Barlow
  • Donald
  • Orange
  • Owen
Price1:34
2."Patience" (Odyssey mix)
  • Barlow
  • Donald
  • Orange
  • Owen
  • Shanks
Shanks3:34
3."The Flood" (Odyssey mix)
  • Barlow
  • Donald
  • Orange
  • Owen
  • Williams
Price5:02
4."Back for Good" (Odyssey mix)Barlow
  • Chris Porter
  • Barlow
3:57
5."Get Ready for It" (Odyssey alt intro)
  • Barlow
  • Donald
  • Owen
  • Robson
Shanks4:06
6."Everlasting"
3:49
7."Giants" (Odyssey mix)
  • Barlow
  • Donald
  • Owen
  • Norton
  • Mark
Mark Ralph3:59
8."Shine" (Odyssey alt intro)
  • Barlow
  • Donald
  • Orange
  • Owen
  • Robson
Shanks4:04
9."Never Forget" (Odyssey mix)Barlow
5:25
10."Relight My Fire" (featuring Lulu) (Odyssey version)Dan Hartman
5:15
11."Babe" (Odyssey version)Barlow
  • Price
  • Jonathan Wales
  • Steve Jervier[b]
  • Paul Jervier[b]
4:24
12."Pray" (Odyssey version)Barlow
  • Price
  • Wales
  • Jervier[b]
  • Jervier[b]
3:40
13."Rule the World" (Odyssey version)
  • Barlow
  • Donald
  • Orange
  • Owen
4:54

Notes

  • ^[a] signifies an additional producer
  • ^[b] signifies a vocal producer

Charts

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Weekly charts

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Chart (2018) Peak
position
Australian Albums (ARIA)[9] 63
Austrian Albums (Ö3 Austria)[10] 55
Belgian Albums (Ultratop Flanders)[11] 42
Belgian Albums (Ultratop Wallonia)[12] 102
Dutch Albums (Album Top 100)[13] 85
German Albums (Offizielle Top 100)[14] 18
Irish Albums (IRMA)[15] 3
Italian Albums (FIMI)[16] 80
Japanese Albums (Oricon)[17] 248
Scottish Albums (OCC)[18] 1
Spanish Albums (PROMUSICAE)[19] 54
Swiss Albums (Schweizer Hitparade)[20] 45
UK Albums (OCC)[21] 1

Year-end charts

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Chart (2018) Position
UK Albums (OCC)[22] 11
Chart (2019) Position
UK Albums (OCC)[23] 44

Certifications

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Region Certification Certified units/sales
United Kingdom (BPI)[25] Platinum 300,000[24]

References

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  1. ^ "Take That announce greatest hits album and tour". Official Charts Company.
  2. ^ "Listen to Take That's new single Out Of Our Heads". Official Charts Company.
  3. ^ Copsey, Rob (30 November 2018). "Take That score the fastest selling artist album of 2018 as Odyssey shifts over 100,000 copies". Official Charts Company. Retrieved 1 December 2018.
  4. ^ Sutherland, Mark (19 November 2018). "'It just felt right': Team Take That talk Odyssey collection". Music Week. Retrieved 23 November 2018.
  5. ^ Warner, Sam (11 October 2018). "Listen to a brand new song from Take That as they unveil what songs will be on new greatest hits album". Digital Spy. Retrieved 23 November 2018.
  6. ^ McCormick, Neil (22 November 2018). "Take That interview: 'We don't really care if the new album is a hit or not'". The Daily Telegraph. Retrieved 24 November 2018.
  7. ^ a b Waterhouse, Chloe (23 November 2018). "Take That - Odyssey". Clash. Retrieved 24 November 2018.
  8. ^ a b Paine, Andre (23 November 2018). "Albums of the week: Rita Ora, Take That, Cliff Richard and David Attenborough". Evening Standard. Retrieved 24 November 2018.
  9. ^ "ARIA Chart Watch #501". auspOp. 1 December 2018. Archived from the original on 1 December 2018. Retrieved 1 December 2018.
  10. ^ "Ö3 Austria Top40: Longplay-Charts – Ö3 Charts". Ö3 Austria Top 40. Retrieved 6 December 2018.
  11. ^ "Ultratop.be – Take That – Odyssey" (in Dutch). Hung Medien. Retrieved 1 December 2018.
  12. ^ "Ultratop.be – Take That – Odyssey" (in French). Hung Medien. Retrieved 1 December 2018.
  13. ^ "Dutchcharts.nl – Take That – Odyssey" (in Dutch). Hung Medien. Retrieved 1 December 2018.
  14. ^ "Offiziellecharts.de – Take That – Odyssey" (in German). GfK Entertainment Charts. Retrieved 30 November 2018.
  15. ^ "Irish Albums Chart: 30 November 2018". Irish Recorded Music Association. Retrieved 1 December 2018.
  16. ^ "Album – Classifica settimanale WK 48 (dal 2018-11-23 al 2018-11-29)" (in Italian). Federazione Industria Musicale Italiana. Retrieved 1 December 2018.
  17. ^ "Oricon Archive -=ロビー・ウィリアムスのアルバム売上ランキング" (in Japanese). Oricon. Retrieved 4 December 2021.
  18. ^ "Official Scottish Albums Chart Top 100". Official Charts Company. Retrieved 1 December 2018.
  19. ^ "Top 100 Albumes – Semana 48: del 23.11.2018 al 29.11.2018" (in Spanish). Productores de Música de España. Retrieved 5 December 2018.
  20. ^ "Swisscharts.com – Take That – Odyssey". Hung Medien. Retrieved 5 December 2018.
  21. ^ "Official Albums Chart Top 100". Official Charts Company. Retrieved 1 December 2018.
  22. ^ "End of Year Album Chart Top 100 – 2018". Official Charts Company. Retrieved 4 January 2019.
  23. ^ "End of Year Album Chart Top 100 – 2019". Official Charts Company. Retrieved 4 January 2020.
  24. ^ "Official Chart Company". Official Charts Company. 30 November 2018. Retrieved 30 November 2018.
  25. ^ "British album certifications – Take That – Odyssey". British Phonographic Industry.
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