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'''''Music Played by Humans''''' is the fifth solo studio album by British singer-songwriter [[Gary Barlow]]. The album was released by [[Polydor Records]] on 27 November 2020 and is Barlow's first solo album in seven years, following ''[[Since I Saw You Last]]'' in 2013. The album's lead single, "[[Elita (song)|Elita]]" features both [[Michael Bublé]] and [[Sebastián Yatra]], and was released on 30 September 2020. |
'''''Music Played by Humans''''' is the fifth solo studio album by British singer-songwriter [[Gary Barlow]]. The album was released by [[Polydor Records]] on 27 November 2020 and is Barlow's first solo album in seven years, following ''[[Since I Saw You Last]]'' in 2013. The album's lead single, "[[Elita (song)|Elita]]" features both [[Michael Bublé]] and [[Sebastián Yatra]], and was released on 30 September 2020. |
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The album debuted at the top of the [[UK Albums Chart]] dated 4 December 2020,<ref name="UK"/> becoming Barlow's third solo number-one album in the UK.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.officialcharts.com/chart-news/gary-barlow-scores-third-number-1-on-official-albums-chart-with-music-played-by-humans__31783/|title=Gary Barlow scores third Number 1 on Official Albums Chart with Music Played By Humans|publisher=[[Official Charts Company]]|last=Griffiths|first=George|date=4 December 2020| |
The album debuted at the top of the [[UK Albums Chart]] dated 4 December 2020,<ref name="UK"/> becoming Barlow's third solo number-one album in the UK.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.officialcharts.com/chart-news/gary-barlow-scores-third-number-1-on-official-albums-chart-with-music-played-by-humans__31783/|title=Gary Barlow scores third Number 1 on Official Albums Chart with Music Played By Humans|publisher=[[Official Charts Company]]|last=Griffiths|first=George|date=4 December 2020|accessdate=5 December 2020}}</ref> |
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== Background == |
== Background == |
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''Music Played by Humans'' is Barlow's first solo album since 2013's ''[[Since I Saw You Last]]'', and "sees [him] add a contemporary take to the orchestral and big band music he fell in love with as a child". The album includes songs recorded with an 80-piece orchestra, and was preceded by the Latin-inspired lead single "[[Elita (song)|Elita]]" featuring singers [[Michael Bublé]] and [[Sebastián Yatra]]. ''Music Played by Humans'' also includes collaborations with [[Beverley Knight]], [[Alesha Dixon]], [[Chilly Gonzales]], [[Barry Manilow]], [[Ibrahim Maalouf]], [[Avishai Cohen (bassist)|Avishai Cohen]] and [[James Corden]]. |
''Music Played by Humans'' is Barlow's first solo album since 2013's ''[[Since I Saw You Last]]'', and "sees [him] add a contemporary take to the orchestral and big band music he fell in love with as a child". The album includes songs recorded with an 80-piece orchestra, and was preceded by the Latin-inspired lead single "[[Elita (song)|Elita]]" featuring singers [[Michael Bublé]] and [[Sebastián Yatra]]. ''Music Played by Humans'' also includes collaborations with [[Beverley Knight]], [[Alesha Dixon]], [[Chilly Gonzales]], [[Barry Manilow]], [[Ibrahim Maalouf]], [[Avishai Cohen (bassist)|Avishai Cohen]] and [[James Corden]]. |
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Barlow was nearing completion on [[Take That]]'s [[Greatest Hits Live (Take That)|Greatest Hits Live]] tour in support of 2018's ''[[Odyssey (Take That album)|Odyssey]]'' when he envisioned the concept for the record, including "full orchestras, swing bands and string quartets", and more than 100 musicians in total. He told [[BBC News]]: "I went to Universal, the record company, and I said, 'Listen, I have got this idea but can I just record three songs? I don't mean demos, I want to put the orchestra on, I want to mix it, I want to get right down the road with three songs'. And so I did: Big string sections, brass sections, the whole thing. I really wanted to know that it was right. Then I played it to them and they just said, 'Listen, just go and finish the bloody thing. It's fantastic.'"<ref>{{Cite news|date=29 November 2020|title=Gary Barlow: 'I'm not as confident as I was at 21'|language=en-GB|work=[[BBC News]]|url=https://www.bbc.com/news/entertainment-arts-55091170| |
Barlow was nearing completion on [[Take That]]'s [[Greatest Hits Live (Take That)|Greatest Hits Live]] tour in support of 2018's ''[[Odyssey (Take That album)|Odyssey]]'' when he envisioned the concept for the record, including "full orchestras, swing bands and string quartets", and more than 100 musicians in total. He told [[BBC News]]: "I went to Universal, the record company, and I said, 'Listen, I have got this idea but can I just record three songs? I don't mean demos, I want to put the orchestra on, I want to mix it, I want to get right down the road with three songs'. And so I did: Big string sections, brass sections, the whole thing. I really wanted to know that it was right. Then I played it to them and they just said, 'Listen, just go and finish the bloody thing. It's fantastic.'"<ref>{{Cite news|date=29 November 2020|title=Gary Barlow: 'I'm not as confident as I was at 21'|language=en-GB|work=[[BBC News]]|url=https://www.bbc.com/news/entertainment-arts-55091170|accessdate=1 December 2020}}</ref> |
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== Singles == |
== Singles == |
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* "This Is My Time" was released as the album's third single on 13 November 2020. |
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==Reception== |
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''Music Played by Humans'' debuted at number one on the [[UK Albums Chart]], with sales of 46,406 units, earning Barlow his third number-one solo album.<ref>{{cite web|url= https://www.musicweek.com/analysis/read/charts-analysis-gary-barlow-bests-steps-in-albums-battle/082123|title=Charts analysis: Gary Barlow bests Steps in albums battle|website=Music Week|date=4 December 2020|accessdate=5 December 2020}}</ref> |
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== Track listing == |
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==Certifications== |
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{{Certification Table Entry|region=United Kingdom|region=United Kingdom|type=album|award=Silver|artist=Gary Barlow|title=Music Played By Humans|relyear=2020|certyear=2020|accessdate=December 11, 2020}} |
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== References == |
== References == |
Revision as of 14:49, 10 January 2021
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Released | 27 November 2020 | |||
Length | 50:26 | |||
Label | Polydor | |||
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Source | Rating |
GAFFA | [1] |
Belfast Telegraph | 8/10[2] |
The Telegraph | [3] |
Music Played by Humans is the fifth solo studio album by British singer-songwriter Gary Barlow. The album was released by Polydor Records on 27 November 2020 and is Barlow's first solo album in seven years, following Since I Saw You Last in 2013. The album's lead single, "Elita" features both Michael Bublé and Sebastián Yatra, and was released on 30 September 2020.
The album debuted at the top of the UK Albums Chart dated 4 December 2020,[4] becoming Barlow's third solo number-one album in the UK.[5]
Background
Music Played by Humans is Barlow's first solo album since 2013's Since I Saw You Last, and "sees [him] add a contemporary take to the orchestral and big band music he fell in love with as a child". The album includes songs recorded with an 80-piece orchestra, and was preceded by the Latin-inspired lead single "Elita" featuring singers Michael Bublé and Sebastián Yatra. Music Played by Humans also includes collaborations with Beverley Knight, Alesha Dixon, Chilly Gonzales, Barry Manilow, Ibrahim Maalouf, Avishai Cohen and James Corden.
Barlow was nearing completion on Take That's Greatest Hits Live tour in support of 2018's Odyssey when he envisioned the concept for the record, including "full orchestras, swing bands and string quartets", and more than 100 musicians in total. He told BBC News: "I went to Universal, the record company, and I said, 'Listen, I have got this idea but can I just record three songs? I don't mean demos, I want to put the orchestra on, I want to mix it, I want to get right down the road with three songs'. And so I did: Big string sections, brass sections, the whole thing. I really wanted to know that it was right. Then I played it to them and they just said, 'Listen, just go and finish the bloody thing. It's fantastic.'"[6]
Singles
- "Elita", featuring Michael Bublé and Sebastián Yatra, was released as the album's lead single on 30 September 2020.
- "Incredible" was released as the album's second single on 30 October 2020.
- "This Is My Time" was released as the album's third single on 13 November 2020.
Reception
Music Played by Humans debuted at number one on the UK Albums Chart, with sales of 46,406 units, earning Barlow his third number-one solo album.[7]
Track listing
No. | Title | Writer(s) | Producer(s) | Length |
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1. | "Who's Driving This Thing" |
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| 4:12 |
2. | "Incredible" | Barlow |
| 2:45 |
3. | "Elita" (featuring Michael Bublé and Sebastián Yatra) |
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| 3:30 |
4. | "The Big Bass Drum" | Barlow |
| 3:35 |
5. | "This Is My Time" | Barlow |
| 3:27 |
6. | "Enough Is Enough" (featuring Beverley Knight) | Barlow |
| 3:26 |
7. | "Bad Libran" |
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| 4:21 |
8. | "Eleven" (featuring Ibrahim Maalouf) | Barlow |
| 3:54 |
9. | "Before We Get Too Old" (featuring Avishai Cohen) |
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| 4:07 |
10. | "Supernatural" | Barlow |
| 3:32 |
11. | "Oh What a Day" (featuring Chilly Gonzales) | Barlow |
| 3:45 |
12. | "What Leaving's All About" (featuring Alesha Dixon) | Barlow |
| 3:02 |
13. | "The Kind of Friend I Need" (featuring James Corden) |
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| 4:03 |
14. | "I Didn't See That Coming" | Barlow |
| 2:47 |
Total length: | 50:26 |
No. | Title | Writer(s) | Producer(s) | Length |
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15. | "Let's Get Drunk" | Barlow |
| 4:31 |
16. | "The Day the World Stopped Turning" | Barlow |
| 3:52 |
17. | "You Make the Sun Shine" (featuring Barry Manilow) | Barlow |
| 3:08 |
18. | "Incredible" (Acoustic) | Barlow |
| 3:46 |
19. | "Incredible" (F9 Charleston Remix) | Barlow |
| 3:20 |
Total length: | 69:03 |
Charts
Chart (2020) | Peak position |
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Danish Albums (Hitlisten)[8] | 14 |
German Albums (Offizielle Top 100)[9] | 64 |
Irish Albums (OCC)[10] | 10 |
Scottish Albums (OCC)[11] | 1 |
Swiss Albums (Schweizer Hitparade)[12] | 88 |
UK Albums (OCC)[4] | 1 |
References
- ^ Bigband-Barlow holder (26 November 2020). "Album: Gary Barlow – Music Played By Humans". GAFFA. Retrieved 1 December 2020.
- ^ Farrow, Rachel (27 November 2020). "Albums of the week: From Steps to Smashing Pumpkins". The Belfast Telegraph. Retrieved 1 December 2020.
- ^ McCormick, Neil (25 November 2020). "Gary Barlow, Music Played by Humans, review: enough showstoppers to make Frank Sinatra turn green". The Daily Telegraph. Retrieved 1 December 2020.
- ^ a b "Official Albums Chart Top 100". Official Charts Company. Retrieved 5 December 2020.
- ^ Griffiths, George (4 December 2020). "Gary Barlow scores third Number 1 on Official Albums Chart with Music Played By Humans". Official Charts Company. Retrieved 5 December 2020.
- ^ "Gary Barlow: 'I'm not as confident as I was at 21'". BBC News. 29 November 2020. Retrieved 1 December 2020.
- ^ "Charts analysis: Gary Barlow bests Steps in albums battle". Music Week. 4 December 2020. Retrieved 5 December 2020.
- ^ "Danishcharts.dk – {{{artist}}} – {{{album}}}". Hung Medien. Retrieved 4 December 2020.
- ^ "Offiziellecharts.de – Gary Barlow – Music Played by Humans" (in German). GfK Entertainment Charts. Retrieved 4 December 2020.
- ^ "Official Irish Albums Chart Top 50". Official Charts Company. Retrieved 4 December 2020.
- ^ "Official Scottish Albums Chart Top 100". Official Charts Company. Retrieved 4 December 2020.
- ^ "Swisscharts.com – {{{artist}}} – {{{album}}}". Hung Medien. Retrieved 12 December 2020.