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I've Been Expecting You (Album) by Robbie Williams

Artist Biography For 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 Studio Album Life Thru A Lens Was Released In 1997 And Included His Signature Song "Angels". His Second Album I've Been Expecting You Featured The Songs "Millennium" And "She's The One" His First Number One Singles. His Discography Includes Seven UK No. 1 Singles And All But One Of His 14 Studio Albums Have Reached No. 1 In The UK. Six Of His Albums Are Among The Top 100 Biggest-Selling Albums In The UK With Two Of Them In The Top 60 And He Gained A Guinness World Record In 2006 For Selling 1.6 Million Tickets In A Single Day During His Close Encounters Tour. Williams Has Received A Record 18 Brit Awards Winning Best British Male Artist Four Times Outstanding Contribution To Music Twice An Icon Award For His Lasting Impact On British Culture Eight German ECHO Awards And Three MTV European Music Awards. In 2004 He Was Inducted Into The UK Music Hall Of Fame After Being Voted The Greatest Artist Of The 1990s. According To The British Phonographic Industry BPI He Has Been Certified For 20.2 Million Albums And 8.66 Million Singles In The UK As A Solo Artist. Five Of His Albums Have Also Topped The Australian Albums Chart And Has Sold 75 Million Records Worldwide Making Him One Of The Best-Selling Music Artists Of All Time. He Also Topped The 2000–2010 UK Airplay Chart. His Three Concerts At Knebworth In 2003 Drew Over 375 000 People The UK's Biggest Music Event To That Point. In 2014 He Was Awarded The Freedom Of His Hometown Of Stoke-On-Trent And Had A Tourist Trail Created And Streets Named In His Honour. Williams' Thirteenth Album XXV Was Released On 9 September 2022. After 15 Years Williams Rejoined Take That In 2010 To Co-Write And Perform Lead Vocals On Their Album Progress Which Became The Second-Fastest-Selling Album In UK Chart History And The Fastest-Selling Record Of The Century At The Time. The Subsequent Stadium Tour Which Featured Seven Songs From Williams' Solo Career Became The Biggest-Selling Concert In UK History When It Sold 1.34 Million Tickets In Less Than 24 Hours. In 2011 Take That Frontman Gary Barlow Confirmed That Williams Had Left The Band For A Second Time To Focus On His Solo Career Although He Stated That The Departure Was Amicable And That Williams Was Welcome To Rejoin Take That In The Future. Williams Has Since Performed With Take That On Three Separate Television Appearances And Collaborated With Barlow On A Number Of Projects Such As The West End Musical The Band.

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I've Been Expecting You Is The Second Album By Robbie Williams. The Most Successful Singles From It Were "Millennium" And "She's The One". The Album Was One Of The Best Selling Albums In The UK From 1998–1999 And To Date Has Sold Over 2.5 Million In The UK Alone Making It Williams Best Selling UK Album. It Sold A Total Of 5 Million Copies In Europe As Confirmed By The IFPI. I've Been Expecting You Was Ranked 91st In A 2005 Survey Held By British Television's Channel 4 To Determine The 100 Greatest Albums Of All Time. Williams And Chambers Started The Writing Process Of The Album In Jamaica In The Spring Of 1998. The Album Has Been Certified 10x Platinum In The UK. I've Been Expecting You Was Released In October 1998. It Debuted At No.1 On The UK Albums Chart And Went On To Become The UK's Best Selling Album For That Year. According To The BPI The Album Has Sold 2 563 106 Copies In The UK As Of June 2009 And Has Been Certified 10x Platinum For Shipments Of 3 Million Copies. It Is Williams' Best Selling Album In The Country And The 38th Best Selling Album In UK Music History. The Album Also Received Attention Outside The United Kingdom Particularly In Continental Europe And Latin America And Has Sold A Total Of Around 5 Million Copies Worldwide. The First Single "Millennium" Was Inspired By John Barry's Music From The James Bond Films. It Became Williams' First Solo Number-One Single In The United Kingdom When It Was Released In September 1998 Coincidentally Knocking All Saints From The Top Spot. Williams Commented That "Someone Had To Be Knocked Off And It May As Well Be The Wife" As Williams And Appleton Were Engaged At The Time. The Song Went On To Sell Over 400 000 Copies In The UK Being Certified Gold By The BPI In November 1998. The Song Also Became A Top Twenty Hit In Many European Countries As Well As In Latin America And Australia. The Second Single Was "No Regrets" Is A Collaboration With Pet Shop Boys' Singer Neil Tennant And The Divine Comedy's Neil Hannon. It Was Released In November 1998 Reaching Number-Four In The UK Singles Chart Backed With The Cover Of Adam And The Ants 1981 Hit "Antmusic". The Song Became A Substantial Hit Around The World And Went On To Sell Over 200 000 Copies In The United Kingdom Where It Was Certified Silver In October 2004 Almost Six Years After Its Original Release. The Third Single From The Album "Strong" Was Written In A Hotel In Cologne Germany Inspired By Some Of Williams' More Manic Admirers Whom He Admitted "scared The Living Daylights" Out Of Him. The Song Debuted At Number-Four In The United Kingdom And Number-Nine In New Zealand. The Track Became A Hit Peaking Within The Top Forty Around Europe And Many Other Countries Around The World. The Fourth Single "She's The One" Was A Cover Of The Karl Wallinger Track From His Album Egyptology And Was A Favourite Song Of Williams' After His Time In Rehab. Becoming His Second Number-One Hit In The United Kingdom The Song Went On To Win A Number Of Awards Around The World Including A BRIT Award For 'Single Of The Year' And A Capital Radio Award For 'Best Single'. The Single Was Released As A Double A-Side With "It's Only Us" The Official Theme For Sony's Playstation FIFA 2000. The Single Sold Over 400 000 Copies In The UK Alone And Was Certified Gold By The BPI In Early 2000. Williams Finished The Year With An Extensive European Tour In The Autumn Of 1999. In 1998 Robbie Williams Was Sued By Ludlow Publishing Over The Song "Jesus In A Camper Van" Because It Lifted Lyrics From The Loudon Wainwright III Song "I Am The Way" From His Album Attempted Mustache . The Lyric To "I Am The Way" Is As Follows Every Son Of God Has A Little Hard Luck Sometime Especially When He Goes Around Saying He's The Way. The Lyric To "Jesus In A Camper Van" Is Even The Son Of God Gets It Hard Sometimes Especially When He Goes Around Saying "I Am The Way." Williams Claimed That He Heard A Young Man Say The Line While In Rehab And Only Found That It Was A Line From Wainwright's Song After He Had Already Recorded "Jesus In A Camper Van". Williams' Agents Called Wainwright To Notify Him About This But Wainwright Had Little Say In The Matter "I Am The Way" Was A Parody Of The Woody Guthrie Song "New York Town" Ludlow Publishing Owned The Line's Copyright. In 2002 Ludlow Publishing Won The Lawsuit Receiving 25% Of The Income That "Jesus In A Camper Van" Garnered The Album Was Re-Issued Replacing "Jesus In A Camper Van" With "It's Only Us".