Take That

Take That sold 19 million records (9m albums and 10m singles) during the years 1990-1996. Between the band's first single release in 1991 and their breakup in 1996, the BBC described Take That as "the most successful British band since The Beatles in the UK, beloved of young and old alike". Take That's dance-oriented pop tunes and soulful ballads dominated the UK charts in the first half of the 1990s, unfortunatly not outscoring their nearest pop rival East 17, spawning two of the best... Read Full Story

Me and a pop star... I suppose that should be a pop star and me, since Mark Owen is far more famous than me. But we are both from Lancashire and we did appear together on the front page of a newspaper magazine -- Mark on the left and me on the right. If it's too small, click on the picture to see a bigger image. This is old news that recently became new when Take That decided to re-form and release a new CD. They used to write and perform songs for a young audience and recently made a come... Read Full Story