From the album 'The Ego Has Landed' by Robbie Williams on Napster. TRY NOW Software Browse Login Livingroom Try Now. Home / Music / Rock / Adult Alternative Track. Angels Robbie Williams. Play on Napster. Angels Robbie Williams. Play on Napster. Released: Jan 1999 Label: Capitol Records. Provided to YouTube by Universal Music Group Lazy Days Robbie Williams The Ego Has Landed ℗ 1997 Universal Island Records, a division of Universal Music Operations Limited Released on: 2002.
Review by Stephen Thomas Erlewine
Robbie Williams was an international superstar at the end of the millennium, a recognizable icon in all countries but one -- the United States. Traditionally, this is a problem for British superstars who are able to amass a large global following but are hard-pressed to break down the doors to America for a variety of reasons, many of which are inexplicable. For Williams, it was because his records weren't released in the U.S., probably because his former band, Take That, never developed into a commercial powerhouse in America. Once the group split, conventional wisdom suggested that lead singer Gary Barlow would become the star, but after Williams delivered back-to-back smashes (Life Thru a Lens, I've Been Expecting You), he seemed like the genuine star. It was time for America to become acquainted with the lovable rock & roll rascal, hence the brilliantly titled The Ego Has Landed. Containing six songs from Life and eight from I've Been, The Ego Has Landed isn't a perfect compilation, but it's not half-bad either. Since it's culled from just two records, it doesn't have great momentum or pacing, but it does contain a very good cross section of his two albums, leaning a little toward the mid-tempo and ballad side. The pacing is a little off, but the songs are there: the clever showmanship of 'Let Me Entertain You,' the endearingly silly 'Old Before I Die,' the crooning 'No Regrets,' the propulsive 'Man Machine,' and 'Millennium,' Williams' bid for sampadelic hipness -- everything that illustrates why he is a perfect post-alternative, post-Brit-pop, post-ironic pop star. [The Australian edition is just like the American edition except it replaces 'Phoenix From the Flames' with 'Jesus in a Camper Van.']
Title/Composer | Performer | Time | Stream |
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1 | 03:52 | ||
2 | John Barry / Leslie Bricusse / Guy Chambers / Robbie Williams | 04:04 | |
3 | 05:11 | ||
4 | Guy Chambers / Robbie Williams | 04:37 | |
5 | 04:25 | ||
6 | Guy Chambers / Robbie Williams | 04:18 | |
7 | 04:22 | ||
8 | Guy Chambers / Loudon Wainwright III / Robbie Williams | 03:38 | |
9 | 03:53 | ||
10 | Guy Chambers / Robbie Williams | 03:58 | |
11 | 03:37 | ||
12 | 04:18 | ||
13 | 04:28 | ||
14 | Guy Chambers / Robbie Williams | 15:02 |