Take That

Fact Sheet

Musical genre:	Boy band
City	Manchester, England, UK
Years active	1991-

Take That was a boy band which originated in Manchester, England. The band released its first single in 1991 and broke up in 1996. Members included songwriter Gary Barlow, Mark Owen, Howard Donald, Jason Orange, and Robbie Williams, who left the band to follow a solo career in 1995. Take That had a total of eight number one hits in the UK singles chart.

Their first album, "Take That and Party," was released in 1992. Notable single releases from this album included "It Only Takes a Minute" and "Could it be Magic"

"Nobody Else", their 1995 album, included the single releases "Never Forget" and "Back For Good" and was followed by the "Greatest Hits"-Compilation in 1996 which they already released as a four-piece band.

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