Still got it: Robbie Williams is returning to eclectic pop on his 11th album
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Andre Paine4 November 2016
Often disparaged as a mere entertainer rather than a serious songwriter, Robbie Williams embraces that distinction on his 11th album.
It’s big, brash and with a roll call of collaborators who can just about contain his wayward personality.
Guy Chambers, his former co-writer who returned to the fold in 2013, is back with credits including the title track.
But Williams doesn’t rely on him as he once did — a member of Snow Patrol does the job on Love My Life, while Ed Sheeran, The Killers and Rufus Wainwright also lend a hand.
Perhaps the highlight, though, is the raucous M***********, an Oasis pastiche elevated to a fervent anthem for Williams’s young family. He’s still got it.
(Columbia)
