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everything you need to know about Take That The most successful British band since the Beatles, beloved of young and old alike. Their Hi-NRG rdance-pop tunes and soulful ballads dominated the English charts in the first half of the 90s. Which one did you fancy? Listen [in RealAudio] need audio help? If I Found Heaven from Greatest Hits (74321355582) It Only Takes A Minute from Greatest Hits (74321355582) Formed: 1990 Disbanded: 1996 I'm leaving the band to go and present the 'James Whale Show', it's going to be called the 'Robbie Whale Show'…everybody knows I'm big enough. Gary Barlow talks about songwriting and Robbie Williams jokes about his future, from a fan phone-in that took place in January 1993. within bbc.co.uk/music: Take That biography Take That albums Robbie Williams Profile Profiles A-Z elsewhere on bbc.co.uk: Take That Video Clips on TOTP Robbie rocks Radio 1 Owen Wins Celebrity Big Brother elsewhere on the web: Take That Appreciation fansite The BBC is not responsible for the content of external websites. TAKE THAT IN ONE MINUTE The band were originally put together to be the English answer to New Kids On The Block Legendary northern soul DJ and Hi-NRG innovator Ian Levine produced several of their early hits Prior to fame, Gary had played organ with Ken Dodd, and Robbie had a bit part in Brookside In 1992 they went on the 'Safe Sex' tour, backed by the Family Planning Association Mr Blobby knocked them off the Christmas #1 spot in 1993 When the band split up The Samaritans set up telephone help lines to counsel distraught fans related by time: New Kids On The Block biography East 17 biography George Michael profile related by location: Badly Drawn Boy profile related by genre: Pop news, reviews and listings The BBC is not responsible for the content of external websites. TAKE THAT GOOD RECORDINGS A GOOD READ Greatest Hits (1996, RCA) They're all here. Take That - After the Break-up, in Their Own Words (1998, Omnibus Press) What the boys did next. More Like This? Try the artists by A-Z page (listed by surname or group name) or find artists grouped by genre of music Artist Search: Search for profiles, biographies and discographies on 15 000 artists across all genres. Enter a name: Album Search Advanced Classical Search How to get about the Music site: Music: for all the latest happenings in the world of music Home | News | Reviews | Concerts/Gigs | TV/Radio More Music: delving a little deeper into the world around music Profiles | Features Search: If you're looking for a particular artist, composer, or group Try the search box to the right, or the Artist Profiles. Music » Artist Profiles All pictures are copyrighted - picture credits

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