- I've Been Expecting You
Infobox Album |
Name = I've Been Expecting You
Type =Album
Artist =Robbie Williams
Released =October 26 ,1998
Recorded = 1998
Genre =Pop rock ,Britpop
Length = 75:14
Label =Chrysalis Records
Producer =Guy Chambers ,Steve Power Mixed by =Steve Power .
Reviews =
*Allmusic Rating|4|5 [http://www.allmusic.com/cg/amg.dll?p=amg&sql=10:gbfyxq8jld6e~T1 link] |
Last album = "Life Thru a Lens "
(1997)
This album = "I've Been Expecting You"
(1998)
Next album = "The Ego Has Landed "
(1999)"I've Been Expecting You" is the second album by
Robbie Williams . The most successful singles from it were "Millennium" and "She's the One". The album was one of the best selling albums in the UK from 1998–1999 and to date has sold over 2.7 million in the UK alone making it Williams best selling UK album. It sold a further 5 million copies in Europe confirmed by the IFPI. I've Been Expecting You was ranked 91st in a 2005 survey held by British television's Channel 4 to determine the 100 greatest albums of all time. Williams and Chambers, started the writing process of the album inJamaica in the spring of 1998, Williams was in a relationship with All Saints band memberNicole Appleton , the album displayed a mix of different influences, namely to those closest to him.Track listing
# "Strong" – 4:39
# "No Regrets " – 5:09
# "Millennium" – 4:05
# "Phoenix From the Flames" – 4:02
# "Win Some Lose Some " – 4:18
# "Grace" – 3:14
# "Jesus In A Camper Van" – 3:39 (Replaced by "It's Only Us " (2:52) in 2002)
# "Heaven From Here" – 3:05
# "Karma Killer" – 4:26
# "She's the One" – 4:18
# "Man Machine" – 3:34
# "These Dreams" – 5:08
# "Stand Your Ground" - 2:59 (Hidden Track)
# "Stalker's Day Off (I've Been Hanging Around)" - 3:30 (Hidden Track)uccess
When the album, "I've Been Expecting You", was released in late October 1998, it debuted at number-one in the UK Albums Chart, becoming the years best selling album in the country. [ [http://rtl.musicbrigade.com/templates/ArtistPage____7326.aspx?View=4&ArtistID=5156 "I've Been Expecting You" the best selling album of 1998] ] This time, the album received more attention outside the United Kingdom, leaving its mark in the European and Latin American market.
"I've Been Expecting You" was a smash hit, selling almost 3 million copies in the United Kingdom alone being certified 10x Platinum by the BPI, [ [http://www.bpi.co.uk/platinum/platinumright.asp?rq=search_plat&r_id=31787 BPI Certification for "I've Been Expecting You"] ] becoming Williams' best selling album in the country and the 30th best selling album in UK Music History, worldwide, the album sold around 5 Million copies.
ingles
The first single, "Millennium", was inspired by John Barry's
James Bond music, the single became Williams' first solo number-one single in the United Kingdom when it was released in September of that year, coincidentally, knocking All Saints from the top spot, Williams commented "Someone had to be knocked off and it may as well be the wife" - Williams and Appleton were engaged at the time of the release of the single - the song went on to sell over 400,000 copies in the UK alone being certifiedGold by the BPI in November 1998, [ [http://www.bpi.co.uk/platinum/platinumright.asp?rq=search_plat&r_id=27847 BPI Certification for "Millennium"] ] the song also became a top twenty hit in many European countries, as well becoming a hit in Latin America andAustralia .The second single was "
No Regrets ", which became one of the most talked-about tracks from the album, due to its references of Williams'Take That days and also for being a collaboration withThe Pet Shop Boys ' singerNeil Tennant andThe Divine Comedy 'sNeil Hannon , the single was released in November of 1998, reaching number-four in the UK Singles Chart, backed with the cover ofAdam & The Ants , "Antmusic", the song became a substantial hit around the world, the single went on to sell over 200,000 copies in the United Kingdom being certifiedSilver in October 2004, almost four years after its original release. [ [http://www.bpi.co.uk/platinum/platinumright.asp?rq=search_plat&r_id=31788 BPI Certification for "No Regrets"] ]The third single from the album, "Strong" came at a busy time, it was written in a Hotel in
Cologne ,Germany , inspired by some of Robbie's more manic admirers who, he admitted, "scared the living daylights" out of him, the song debuted at number-four in the United Kingdom and number-nine inNew Zealand the track became a hit peaking within the top forty aroundEurope and many other countries around the world.The fourth single, "
She's The One ", a cover ofKarl Wallinger from his album "Egyptology", was a favourite song of Williams after his time in rehab. It became his second number-one hit in the United Kingdom and scored a top three place in the New Zealand, the song went on to win a number of awards around the world, including a BRIT Award for 'Single of the Year' and a Capital Radio Award for 'Best Single'. The single was released as adouble a-side with "It's Only Us", the official theme forSony 'sPlaystation FIFA 2000. The single became a massive success selling over 400,000 copies in the UK alone being certified Gold by the BPI in early 2000. [ [http://www.bpi.co.uk/platinum/platinumright.asp?rq=search_plat&r_id=28709 BPI Certification for "She's The One"/"It's Only Us"] ] Williams finished the year with an extensiveEurope an Tour in the autum of 1999.Lawsuit
In 1998, Robbie Williams was sued by Ludlow Publishing over the song "
Jesus in a Camper Van" because it lifted lyrics from theLoudon Wainwright III song "I am the Way" (from his album Attempted Mustache). The lyric to "I am the Way" is as follows::Every
son of God has a little hard luck sometime, especially when he goes around saying he's the way.The lyric to "Jesus in a
Camper van " is::Even the son of God gets it hard sometimes, especially when he goes around saying, "I am the way."
Robbie Williams claimed that he heard a young man say the line while in rehab and only found that it was a line from Wainwright's song after he had already recorded "Jesus in a Camper Van". Williams' agents called Wainwright to notify him about this, but Wainwright had little say in the matter; "I am the Way" was a parody of the
Woody Guthrie song "New York Town", Ludlow Publishing owned the line's copyright.In 2002, Ludlow Publishing won the law suit, receiving 25% of the income that "Jesus in a Camper Van" garnered, the album was re-issued replacing "Jesus in a Camper Van" with "It's Only Us".
Certifications, Peaks & Sales
References
succession box
before = "Quench" byThe Beautiful South
"" byGeorge Michael
"You've Come a Long Way, Baby " byFatboy Slim
title = UK number one album
years =November 7 1998 –November 13 1998 January 16 1999 –January 22 1999 February 20 1999 –February 27 1999
after = "The Best of 1980–1990 " byU2
"You've Come a Long Way, Baby " byFatboy Slim
"Talk on Corners " byThe Corrs
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