Gary Barlow’s last solo album, Twelve Months, Eleven Days, failed to make a real dent in the UK charts in 1999, but The X- Factor head judge and Take That frontman has relit his fire with this latest release. Opening with the jaunty Requiem, the 12-track album, with all songs written by Barlow, features Face To Face, a dancey duet with Sir Elton John, poignant ballad Jump, Americana-style More Than Life and toe-tapping track Small Town Girls. Barlow shows off his vocals in 6th Avenue with its rousing chorus and piano melodies, and goes emotional on Dying Inside.
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