Robbie Williams celebrates 25 years of his solo career with new album 'XXV', released by Columbia Records / Sony Music.
The album features countless Robbie Williams hit singles and fan favourites, re-arranged by Jules Buckley, Guy Chambers and Steve Sidwell and recorded with the renowned Metropole Orkest in Holland.
'XXV' is available on CD (standard and deluxe), vinyl and cassette. Alongside the album announcement, the new version of 'Angels' was revealed.
Both the standard and deluxe editions of the album include the all-new 'Lost', a moving song in the classic style of Robbie Williams with heartbreaking lyrics, piano and powerful strings.
The deluxe edition of the album will contain three more brand new songs titled 'Disco Symphony', 'More Than This' and 'The World And Her Mother'.
After his massive success with Take That, Robbie Williams began his solo career 25 years ago in 1997 with the release of his first album, 'Life Thru A Lens' and quickly became known for his mix of great songs , exciting live performances and a charming and entertaining personality that earned him more fans around the world.
Life Thru A Lens was the first album in Robbie Williams' solo career to reach No. 1 in the UK and the album's hit singles included on 'XXV' are 'Let Me Entertain You', which was accompanied by an iconic black and white music video featuring Robbie wearing a bejeweled jumpsuit and monochrome make-up, and the legendary 'Angels' , which launched Robbie internationally as a solo artist and remains his best-selling song to date.
The new album also includes 'Millennium', Robbie Williams' first solo single to reach No. 1 in the UK, the Top 10 hits "Strong" and "No Regrets", and the second No. 1 UK hit, 'She's The One'. All the songs were included on the 1998 album 'I've Been Expecting You'.
From 2000's 'Sing When You're Winning' album, 'XXV' includes 'Supreme', the duet with Kylie Minogue on 'Kids', 'Rock DJ', which gained a breakthrough video and 'The Road To Mandalay'.
Other hits to be found on 'XXV' include 'Feel' and 'Come Undone', which appeared in 2002 on Robbie Williams' fifth consecutive UK No.1 album 'Escapology', as well as 'Candy' , which reached No.1 in the UK in 2012.
Robbie Williams said: “I am so excited to announce my new album 'XXV', which celebrates many of my favorite songs from the last 25 years. Each song has a special place in my heart, so it was really exciting to record them again with Metropole Orkest. I can't wait for you all to hear it."
'XXV' is another huge milestone in the illustrious career of one of the world's most distinguished artists.
Robbie Williams has 6 of the 100 highest selling albums in UK history, has sold 80 million albums worldwide, has 14 singles that went to No. 1 of the charts and 18 BRIT Awards, the most of any artist in music history.
His other UK No.1 albums include swing cover 'Swing When You're Winning', 2016's 'The Heavy Entertainment Show' and most recently 'The Christmas Present', released in 2019 and gave Robbie Williams his 13th UK No.1 album to equal Elvis Presley's record for the most UK No.1 albums by a solo artist.
All Robbie Williams albums that have dominated the No. 1 charts across both his solo career and his run with Take That is 17, a number that ranks him in the top three names of all time with the most No. 1 in their entire discography.
Robbie Williams has also raised £60million to date for charity as co-founder of Soccer Aid for UNICEF since 2006 and this month launched his first art collection with Ed Godrich, entitled 'Black and White Paintings'. which was hosted at a Sotheby's exhibition.
