- rock, pop rock
- 45 min
- 12 tracks
- Chrysalis
Life thru a Lens is the debut solo album by English singer-songwriter Robbie Williams following his departure from Take That. Released on 29 September 1997 through Chrysalis Records, the album is influenced by Britpop, a departure from the poppier tone of the music Take That employed. The album's working name was The Show-Off Must Go On.
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Spare, classical in form, character-led and contemporary.
- sparerichly built
- classical in formformally daring
- character-ledplot-driven
- contemporarynostalgic
- gravecomic
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- AllMusic4.5/5 ★
- The Great Rock Discography7/10
- The Guardian3/5 ★
- Music Week5/5 ★
- NME7/10
- Paste7/10
- Smash Hits4/5 ★
- The Virgin Encyclopedia of Nineties Music4/5 ★
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Tracks
- 1Lazy Days3:54
- 2Life Thru a Lens3:07
- 3Ego a Go Go3:35
- 4Angels4:25
- 5South of the Border3:53
- 6Old Before I Die3:54
- 7One of God’s Better People3:34
- 8Let Me Entertain You4:21
- 9Killing Me3:56
- 10Clean3:55
- 11Baby Girl Window5:11
- 12Hello Sir1:32
12 tracks, 45 minutes.
About the album
- Artist
- Robbie Williams
- Label
- Chrysalis
- Released
- 1997
- Type
- Album
- Format
- CD
- Country
- VE
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