Wonderland (Take That album)


Wonderland is the eighth studio album by English band Take That. It was released on 24 March 2017 through Polydor Records.

Background

On 22 October 2016 Take That announced the album and its release date along with the tour dates in support of it, which are due to start in May. It was also confirmed that Robbie Williams and Jason Orange would not be rejoining the band for the album and tour. The band worked with various producers on the album including Tony Hoffer, Stuart Price and Mike Crossey.

Critical reception

David Smyth from the London Evening Standard gave a positive three-star review, calling it "Enough to thrill the masses, and business as usual", and wrote: "Their eighth album overall feels like business as usual too, with a full sound, rich in arm waving choruses and blandly uplifting lyrics." Michael Cragg from The Guardian gave a mixed two-star review, calling Take That "The boyband equivalent of a Reliant Robin", and went on to write: "the overwhelming feeling is of an album made purely to justify taking the show around the arenas. While that's not exactly a new concept, the cynicism of the idea bleeds into the music, with most of the tracks built around cavernous, chant heavy choruses."

Promotion

Singles

"Giants" was released on 17 February 2017 as the first single and was produced by Mark Ralph. it peaked at 13 on the UK Singles Chart.
"New Day" was released on 5 May 2017 as the second single.

Tour

On 22 October 2016, Take That announced that they would embark on a UK arena and stadium tour in support of the album. The Wonderland Live tour began on 5 May 2017 in Birmingham, England at the Genting Arena and concluded on 22 November 2017, in Auckland, New Zealand, at The Trusts Arena.

Commercial performance

Wonderland debuted at number two on the UK Albums Chart with first week equivalent sales of 113,200 copies, giving Take That their eighth top five studio album. Held off the top spot by Ed Sheeran's ÷, it became Take That's first album not to reach number one since Take That & Party peaked at number two in 1992. It reached number three in Ireland and also peaked at two in Scotland.

Track listing

Personnel

Credits adapted from the liner notes.

Take That

Weekly charts

Year-end charts

Certifications