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A bit puzzling, really. Robbie is on tour and still releasing singles off "Intensive Care". He's not playing ANY new songs on tour and yet he is expected to release a whole new album this autumn.

Something tells me that this is not going to be a "regular" Robbie Williams album.

I heard that Rob rapped some of Rudebox impromtu stylee at his Amsterdam gig the other week.

Since he really took off in a big way with 1999's Ive Been Expecting You, EMI have released some sort of RW album every year without fail. He's the label's biggest cash cow so they will want to have the autumn market in the bag for him yet again.

Though I see "1974" more of an interesting "project" like Swing When You're Winning. Still amazed there was only one single from that, and not featured on the Greatest Hits either, despite being a No.1.

I hate the fact that this PSB collaboration means I have to actually go in a record shop and buy a Robbie Williams album. I might send the girlfriend in!

joncool5 wrote:I hate the fact that this PSB collaboration means I have to actually go in a record shop and buy a Robbie Williams album. I might send the girlfriend in!

I hope you bought No Regrets, young man!

Interesting that Chicken Lips and Riton are mentioned as remixers. Should be good if true.

Dipso wrote:

joncool5 wrote:I hate the fact that this PSB collaboration means I have to actually go in a record shop and buy a Robbie Williams album. I might send the girlfriend in!

I hope you bought No Regrets, young man!

Yeah i did actually and "Let me Entertain You" from a charity shop.

Burj wrote:But Janet, I thought you were born 27.12.46 My, you do look old for your age then.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Janet_Street-Porter

Is JSP that old ??????????

*updated*

So far it seems these are all included on the '1974' album (out Sept 11?) then:
1.Rudebox (new single out Sept 4)
2.Lovelight
3.The Actor
4.The 80's
5.The 90's
6.Kiss Me (cover of Stephen Tintin Duffy's 80s hit)
7.King Of Bongo (cover of 1991 Euro hit by Manu Chao & Mano Negra)
8.We're The Pet Shop Boys (cover produced by PSB)
9.She's Madonna (duet with/produced by PSB)
10. Louise (cover of Human League 80s hit)

Two of the tracks feature current hot chick Lily Allen (daughter of Fat Les's Keith) to boot.

Here's RW rapping some of Rudebox in the dressing room for Soccer Aid:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nSUBzS9V ... ccer%20aid

Second single is Lovelight

Do we know if Lovelight is the ABBA track or a new one?

Was hoping She's Madonna might be the second single.

Here's original Duran Duran Stephen Duffy and the video to Kiss Me (produced by Stephen Hague) in 1985, though I've always prefered the original version in 1983 when he was just Tintin.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KhGA_W9lCI0

There is also a Human League cover of Louise to add to that list

Blimey, what an overload of 80s-related tracks on this album - not that I'm really complaining.

Louise (Human League, 1984) http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XIPNBIwqZNY
Rudebox (samples Sly & Robbie's Boops!, 1986)
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vUolbjGYP40
Kiss Me (TinTin, 1983) http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KhGA_W9lCI0
The 80s
She's Madonna (made her name in the 80s)
We're The Pet Shop Boys (made their name in the 80s)
And if Lovelight is indeed the ABBA cover then that was released not far off, in 1979, and King Of Bongo recorded 1990/1991.http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7KwPUoz-vNo

Don't forget all the tracks won't make the final album..... he's done at least 16 tracks....and they won't all make it. Some no doubt will appear as b sides etc.

It's full of stupid covers! I hate covers. I expected more from Robbie.

To be fair, this album, 1974, has been put together very quickly, in less than six months. RW was busy promoting Intensive Care then went on a major tour which is still going.

I guess RW is one of those artists that isn't able to write much on the road. Not when there's so many groupies and parties to go to...