Robbie Williams coming back with new album with a little help from Ed Sheeran and The Killers
New record will feature collaborations with Ed Sheeran and Killers frontman Brandon Flowers
ROBBIE Williams has announced his first album in three years titled Heavy Entertainment Show – featuring collaborations with Ed Sheeran and The Killers frontman Brandon Flowers.
The record, which will be released on November 4, also includes duets with American singer-songwriters Rufus Wainwright and John Grant.
The title track, Heavy Entertainment Show, is already available to download after being heard in a 40-second trailer for the album on ITV this evening during the X Factor advert break.
The album is Robbie’s first since 2013’s Swing Both Ways, as well as his first to be released through Sony Music after The Sun revealed he had quit his old record label Universal to sign with the music giants.
It's his 11th studio album in total and his 19th including compilations and live records.
It follows a string of 11 UK chart-topping albums – a tally only matched by Elvis Presley.
Speaking about his comeback for the first time and explaining the album’s title, Robbie said: “I was musing over the phrase ‘light entertainment’ – all the huge TV shows from when I was a kid, 30 million people watching them, this huge shared experience of these moments called light entertainment.
“Sometimes it can be levelled at people in a bad way, but for me that’s heavy entertainment. That’s what I’m hoping to do with this album – to have a shared experience with millions of people though the medium of light entertainment…but on steroids.”
The album features songs co-written with British superstar Ed Sheeran, Brandon Flowers from The Killers, Grammy-winning songwriter Stuart Price and Robbie’s long-time collaborator Guy Chambers.
It also features a duet with Rufus Wainwright on Hotel Crazy and a duet with John Grant on I Don’t Want to Hurt You.
Music from the deceased composers Sergei Prokofiev and Serge Gainsbourg also feature on the record “from above”.
The regular version of the album features 11 tracks, including songs called Party Like A Russian, Motherf***er, Bruce Lee and Pretty Woman.
But a 16-track deluxe version of the album will also be available featuring a DVD of exclusive behind-the-scenes footage.
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The track-listing for Heavy Entertainment Show is as follows:
Heavy Entertainment Show
Party Like a Russian
Mixed Signals
Love My Life
Motherf***er
Bruce Lee
Sensitive
David's Song
Pretty Woman
Hotel Crazy (featuring Rufus Wainwright)
Sensational
The 16-track deluxe version will feature these five extra songs:
When You Know
Time on Earth
I Don't Want to Hurt You (duet with John Grant)
Best Intentions
Marry Me
— Check out my world exclusive interview with Robbie Williams in Tuesday's issue of The Sun.