Open Road
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The solo debut album of the former member of the highly successful British boy band Take That, Gary Barlow. Released in 1997 under BMG International, Open Road became a huge success and the single So Help Me Girl made its way to the top spot in the Adult Contemporary charts in the US.
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About
Open Road released six singles off this album where five of it went to the top ten and top twenty UK album charts. His cover of the original country version of So Help Me Girl reached number 44 on the Billboard Hot 100 Singles Chart and Number 1 on the Billboard Adult Contemporary Charts. Other chart topping singles includes, Forever Love, Love Won't Wait, the title track Open Road and Hang On In There Baby.
Tracks
| Track | Title | Duration |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Love Won't Wait | 4:01 |
| 2 | So Help Me Girl | 4:25 |
| 3 | My Commitment | 3:35 |
| 4 | Hang on in There Baby | 4:30 |
| 5 | Are You Ready Now | 4:22 |
| 6 | Everthing I Ever Wanted | 4:30 |
| 7 | I Fall So Deep | 3:30 |
| 8 | Lay Down for Love | 3:58 |
| 9 | Forever Love | 5:33 |
| 10 | Never Know | 3:49 |
| 11 | Open Road | 4:38 |
| 12 | Always | 4:03 |
Chart Toppers
| Year | Single | UK | Germany | France | Australia | Switzerland |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1996 | Forever Love | #1 | #5 | #7 | #7 | #5 |
| 1997 | Love Won't Wait | #1 | #78 | #16 | #23 | ~ |
| So Help Me Girl** | #11 | #35 | ~ | #36 | ~ | |
| Open Road | #7 | #63 | ~ | #38 | ~ | |
| 1998 | Hang On In There Baby | #12 | #69 | ~ | ~ | ~ |
- Gary Barlow's first ever single to be released in the US as a solo artist that reached 44 on the Billboard Hot 100 Singles Chart and Number 1 on both the Billboard Adult Contemporary and Radio & Record Play (R&R) charts.
Credits
Performance Credits
Gary Barlow Primary Artist, Piano, Background Vocals, Primary Artist
David Foster Keyboards
Michael Thompson Guitar
Jeanie Tracy Background Vocals
Joey Diggs Background Vocals
Nick Foster Keyboards
Paul Gendler Guitar
Sandy Griffith Background Vocals
Phillip Ingram Background Vocals
Dean Parks Guitar
Claytoven Richardson Background Vocals
Marc Russo Tenor Saxophone
Dan Shea Keyboards
Wil Wheaton Background Vocals
Walter Afanasieff Synthesizer, Bass, Drums, Keyboards, Hammond Organ
Mike Rose Keyboards, Background Vocals
Max Martin Background Vocals
Esbjörn Öhrwall Guitar
Milton Macdonald Guitar
Andreas Carlsson Background Vocals
Absolute Multi Instruments
Technical Credits
David Foster Arranger, Producer
Greg Calbi Mastering
Clive Davis Executive Producer
Felipe Elgueta Engineer
Nick Foster Programming, Producer, Remixing
Simon Franglen Programming
David Gleeson Engineer
Steve Lipson Producer
Manny Marroquin Engineer
Grant Mitchell Arranger, Programming, Producer
Heff Moraes Engineer
Joe Moskowitz Programming
Chris Porter Producer
Dan Shea Programming
Ren Swan Engineer
Junior Vasquez Producer
Walter Afanasieff Programming, Producer
Mike Rose Programming, Producer, Remixing
Gary Barlow Producer
Christopher Stern Art Direction
Kristian Lawing Producer
Max Martin Producer
Tim Willis Engineer
Absolute Producer
Simon Willis Producer
Trivia
- Madonna wrote the number one single off this album Love Won't Wait.
Shop
- Find this CD on Amazon
Reviews
Pouring out all his heart in this album by penning most of the songs, Gary Barlow has proven his talent way back in his Take That years and even in this album Open Road. Beautifully crafted songs, great vocals. No wonder why it became successful not only in the UK but also in the US market as well. --Raine 19 December 2006 10:00 PDT
External Links
Categories: Album | Pop
