Never Forget – The Ultimate Collection

Never Forget – The Ultimate Collection
Never Forget – The Ultimate Collection
Greatest hits album by Take That
Released	14 November 2005
Recorded	1990–1995, 2005
Genre	Pop; dance; R&B;
Length	72:11
Label	RCA
Producer	Gary Barlow; Cary Baylis; Mark Beswick; Duncan Bridgeman; Brothers in Rhythm; Billy Griffin; Peter Hammond; Ray Hedges; Dave James; Paul Jervier; Steve Jervier; Eliot Kennedy; Ian Levine; Andrew Livingstone; Joey Negro; Chris Porter; Jim Steinman; Jonathan Wales; Nigel Wright; Dave Clayton; Howard Donald; Jason Orange; Mark Owen;
Take That chronology

Never Forget – The Ultimate Collection is the third greatest hits album by English boy band Take That. It was released on 14 November 2005, nearly ten years after their initial split. It has sold over 2.36 million copies in the UK since release.^[1]

Background and release

Never Forget – The Ultimate Collection was released to coincide with the ITV1 documentary Take That: For the Record, in which band members Gary Barlow, Howard Donald, Jason Orange, Mark Owen and Robbie Williams aired their views over their fame, success, the split and what the post-Williams line-up had done since.^[2] The launch of the album took place at the Coronet Cinema in Notting Hill, London on 14 November 2005, the same day as the album's release. Williams did not make an appearance at the launch as he had chosen not to take part in the band's reunion. Owen said: "It would have been great to have had Robbie here tonight, but we were really glad he was involved in the documentary. I know Rob left early, but our memory is of us as a five, and I wouldn't have liked it if it was just us four."^[2]

The album contains 16 of the band's 18 singles, excluding their debut single, "Do What U Like", and the internationally released "Sunday to Saturday", as well as three bonus recordings. One of the bonus recordings, "Today I've Lost You", was recorded especially for the album after it was originally scrapped in 1995. "Relight My Fire" was remixed, and was due to be issued as a single to promote the release of the album, but it was withdrawn just two days before its initial release date. All editions of the album feature the same track listing.

A DVD was released at the same time.^[3]

Critical reception

In a highly positive review, The Guardian's Marc Burrows called the album "18 tracks of brilliance".^[4]

Commercial performance

The album sold 90,000 copies in its first week, peaking at number 2 on the UK Albums Chart behind Confessions on a Dance Floor by Madonna.^[5] It has been certified as 8× Platinum in the UK and has sold 2.36 million copies.^[1] Since its release, the album spent 218 weeks in the UK Top 100.^[6]

Track listing

Standard edition
No.	Title	Writer(s)	Producer(s)	Length
1.	"Never Forget" (single mix) (from Nobody Else, 1995)	Gary Barlow	Brothers in Rhythm Dave James Jim Steinman (remix)	6:24
2.	"Back for Good" (from Nobody Else)	Barlow	Barlow Chris Porter	4:02
3.	"How Deep Is Your Love" (from Greatest Hits, 1996)	Barry Gibb Robin Gibb Maurice Gibb	Barlow Howard Donald Jason Orange Mark Owen Porter	3:42
4.	"Pray" (from Everything Changes, 1993)	Barlow	Jonathan Wales Paul Jervier Steve Jervier	3:45
5.	"Relight My Fire" (featuring Lulu) (from Everything Changes)	Dan Hartman	Joey Negro Andrew Livingstone	4:10
6.	"Everything Changes" (radio edit) (from Everything Changes)	Barlow Cary Baylis Eliot Kennedy Mike Ward	Kennedy Ward	3:35
7.	"Babe" (return remix) (from Everything Changes)	Barlow	Wales P. Jervier S. Jervier Porter (remix) Dave Clayton (remix)	4:51
8.	"Sure" (from Nobody Else)	Barlow Owen Robbie Williams	Brothers in Rhythm Barlow	3:41
9.	"It Only Takes a Minute" (from Take That & Party, 1992)	Denis Lambert Brian Potter	Nigel Wright	3:48
10.	"A Million Love Songs" (from Take That & Party)	Barlow	Billy Griffin Ian Levine	3:54
11.	"Could It Be Magic" (Rapino Radio Mix) (from Take That & Party)	Barry Manilow Adrienne Anderson	Griffin Levine The Rapino Brothers (remix)	3:31
12.	"Why Can't I Wake Up with You" (from Everything Changes)	Barlow	Wales P. Jervier S. Jervier	3:39
13.	"Love Ain't Here Anymore" (US version) (from Nobody Else US edition; original version from Everything Changes)	Barlow	Porter	4:09
14.	"I Found Heaven" (from Take That & Party)	Griffin Levine	Griffin Levine	4:03
15.	"Promises" (from Take That & Party)	Barlow Graham Stack	Pete Hammond	3:36
16.	"Once You've Tasted Love" (from Take That & Party)	Barlow	Duncan Bridgeman	3:44
17.	"Pray" (live in Berlin, Germany, 1994)	Barlow	Wales P. Jervier S. Jervier	5:16
18.	"Relight My Fire" (featuring Lulu) (Elemental remix)	Hartman	Negro Livingstone Elemental (remix) Lee Dagger (remix) Marc JB (remix)	3:49
19.	"Today I've Lost You" (previously unreleased, 2005)	Barlow	Porter	3:07

DVD: *Never Forget: The Ultimate Video Collection*
No.	Title	Writer(s)	Producer(s)	Length
1.	"Never Forget"	Barlow	Brothers in Rhythm James Steinman (remix)	6:24
2.	"Back for Good"	Barlow	Barlow Porter	4:02
3.	"How Deep Is Your Love"	B. Gibb R. Gibb M. Gibb	Barlow Donald Orange Owen Porter	3:42
4.	"Pray"	Barlow	Wales P. Jervier S. Jervier	3:45
5.	"Relight My Fire" (featuring Lulu)	Hartman	Negro Livingstone	4:10
6.	"Everything Changes"	Barlow Baylis Kennedy Ward	Kennedy Ward	3:35
7.	"Babe"	Barlow	Wales P. Jervier S. Jervier Porter (remix) Clayton (remix)	4:51
8.	"Sure"	Barlow Owen Williams	Brothers in Rhythm Barlow	3:41
9.	"It Only Takes a Minute"	Lambert Potter	Wright	3:48
10.	"A Million Love Songs"	Barlow	Griffin Levine	3:54
11.	"Could It Be Magic"	Manilow Anderson	Griffin Levine The Rapino Brothers (remix)	3:31
12.	"Why Can't I Wake Up with You"	Barlow	Wales P. Jervier S. Jervier	3:39
13.	"Love Ain't Here Anymore"	Barlow	Wales P. Jervier S. Jervier	3:49
14.	"I Found Heaven"	Griffin Levine	Griffin Levine	4:03
15.	"Promises"	Barlow Graham Stack	Hammond	3:36
16.	"Once You've Tasted Love" (from Take That & Party)	Barlow	Bridgeman	3:48
17.	"It Only Takes a Minute" (live at Wembley Arena, London, England, 1993)	Lambert Potter		3:48
18.	"A Million Love Songs" (live in Manchester, England, 1994)	Barlow		3:48
19.	"Why Can't I Wake Up with You" (live in Manchester, England, 1994)	Barlow		4:12
20.	"Pray" (live at Wembley Arena, London, England, 1993)	Lambert Potter		3:45
21.	"Love Ain't Here Anymore" (live in Manchester, England, 1994)	Barlow		3:49
22.	"Sure" (live in Manchester, England, 1994)	Barlow Owen Williams		4:12
23.	"Beatles Medley" ("I Wanna Hold Your Hand"/"A Hard Day's Night"/"She Loves You"/"I Feel Fine"/"Get Back"/"Hey Jude") (live in Manchester, England, 1994)	John Lennon Paul McCartney		4:12
24.	"Back for Good" (live at the 1995 Brit Awards)	Barlow		4:02
25.	"On The Road" (unseen footage & photo gallery)	Barlow		4:02

Charts

Weekly charts

Weekly chart performance for *Never Forget – The Ultimate Collection*
Chart (2005–2007)	Peak position
Australian Albums (ARIA)^[7]	72
Belgian Albums (Ultratop Flanders)^[8]	76
European Albums Chart^[9]	14
German Albums (Offizielle Top 100)^[10]	91
Irish Albums (IRMA)^[11]	12
Scottish Albums (OCC)^[12]	4
Swiss Albums (Schweizer Hitparade)^[13]	73
Taiwanese Albums (G-Music)^[14]	9
UK Albums (OCC)^[15]	2

Year-end charts

Year-end chart performance for *Never Forget – The Ultimate Collection*
Chart (2005)	Position
UK Albums (OCC)^[16]	19
Chart (2006)	Position
UK Albums (OCC)^[17]	52
Chart (2007)	Position
UK Albums (OCC)^[18]	35
Chart (2008)	Position
UK Albums (OCC)^[19]	52
Chart (2009)	Position
UK Albums (OCC)^[20]	77
Chart (2010)	Position
UK Albums (OCC)^[21]	88
Chart (2011)	Position
UK Albums (OCC)^[22]	82

Decade-end charts

Decade-end chart performance for *Never Forget – The Ultimate Collection*
Chart (2000–2009)	Position
UK Albums (OCC)	32

Certifications


Region	Certification	Certified units/sales
Germany (BVMI)^[23]	Gold	100,000^‡
Ireland (IRMA)^[24]	3× Platinum	45,000^{^}
United Kingdom (BPI)^[25]	8× Platinum	2,400,000^‡
Summaries
Europe (IFPI)^[26]	2× Platinum	2,000,000^*
^* Sales figures based on certification alone. ^{^} Shipments figures based on certification alone. ^‡ Sales+streaming figures based on certification alone.

Release history

Region	Date	Label	Cat. no
United Kingdom (Slipcase Edition)	14 November 2005	RCA	82876748522^[27]
Europe	21 November 2005	RCA	82876748522^[27]
Japan	22 February 2006	BMG	BVCM-31185^[28]
United Kingdom (Standard Edition)	27 November 2007	RCA	82876748522^[27]
United Kingdom ("Girls Night In" Edition)	14 January 2008
Europe ("Girls Night In" Edition)	7 April 2008

References

^ ^a ^b Myers, Justin (12 July 2016). "Greatest of the greatest? The Top 10 biggest hits collections revealed". Official Charts Company. Retrieved 15 July 2016.
^ ^a ^b "Robbie misses Take That reunion". 15 November 2005. Retrieved 3 July 2023.
^ "Take That Never Forget - The Ultimate Collection UK DVD (340947)". eil.com.
^ Burrows, Marc (20 November 2013). "Why a greatest hits album can be the band's greatest". The Guardian. ISSN 0261-3077. Retrieved 3 July 2023. In the 90s, Take That released three really patchy pop records. In 2006, they gave us Never Forget: The Ultimate Collection and it's 18 tracks of brilliance.
^ Sexton, Paul (24 November 2005). "Madonna Floors Euro Chart Rivals". Billboard. Retrieved 11 April 2017.
^ "Take That: Artist Chart History". Official Charts Company. Retrieved 24 April 2020.
^ Ryan, Gavin (2011). Australia's Music Charts 1988–2010 (PDF ed.). Mt Martha, Victoria, Australia: Moonlight Publishing. p. 274.
^ "Ultratop.be – Take That – Never Forget – The Ultimate Collection" (in Dutch). Hung Medien. Retrieved 1 April 2017.
^ "Hits of the World - Eurochart". Billboard. Nielsen Business Media, Inc. 3 December 2005. p. 54. Retrieved 25 July 2012.
^ "Longplay-Chartverfolgung at Musicline" (in German). Musicline.de. Phononet GmbH. Retrieved 1 April 2017.
^ "Irish-charts.com – Discography Take That". Hung Medien. Retrieved 20 October 2022.
^ "Official Scottish Albums Chart Top 100". Official Charts Company. Retrieved 1 April 2017.
^ "Swisscharts.com – Take That – Never Forget – The Ultimate Collection". Hung Medien. Retrieved 1 April 2017.
^ "Western Weekly Top 20, Week 49, 2005" (in Chinese). G-Music.com. Retrieved 18 December 2024. Click Western Music and scroll to 2005, Week 49.
^ "Official Albums Chart Top 100". Official Charts Company. Retrieved 1 April 2017.
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^ "End of Year Album Chart Top 100 – 2006". Official Charts Company. Retrieved 15 October 2021.
^ "End of Year Album Chart Top 100 – 2007". Official Charts Company. Retrieved 15 October 2021.
^ "End of Year Album Chart Top 100 – 2008". Official Charts Company. Retrieved 15 October 2021.
^ "End of Year Album Chart Top 100 – 2009". Official Charts Company. Retrieved 22 October 2021.
^ "End of Year Album Chart Top 100 – 2010". Official Charts Company. Retrieved 18 November 2021.
^ "End of Year Album Chart Top 100 – 2011". Official Charts Company. Retrieved 11 May 2021.
^ "Gold-/Platin-Datenbank (Take That; 'Never Forget - The Ultimate Collection')" (in German). Bundesverband Musikindustrie. Retrieved 10 December 2022.
^ "The Irish Charts - 2007 Certification Awards - Multi Platinum". Irish Recorded Music Association.
^ "British album certifications – Take That – Never Forget - The Ultimate Collection". British Phonographic Industry. Retrieved 1 April 2017.
^ "IFPI Platinum Europe Awards – 2008". International Federation of the Phonographic Industry.
^ ^a ^b "Take That Never Forget - The Ultimate Collection UK CD album (CDLP) (340945)". eil.com.
^ "Never Forget-Ultimate Collection". 22 February 2006 – via Amazon.

[UK_sales-1] Myers, Justin (12 July 2016). "Greatest of the greatest? The Top 10 biggest hits collections revealed". Official Charts Company. Retrieved 15 July 2016.

[bbc-2] "Robbie misses Take That reunion". 15 November 2005. Retrieved 3 July 2023.

[3] "Take That Never Forget - The Ultimate Collection UK DVD (340947)". eil.com.

[4] Burrows, Marc (20 November 2013). "Why a greatest hits album can be the band's greatest". The Guardian. ISSN 0261-3077. Retrieved 3 July 2023. In the 90s, Take That released three really patchy pop records. In 2006, they gave us Never Forget: The Ultimate Collection and it's 18 tracks of brilliance.

[5] Sexton, Paul (24 November 2005). "Madonna Floors Euro Chart Rivals". Billboard. Retrieved 11 April 2017.

[6] "Take That: Artist Chart History". Official Charts Company. Retrieved 24 April 2020.

[7] Ryan, Gavin (2011). Australia's Music Charts 1988–2010 (PDF ed.). Mt Martha, Victoria, Australia: Moonlight Publishing. p. 274.

[ac_Flanders_Take_That-8] "Ultratop.be – Take That – Never Forget – The Ultimate Collection" (in Dutch). Hung Medien. Retrieved 1 April 2017.

[Billboard3Dec-9] "Hits of the World - Eurochart". Billboard. Nielsen Business Media, Inc. 3 December 2005. p. 54. Retrieved 25 July 2012.

[ac_Germany_Take_That-10] "Longplay-Chartverfolgung at Musicline" (in German). Musicline.de. Phononet GmbH. Retrieved 1 April 2017.

[ac_Ireland2_Take_That-11] "Irish-charts.com – Discography Take That". Hung Medien. Retrieved 20 October 2022.

[ac_Scotland_-12] "Official Scottish Albums Chart Top 100". Official Charts Company. Retrieved 1 April 2017.

[ac_Switzerland_Take_That-13] "Swisscharts.com – Take That – Never Forget – The Ultimate Collection". Hung Medien. Retrieved 1 April 2017.

[14] "Western Weekly Top 20, Week 49, 2005" (in Chinese). G-Music.com. Retrieved 18 December 2024. Click Western Music and scroll to 2005, Week 49.

[ac_UK2_-15] "Official Albums Chart Top 100". Official Charts Company. Retrieved 1 April 2017.

[16] "End of Year Albums 2005". Official Charts Company. Retrieved 1 August 2011.

[17] "End of Year Album Chart Top 100 – 2006". Official Charts Company. Retrieved 15 October 2021.

[18] "End of Year Album Chart Top 100 – 2007". Official Charts Company. Retrieved 15 October 2021.

[19] "End of Year Album Chart Top 100 – 2008". Official Charts Company. Retrieved 15 October 2021.

[20] "End of Year Album Chart Top 100 – 2009". Official Charts Company. Retrieved 22 October 2021.

[21] "End of Year Album Chart Top 100 – 2010". Official Charts Company. Retrieved 18 November 2021.

[22] "End of Year Album Chart Top 100 – 2011". Official Charts Company. Retrieved 11 May 2021.

[GermanyTake_ThatNever_Forget_-_The_Ultimate_CollectionalbumCertRef-23] "Gold-/Platin-Datenbank (Take That; 'Never Forget - The Ultimate Collection')" (in German). Bundesverband Musikindustrie. Retrieved 10 December 2022.

[IrelandTake_ThatNever_Forget_-_The_Ultimate_CollectionalbumCertRef-24] "The Irish Charts - 2007 Certification Awards - Multi Platinum". Irish Recorded Music Association.

[United_KingdomTake_ThatNever_Forget_-_The_Ultimate_CollectionalbumCertRef-25] "British album certifications – Take That – Never Forget - The Ultimate Collection". British Phonographic Industry. Retrieved 1 April 2017.

[EuropeTake_ThatGreatest_HitsalbumCertRef-26] "IFPI Platinum Europe Awards – 2008". International Federation of the Phonographic Industry.

[eil.com-27] "Take That Never Forget - The Ultimate Collection UK CD album (CDLP) (340945)". eil.com.

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Studio albums	Take That & Party Everything Changes Nobody Else Beautiful World The Circus Progress III Wonderland This Life
Other albums	The Greatest Day – Take That Present: The Circus Live Progressed Progress Live
Compilation albums	Greatest Hits The Best of Take That Forever... Greatest Hits Never Forget – The Ultimate Collection The Platinum Collection Odyssey
Singles	"Do What U Like" "Promises" "Once You've Tasted Love" "It Only Takes a Minute" "I Found Heaven" "A Million Love Songs" "Could It Be Magic" "Why Can't I Wake Up with You" "Pray" "Relight My Fire" "Babe" "Everything Changes" "Love Ain't Here Anymore" "Sure" "Back for Good" "Never Forget" "How Deep Is Your Love" "Patience" "Shine" "I'd Wait for Life" "Reach Out" "Rule the World" "Greatest Day" "Up All Night" "The Garden" "Said It All" "Hold Up a Light" "The Flood" "Kidz" "Happy Now" "Love Love" "When We Were Young" "These Days" "Let in the Sun" "Higher Than Higher" "Hey Boy" "Cry" "Giants" "Pray (Odyssey version)" "Out of Our Heads" "Greatest Day (Robin Schulz Rework)" "Windows" "Brand New Sun" "This Life"
Tours	The Ultimate Tour Beautiful World Tour 2007 Take That Present: The Circus Live Progress Live Take That Live Greatest Hits Live This Life on Tour
Television	Take That: For the Record Take That's Countdown to Midnight
Musical theatre	Never Forget Greatest Days
Related articles	Discography Songs Nigel Martin-Smith John Shanks Stuart Price SingStar Take That