I've Been Expecting You is the second studio album by English recording artist Robbie Williams. It was released on 26 October 1998 through Chrysalis Records. The album spawned five singles, including lead single "Millennium", which became Williams' first UK number-one hit.
A critical and major commercial success, it debuted at number one on the UK Albums Chart, marking Williams' second consecutive chart-topper, and has been certified 10× Platinum.
John Bush of AllMusic rated the album four stars out of five, and stated that the album is both a "studied" and "more mature, calculated album" than its predecessor Life Thru a Lens (1997) "from a pop star who's often gloried in being immature and spontaneous."[4] He noted the album "may suffer from comparisons to its excellent predecessor, but it also finds Robbie Williams weathering the sophomore storm quite well."[4]NME rated the album 8/10, saying "boy, what a record" and that Williams' "writing skills have improved enormously".[5] The reviewer also noted the album's "impressive diversity" and concluded that "sure, Robbie's still more Michael Barrymore than Michael Stipe, and he'll never be 'cool' by that constipated, soul-crushingly snobbish James Lavelle definition. But he's a natural-born star and he wants you to love him. I've Been Expecting You provides 12 good reasons why you should."[5]
Successedit
Williams and Chambers started the writing process of the album in Jamaica in the spring of 1998. I've Been Expecting You was released in October 1998. It debuted at number one on the UK Albums Chart, and went on to become the UK's best selling album for that year. According to the Music Week, the album has sold 2,582,016 copies in the UK as of November 2016,[6] and has been certified 10× Platinum for shipments of 3 million copies, making it Williams' best-selling album in the country.
The album also received attention outside the United Kingdom, particularly in continental Europe and Latin America, and has sold a total of five million copies worldwide.[7] Williams finished album promotion with an extensive European tour in the autumn of 1999. I've Been Expecting You was ranked 91st in a 2005 survey held by British television's Channel 4 to determine the 100 greatest albums of all time.[8]
Singlesedit
"Millennium", a song which was inspired by John Barry's music from the James Bond film You Only Live Twice, became Williams' first solo number-one single in the United Kingdom when it was released in September 1998, knocking All Saints from the top spot. Williams commented that "Someone had to be knocked off and it may as well be the wife" as Williams and Nicole Appleton were engaged at the time. The song went on to sell over 400,000 copies in the UK being certified Gold by the BPI in November 1998.[9] The song also became a top twenty hit in many European countries as well as in Latin America and Australia.
"No Regrets", a collaboration with Pet Shop Boys singer Neil Tennant and The Divine Comedy's Neil Hannon, was released as the album's second single in November 1998, reaching number four in the UK Singles Chart, backed with the cover of Adam and the Ants 1981 hit "Antmusic". The song became a substantial hit around the world and went on to sell over 200,000 copies in the United Kingdom, where it was certified Silver in October 2004, almost six years after its original release.[10]
"Strong", a song written in a hotel in Cologne, Germany, inspired by some of Williams' more manic admirers whom he admitted "scared the living daylights" out of him, was released as the album's third single. The song debuted at number four in the United Kingdom and number nine in New Zealand. The track became a hit, peaking within the top forty around Europe and many other countries around the world.
"She's the One", a cover of the Karl Wallinger track from the album Egyptology, was a favourite song of Williams' after his time in rehab. The song was released as the album's fourth single, becoming his second number-one hit in the United Kingdom. The song went on to win a number of awards around the world, including a BRIT Award for 'Single of the Year' and a Capital Radio Award for 'Best Single'. The single was released as a double A-side with "It's Only Us", the official theme for EA Sports' video game FIFA 2000. The single sold over 400,000 copies in the UK alone and was certified Gold by the BPI in early 2000.[11]
"Win Some Lose Some" was released as the album's fifth and final single in May 2000 in New Zealand only.[12] The song reached the top 10 there, and the physical copy of the single has since become a very sought-after item amongst fans.[citation needed]
Lawsuitedit
In 1998, Williams was sued by Ludlow Publishing over the song "Jesus in a Camper Van" because it lifted lyrics from the Loudon Wainwright III song "I Am the Way", from his album Attempted Mustache. The lyric to "I Am the Way" is as follows: "Every son of God has a little hard luck sometime, especially when he goes around saying he's the way." The lyric to "Jesus in a Camper Van" in question is: "Even the son of God gets it hard sometimes, especially when he goes around, saying I am the way."
Williams claimed that he had heard a young man say the line whilst in rehab, and only found that it was a line from Wainwright's song after he had already recorded it. Williams' agents called Wainwright to notify him about this, but Wainwright had little say in the matter; "I Am the Way" was a parody of the Woody Guthrie song "New York Town"; Ludlow Publishing owned the line's copyright. In 2002, Ludlow Publishing won the lawsuit, receiving 25% of the income that "Jesus in a Camper Van" garnered, and subsequently, the album was re-issued replacing "Jesus in a Camper Van" with "It's Only Us".
During a show at the Roundhouse London in October 2019, Williams performed the song and also revealed, "That lyric cost me £2.5 million! Truth to God!"[13]
I've Been Expecting You – RW 20th Anniversary edition bonus DVD
No.
Title
Length
1.
"Millennium" (Live on TOTP)
2.
"Man Machine" (Live on TOTP)
3.
"No Regrets" (Live on TOTP)
4.
"Strong" (Live on Later... with Jools Holland)
5.
"Karma Killer" (Live on Later... with Jools Holland)
6.
"Jools Holland Interview"
7.
"It's Only Us" (Live on TOTP)
8.
"She's the One" (Live in Germany)
MVC stores in the UK offered a free bonus CD with the purchase of either Life Thru a Lens or I've Been Expecting You during Christmas 1999. The album did not contain any unreleased material, but contained twenty-one previously released B-sides and demos from both eras.
Personneledit
Robbie Williams – vocals
Robbie Williams Band
Guy Chambers – keyboards, organ, vibraphone, synthesizer, acoustic guitar, piano, electric guitar, orchestral samples, bass synth, musical director
^ abJohn Bush. "I've Been Expecting You". AllMusic.
^ ab"NME Reviews – I've Been Expecting You". NME. 12 September 2005.
^Sutherland, Mark (16 September 2022). "Robbie Williams breaks chart record as Columbia scores albums hat-trick". Music Week. Retrieved 16 September 2022.
^"Sverigetopplistan – Sveriges Officiella Topplista > "Robbie Williams" > "Sök" > "I'VE BEEN EXPECTING YOU" > "Visa" (in Swedish). The Official Swedish Charts. Retrieved 6 August 2015.
^"The Official Swiss Charts and Music Community: Awards ('I've Been Expecting You')". IFPI Switzerland. Hung Medien.
^"British album certifications – Robbie Williams – I've Been Expecting You". British Phonographic Industry. Retrieved 24 January 2024.
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I ve Been Expecting You is the second studio album by English recording artist Robbie Williams It was released on 26 October 1998 through Chrysalis Records The album spawned five singles including lead single Millennium which became Williams first UK number one hit I ve Been Expecting YouStudio album by Robbie WilliamsReleased26 October 1998 1 Recorded1998StudioTrident Abbey Road Bath Street Wheeler End Angel Battery and Jacob London 2 Length76 02 75 14 2002 reissue replacement track LabelChrysalisProducerRobert Williams exec Guy Chambers Steve PowerRobbie Williams chronologyLife thru a Lens 1997 I ve Been Expecting You 1998 The Ego Has Landed 1999 Singles from I ve Been Expecting You Millennium Released 7 September 1998 No Regrets Released 30 November 1998 Strong Released 15 March 1999 She s the One It s Only Us Released 8 November 1999 Win Some Lose Some Released 22 May 2000A critical and major commercial success it debuted at number one on the UK Albums Chart marking Williams second consecutive chart topper and has been certified 10 Platinum Contents 1 Critical reception 2 Success 3 Singles 4 Lawsuit 5 Track listing 6 Personnel 7 Charts 7 1 Weekly charts 7 2 Year end charts 8 Certifications and sales 9 See also 10 ReferencesCritical reception editProfessional ratingsReview scoresSourceRatingAllMusic nbsp nbsp nbsp nbsp nbsp 3 John Bush of AllMusic rated the album four stars out of five and stated that the album is both a studied and more mature calculated album than its predecessor Life Thru a Lens 1997 from a pop star who s often gloried in being immature and spontaneous 4 He noted the album may suffer from comparisons to its excellent predecessor but it also finds Robbie Williams weathering the sophomore storm quite well 4 NME rated the album 8 10 saying boy what a record and that Williams writing skills have improved enormously 5 The reviewer also noted the album s impressive diversity and concluded that sure Robbie s still more Michael Barrymore than Michael Stipe and he ll never be cool by that constipated soul crushingly snobbish James Lavelle definition But he s a natural born star and he wants you to love him I ve Been Expecting You provides 12 good reasons why you should 5 Success editWilliams and Chambers started the writing process of the album in Jamaica in the spring of 1998 I ve Been Expecting You was released in October 1998 It debuted at number one on the UK Albums Chart and went on to become the UK s best selling album for that year According to the Music Week the album has sold 2 582 016 copies in the UK as of November 2016 6 and has been certified 10 Platinum for shipments of 3 million copies making it Williams best selling album in the country The album also received attention outside the United Kingdom particularly in continental Europe and Latin America and has sold a total of five million copies worldwide 7 Williams finished album promotion with an extensive European tour in the autumn of 1999 I ve Been Expecting You was ranked 91st in a 2005 survey held by British television s Channel 4 to determine the 100 greatest albums of all time 8 Singles edit Millennium a song which was inspired by John Barry s music from the James Bond film You Only Live Twice became Williams first solo number one single in the United Kingdom when it was released in September 1998 knocking All Saints from the top spot Williams commented that Someone had to be knocked off and it may as well be the wife as Williams and Nicole Appleton were engaged at the time The song went on to sell over 400 000 copies in the UK being certified Gold by the BPI in November 1998 9 The song also became a top twenty hit in many European countries as well as in Latin America and Australia No Regrets a collaboration with Pet Shop Boys singer Neil Tennant and The Divine Comedy s Neil Hannon was released as the album s second single in November 1998 reaching number four in the UK Singles Chart backed with the cover of Adam and the Ants 1981 hit Antmusic The song became a substantial hit around the world and went on to sell over 200 000 copies in the United Kingdom where it was certified Silver in October 2004 almost six years after its original release 10 Strong a song written in a hotel in Cologne Germany inspired by some of Williams more manic admirers whom he admitted scared the living daylights out of him was released as the album s third single The song debuted at number four in the United Kingdom and number nine in New Zealand The track became a hit peaking within the top forty around Europe and many other countries around the world She s the One a cover of the Karl Wallinger track from the album Egyptology was a favourite song of Williams after his time in rehab The song was released as the album s fourth single becoming his second number one hit in the United Kingdom The song went on to win a number of awards around the world including a BRIT Award for Single of the Year and a Capital Radio Award for Best Single The single was released as a double A side with It s Only Us the official theme for EA Sports video game FIFA 2000 The single sold over 400 000 copies in the UK alone and was certified Gold by the BPI in early 2000 11 Win Some Lose Some was released as the album s fifth and final single in May 2000 in New Zealand only 12 The song reached the top 10 there and the physical copy of the single has since become a very sought after item amongst fans citation needed Lawsuit editIn 1998 Williams was sued by Ludlow Publishing over the song Jesus in a Camper Van because it lifted lyrics from the Loudon Wainwright III song I Am the Way from his album Attempted Mustache The lyric to I Am the Way is as follows Every son of God has a little hard luck sometime especially when he goes around saying he s the way The lyric to Jesus in a Camper Van in question is Even the son of God gets it hard sometimes especially when he goes around saying I am the way Williams claimed that he had heard a young man say the line whilst in rehab and only found that it was a line from Wainwright s song after he had already recorded it Williams agents called Wainwright to notify him about this but Wainwright had little say in the matter I Am the Way was a parody of the Woody Guthrie song New York Town Ludlow Publishing owned the line s copyright In 2002 Ludlow Publishing won the lawsuit receiving 25 of the income that Jesus in a Camper Van garnered and subsequently the album was re issued replacing Jesus in a Camper Van with It s Only Us During a show at the Roundhouse London in October 2019 Williams performed the song and also revealed That lyric cost me 2 5 million Truth to God 13 Track listing editAll the production done by Guy Chambers and Steve Power I ve Been Expecting You Standard editionNo TitleWriter s Length1 Strong Robbie Williams Guy Chambers4 392 No Regrets Williams Chambers5 103 Millennium Williams Chambers Leslie Bricusse John Barry4 074 Phoenix from the Flames Williams Chambers4 025 Win Some Lose Some Williams Chambers4 186 Grace Williams Chambers3 137 Jesus in a Camper Van Williams Chambers Loudon Wainwright III3 398 Heaven from Here Williams Chambers3 059 Karma Killer Williams Chambers4 2810 She s the One Karl Wallinger4 1811 Man Machine Williams Chambers3 3512 These Dreams Williams Chambers5 0813 Stand Your Ground hidden track Williams Chambers3 2814 Stalker s Day Off I ve Been Hanging Around hidden track Williams Chambers Fil Eisler3 43 I ve Been Expecting You 2002 edition replacement trackNo TitleWriter s Length7 It s Only Us Williams Chambers2 50 I ve Been Expecting You Back for B sides MVC special compilation CD No TitleWriter s Length1 Karaoke Overkill Williams Chambers3 302 Average B Side Williams Chambers2 593 Cheap Love Song Williams O Morris C Abbott4 104 Better Days Williams Chambers3 315 Antmusic Adam Ant M Pirrioni3 306 Deceiving Is Believing Williams Chambers4 307 Rome Munich Rome Williams Chambers3 078 Falling in Bed Again Williams Matt Hay3 289 Get the Joke Williams Chambers Gary Nuttall3 0210 Love Cheat Williams Chambers3 4511 I Wouldn t Normally Do This Kind of Thing Neil Tennant Chris Lowe3 0712 Ev ry Time We Say Goodbye Cole Porter3 0313 Happy Song Williams Chambers2 5314 I Am the Res erection Williams Chambers3 4815 Kooks David Bowie2 3716 She Makes Me High Williams Chambers Nuttall3 1017 Teenage Millionaire Williams Chambers3 1618 Sexed Up demo Williams Chambers3 5819 Making Plans for Nigel Colin Moulding4 0620 Walk This Sleigh Williams Chambers3 0121 Lazy Days demo Williams Chambers4 32 I ve Been Expecting You RW 20th Anniversary edition bonus DVDNo TitleLength1 Millennium Live on TOTP 2 Man Machine Live on TOTP 3 No Regrets Live on TOTP 4 Strong Live on Later with Jools Holland 5 Karma Killer Live on Later with Jools Holland 6 Jools Holland Interview 7 It s Only Us Live on TOTP 8 She s the One Live in Germany MVC stores in the UK offered a free bonus CD with the purchase of either Life Thru a Lens or I ve Been Expecting You during Christmas 1999 The album did not contain any unreleased material but contained twenty one previously released B sides and demos from both eras Personnel editRobbie Williams vocalsRobbie Williams BandGuy Chambers keyboards organ vibraphone synthesizer acoustic guitar piano electric guitar orchestral samples bass synth musical director Chris Sharrock drums Fil Eisler bass guitar vocals Gary Nuttall guitar vocals Alex Dickson guitar vocals Planet Claire Worrall guitar vocals keyboardswith David Catlin Birch acoustic guitar bass guitar backing vocals Andy Duncan percussion loops DJ Slice scratching Jeremy Stacey drums Steve McEwan acoustic guitar electric guitar backing vocals Andre Barreau acoustic guitar backing vocals Neil Hannon backing vocals Claudia Fontaine backing vocals Bevereley Skeet backing vocals Neil Tennant backing vocals Nicole Patterson backing vocals Nicole Appleton telephone voice Nick Ingham orchestral arranger London Session Orchestra Gavin Wright leaderCharts editWeekly charts edit Chart 1998 2003 PeakpositionAustrian Albums O3 Austria 14 24Belgian Albums Ultratop Flanders 15 11Belgian Albums Ultratop Wallonia 16 32Danish Albums Hitlisten 17 8Dutch Albums Album Top 100 18 35Finnish Albums Suomen virallinen lista 19 20French Albums SNEP 20 31German Albums Offizielle Top 100 21 16Icelandic Albums Tonlist 22 12Irish Albums IRMA 23 1Italian Albums FIMI 23 19New Zealand Albums RMNZ 24 4Norwegian Albums VG lista 25 5Scottish Albums OCC 26 1Spanish Albums PROMUSICAE 27 42Swedish Albums Sverigetopplistan 28 21Swiss Albums Schweizer Hitparade 29 19UK Albums OCC 30 1Chart 2021 PositionUK Vinyl Albums OCC 31 9 Year end charts edit Chart 1998 PositionUK Albums OCC 32 5Chart 1999 PositionGerman Albums Offizielle Top 100 33 83UK Albums OCC 34 6Chart 2000 PositionUK Albums OCC 35 61Chart 2003 PositionBelgian Albums Ultratop Flanders 36 70Certifications and sales editRegion Certification Certified units salesDenmark IFPI Danmark 37 Platinum 50 000 France SNEP 38 2 Gold 200 000 Germany BVMI 39 Gold 250 000 Netherlands NVPI 40 Gold 50 000 New Zealand RMNZ 41 Platinum 15 000 Norway IFPI Norway 42 Gold 25 000 Sweden GLF 43 Gold 40 000 Switzerland IFPI Switzerland 44 Platinum 50 000 United Kingdom BPI 45 10 Platinum 3 000 000 SummariesEurope IFPI 46 4 Platinum 4 000 000 Sales figures based on certification alone Shipments figures based on certification alone See also editList of best selling albums in the United KingdomReferences edit Timeline Robbie Williams Robbie Williams Robbie Williams I ve Been Expecting You 1998 CD Discogs AllMusic review a b John Bush I ve Been Expecting You AllMusic a b NME Reviews I ve Been Expecting You NME 12 September 2005 Sutherland Mark 16 September 2022 Robbie Williams breaks chart record as Columbia scores albums hat trick Music Week Retrieved 16 September 2022 IFPI Platinum Europe Awards 2000 http www ifpi org content section news plat2000 html Archived 5 March 2012 at the Wayback Machine 2005 Channel 4 The 100 Greatest Albums Archived from the original on 13 March 2012 Retrieved 20 March 2011 BPI Certification for Millennium Archived from the original on 30 September 2007 Retrieved 19 March 2007 BPI Certification for No Regrets Archived 30 September 2007 at the Wayback Machine BPI Certification for She s The One It s Only Us Archived from the original on 6 January 2008 Retrieved 19 March 2007 New Releases netcd co nz 22 May 2000 Archived from the original on 10 June 2000 Retrieved 8 November 2023 Robbie Williams Jesus In A Camper Van Roundhouse London 7 10 2019 YouTube Archived from the original on 5 December 2021 Austriancharts at Robbie Williams I ve Been Expecting You in German Hung Medien Retrieved 25 January 2016 Ultratop be Robbie Williams I ve Been Expecting You in Dutch Hung Medien Retrieved 25 January 2016 Ultratop be Robbie Williams I ve Been Expecting You in French Hung Medien Retrieved 25 January 2016 Billboard Hits of the World Page 51 Billboard 22 May 1999 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