Life thru a Lens es el disco de estudio debut en solitario, del cantautor inglés Robbie Williams . Este fue el primer álbum en solitario de Williams después de su salida de Take That .
Su lanzamiento estuvo previsto, para el 29 de septiembre de 1997 a través de Chrysalis Records. Tiene la particularidad, de estar influenciado por Britpop , una desviación del tono más pop de la música que empleó Take That.
Otro dato curioso, es que el nombre provisional del álbum era The Show-Off Must Go On . Los primeros tres sencillos del álbum, " Old Before I Die ", " Lazy Days " y " South of the Border " (el único sencillo que no entró en el top 10).
De igual manera fueron todos éxitos moderados, pero fue el cuarto sencillo " Angels " el que catapultó a Williams a la fama internacional como solista.
Posicionándolo en el número 4, ha vendido más de 1 millón de copias en el Reino Unido y es su sencillo más vendido hasta la fecha.
Pero el quinto y último sencillo " Let Me Entertain You " alcanzó el número tres, convirtiéndose en el tercer éxito entre los 5 primeros del álbum. " Freedom ", el primer éxito en solitario de Robbie, una versión del éxito de 1990 de George Michael , no aparece en el álbum.
Listas de canciones del disco Life thru a Lens
No. | Title | Writer(s) | Length |
---|---|---|---|
1. | "Lazy Days" |
| 3:54 |
2. | "Life thru a Lens" |
| 3:07 |
3. | "Ego A Go Go" |
| 3:34 |
4. | "Angels" |
| 4:25 |
5. | "South of the Border" |
| 3:53 |
6. | "Old Before I Die" |
| 3:53 |
7. | "One of God's Better People" |
| 3:33 |
8. | "Let Me Entertain You" |
| 4:22 |
9. | "Killing Me" |
| 3:56 |
10. | "Clean" |
| 3:55 |
11. | "Baby Girl Window" |
| 3:18 |
12. | "Hello Sir" (hidden track) | Williams | 1:27 |
Total length: | 52:46 |
No. | Title | Writer(s) | Length |
---|---|---|---|
13. | "Teenage Millionaire" |
| 3:09 |
14. | "She Makes Me High" |
| 3:23 |
No. | Title | Length |
---|---|---|
1. | "Old Before I Die" (Live on TOTP) | |
2. | "Lazy Days" (Live on TOTP) | |
3. | "South of the Border" (Live on TOTP) | |
4. | "Angels" (Live on TOTP) | |
5. | "Angels" (Unplugged – live on TOTP) | |
6. | "The Full Monty Medley" (with Tom Jones) (Live at the Brit Awards) | |
7. | "Michael Parkinson Interview" | |
8. | "Let Me Entertain You" (Live on TOTP) | |
9. | "Killing Me" (Live on TOTP) |
No. | Title | Length |
---|---|---|
1. | "Freedom" (Full Length Version) | 5:52 |
2. | "Better Days" | 3:30 |
3. | "Average B Side" | 2:58 |
4. | "Making Plans For Nigel" | 4:04 |
5. | "Kooks" | 2:33 |
6. | "Teenage Millionaire" | 3:10 |
7. | "Falling In Bed (Again)" | 3:29 |
8. | "She Makes Me High" | 3:23 |
9. | "Ev'ry Time We Say Goodbye" | 3:03 |
10. | "Lazy Days" (Original Version) | 4:30 |
11. | "Cheap Love Song" | 4:10 |
12. | "Walk This Sleigh" | 2:58 |
13. | "Karaoke Overkill" | 3:29 |
14. | "Get The Joke" | 3:03 |
15. | "Angels" (Acoustic) | 4:27 |
16. | "Angeles" (Spanish Version) | 4:28 |
17. | "Let Me Entertain You" (Full Length Version) | 5:18 |
18. | "The Full Monty Medley" (with Tom Jones) (Live at the Brit Awards) | 5:28 |
19. | "I Wouldn't Normally Do This Kind Of Thing" | 3:08 |
20. | "Iam The (Res)Erection" | 3:49 |
Total length: | 77:00 |
No. | Title | Length |
---|---|---|
1. | "Freedom" (Ambient Mix) | 5:34 |
2. | "Freedom" (New Sound Dub) | 11:14 |
3. | "Hey Little Girl" (Axis Studios Demo, October/November 1996) | 4:04 |
4. | "Clean" (Axis Studios Demo, October/November 1996) | 4:12 |
5. | "Old Before I Die" (Crescent Moon Studios Demo, October 1996) | 4:03 |
6. | "Lazy Days" (Tower Studios Demo, January 1997) | 3:54 |
7. | "Angels" (Tower Studios Demo, January 1997) | 4:19 |
8. | "Red Lights" (Tower Studios Demo, January 1997) | 2:58 |
9. | "Average B Side" (Westside Studios Demo, February 1997) | 3:00 |
10. | "Teenage Millionaire" (Rehearsal Recordings, Spring 1997) | 2:24 |
11. | "South Of The Border" (Rehearsal Recordings, Spring 1997) | 4:03 |
12. | "Killing Me" (Rehearsal Recordings, Spring 1997) | 3:56 |
13. | "Life Thru A Lens" (Rehearsal Recordings, Spring 1997) | 3:15 |
14. | "South Of The Border" (Mother's Milkin' It Mix) | 7:09 |
15. | "Let Me Entertain You" (The Bizarro Mix) | 5:54 |
Total length: | 70:07 |
No. | Title | Length |
---|---|---|
1. | "Let Me Entertain You" (Live At The Forum, London, UK/1998) | 7:24 |
2. | "I Wouldn't Normally Do This Kind Of Things" (Live At The Forum, London, UK/1998) | 3:14 |
3. | "Clean" (Live At The Forum, London, UK/1998) | 3:47 |
4. | "South Of The Border" (Live At The Forum, London, UK/1998) | 4:06 |
5. | "Average B Side" (Live At The Forum, London, UK/1998) | 3:21 |
6. | "Baby Girl Window" (Live At The Forum, London, UK/1998) | 3:37 |
7. | "One Of God's Better People" (Live At The Forum, London, UK/1998) | 3:13 |
8. | "There She Goes" (Live At The Forum, London, UK/1998) | 2:56 |
9. | "Killing Me" (Live At The Forum, London, UK/1998) | 4:06 |
10. | "Life thru A Lens" (Live At The Forum, London, UK/1998) | 4:07 |
11. | "Teenage Millionaire" (Live At The Forum, London, UK/1998) | 3:51 |
12. | "Lazy Days" (Live At The Forum, London, UK/1998) | 6:22 |
13. | "Ego A Go Go" (Live At The Forum, London, UK/1998) | 4:41 |
14. | "Old Before I Die" (Live At The Forum, London, UK/1998) | 4:51 |
15. | "Angels" (Live At The Forum, London, UK/1998) | 4:51 |
16. | "Back For Good" (Live At The Forum, London, UK/1998) | 4:09 |
Total length: | 68:46 |