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'Winning'' is a winner, offering ample reason for connoisseurs of great pop to rejoice, whatever their age. Alternately wistful and witty, introspective and invigorating, it's arguably even better than ''The Ego Has Landed,'' Williams' 1999 Stateside calling card.
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Alternative PressSing When You're Winning is as powerful as you want, as lovely as your dreams and as subtle as the best practical joke. [12/2000, p.121]
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The always brash, often emotionally affecting Williams displays marked growth as a lyricist, zapping tunes like the fiery first single "Rock DJ" with enough clever twists to make the mind happily reel.
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A fresh production eye might have rescued its weaker segments - Love Calling Earth or the dull By All Means Necessary - and its surprising lack of overall oomph.
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On his second U.S. album, Williams and collaborator Guy Chambers achieve an audio spectacle showcasing their melodic wit and stylistic valor.
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This is undoubtedly his best record...
Awards & Rankings
User score distribution:
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Positive: 40 out of 50
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Mixed: 1 out of 50
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Negative: 9 out of 50
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May 19, 2012
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ChrisFJul 21, 2006This is a great album, its the album that got me started on the great man's music.
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killabenJan 11, 2006A masterwork.