Robbie Williams has announced a new deluxe edition of his multi-million-selling debut solo album, Life Thru A Lens, to be released on December 2 to celebrate the 25th anniversary of the record.
The special expanded 4-CD album, released by UMe/Island Records, includes the original chart-topping record, as well as bonus tracks and B-sides, and the hit singles “Angels,” “Let Me Entertain You,” “Old Before I Die,” “Lazy Days,” and “South Of The Border.” The new edition will also include previously unreleased demos, rehearsal recordings, and rare remixes, as well as the first audio release of the complete concert recorded at London’s The Forum in June 1998, which was released on VHS tape and VCD the following November as “Live In Your Living Room” but never reissued.
Life Thru A Lens debuted in September 1997, spending two weeks at the top of the UK Album Chart and 92 weeks in the UK Top 40. It has sold 2.1 million copies in the United Kingdom alone. The deluxe edition will be available on four CDs, vinyl, and digital download.
Last month, Robbie’s XXV album, which topped the chart in its first week of release, earned him his 14th UK No. 1 album. With this incredible feat, the music legend has now surpassed The Beatles as the solo artist with the most UK Number One albums, with 15 albums to their credit. His solo albums and records with Take That have resulted in 19 chart-topping UK albums. With only Paul McCartney having more Number 1 singles overall, it puts him in the top two artists of all time.
CD1 – Life Thru A Lens: The Original Album
- Lazy Days
- Life Thru A Lens
- Ego A Go Go
- Angels
- South Of The Border
- Old Before I Die
- One Of God’s Better People
- Let Me Entertain You
- Killing Me
- Clean
- Baby Girl Window
- (silence)
- Hello Sir (hidden track)
CD2 – Life On The Flipside; B-Sides and Bonus Tracks
- Freedom (from “Freedom” CD Single 1, July 1996)
- Better Days (from “Old Before I Die” CD Single 1, April 1997)
- Average B-Side (from “Old Before I Die” CD Single 1, April 1997)
- Making Plans For Nigel (from “Old Before I Die” CD Single 2, April 1997)
- Kooks (from “Old Before I Die” CD Single 2, April 1997)
- Teenage Millionaire (from “Lazy Days” CD Single 1, July 1997)
- Falling In Bed (Again) (from “Lazy Days” CD Single 1, July 1997)
- She Makes Me High (from “Lazy Days” CD Single 2, July 1997)
- Ev’ry Time We Say Goodbye (from “Lazy Days” CD Single 2, July 1997)
- Lazy Days (Original Version) (from “Millennium” CD Single 2, September 1998)
- Cheap Love Song (from “South Of The Border” CD Single 1, September 1997)
- Walk This Sleigh (from “Angels” CD Single 1, December 1997)
- Karaoke Overkill (from “Angels” CD Single 2, December 1997)
- Get the Joke (from “Angels” CD Single 2, December 1997)
- Angels (acoustic version) (from “Angels” CD Single 2, December 1997)
- Angels (Spanish Version) (from “The Ego Has Landed” (South America Editions). April 1999)
- Let Me Entertain You (Full Length Version) (from “Let Me Entertain You” CD Single 2, March 1998)
- Medley Of Songs From The Motion Picture Soundtrack The Full Monty (from “Let Me Entertain You” CD Single 1, March 1998)
- I Wouldn’t Normally Do This Kind Of Thing (from “Let Me Entertain You” CD Single 1, March 1998)
- I Am The (Res)erection (from “Let Me Entertain You” CD Single 1, March 1998)
CD3 – Work In Progress: The Making of Life Thru A Lens
- Freedom (Ambient Mix) (July 1996 Promo Release)
- Freedom (New Sound Dub) (July 1996 Promo Release)
- Hey Little Girl (Axis Studios Demo, October / November 1996)
- Clean (working title Mr. Sheen) (Axis Studios Demo, October / November 1996)
- Old Before I Die (Crescent Moon Studios Demo, October 1996)
- Lazy Days (Tower Studios Demo, January 1997)
- Angels (Tower Studios Demo, January 1997)
- Red Lights (Tower Studios Demo, January 1997)
- Average B-Side (Westside Studios Demo, February 1997)
- Teenage Millionaire (Rehearsal Recording, Spring 1997)
- South of the Border (Rehearsal Recording, Spring 1997)
- Killing Me Rehearsal (Rehearsal Recording, Spring 1997)
- Life Thru A Lens Rehearsal (Rehearsal Recording, Spring 1997)
- South of the Border (Mother’s Milkin’ It Mix)
- Let Me Entertain You (The Bizzaro Mix)
CD4 – Life On The Stage
- Let Me Entertain You (Live at The Forum, London June 3, 1998)
- I Wouldn’t Normally Do This Kind Of Thing (Live at The Forum, London June 3, 1998)
- Clean (Live at The Forum, London June 3, 1998)
- South Of The Border (Live at The Forum, London June 3, 1998)
- Average ‘B’ Side (Live at The Forum, London June 3, 1998)
- Baby Girl Window (Live at The Forum, London June 3, 1998)
- One Of God’s Better People (Live at The Forum, London June 3, 1998)
- There She Goes (Live at The Forum, London June 3, 1998)
- Killing Me (Live at The Forum, London June 3, 1998)
- Life Thru A Lens (Live at The Forum, London June 3, 1998)
- Teenage Millionaire (Live at The Forum, London June 3, 1998)
- Lazy Days (Live at The Forum, London June 3, 1998)
- Ego A Go Go (Live at The Forum, London June 3, 1998)
- Old Before I Die (Live at The Forum, London June 3, 1998)
- Angels (Live at The Forum, London June 3, 1998)
- Back For Good (Live at The Forum, London June 3, 1998)
