I always enjoy listening to Robbie and these are some of his greatest hits.

I purchased this album on a whim and must say it's not the greatest album.I like a few songs and rest of the ablum seems rather scattered.Robbie Williams sounds the same on almost every track. The only songs I like are "Angels","Millennium","NO Regrets",and "Eternity" every other song sounds the same to me.Overall it can be a great album for some one who is either a big fan of his or likes his brand of singing/music.

Great selection of robbie songs. My wife loves this guy!

Britain & Europe seems to house many powerhouse acts that never seem to break America. Like Kylie Minogue, Texas, or even The Corrs to name a few are all successful pop acts everywhere but in America. Robbie is one of the best, originally starting off in the mid-1990's British boyband Take That, Robbie (along with writing/producer in crime Guy Chambers) propelled himself into the pop music conscious with witty hooks & salacious good looks. A mix of humorous self-deprecation & bouts of melancholic romantic notions, Robbie has sat upon the throne as one of the greatest male vocalists of Britain.

His 2004 hits retrospective covers all the bases respectively pulling tracks from all four original studio albums. All of the big Williams hits are here. The yearning "Angels" (which was massacred by Jessica Simpson), the Verve inspired "Millenium", & the pop duet with Kylie Minogue made in heaven, "Kids".

Musically, Robbie's material has bordered on mainstream rock songs with pop hooks, all clever, all fun. Lyrically, he potrays himself as the popstar who wants to be loved, but ends up in nightclubs & enjoys an occasional one night stand. Robbie's voice is a charismatic croon, which over the course of his solo career has been perfected into a hypnotic tool.

I highly recommend this retrospective to anyone who enjoys European pop or rock, or would like to try something that crosses over into different styles without coming off as directionless.

By the by, there are two versions to Robbie's "Greatest Hits". I acquired what seemed to be the alternate version which includes flat Spanish versions of "Angels" & "Better Man" & removes "Sexed Up" (a single from his "Escapology" album). It also features a cover of Robbie exposed (at least his chest) on the front. The original version with a closer focused cover shot of Robbie includes "Sexed Up" & omits the Spanish tracks. Overall, I went for the alternate due to the extremely sexy album cover, but either one will work.

Enjoy!

If you are an American citizen you should count yourself extremely lucky. As an American you are unlikely to be bombarded with the dire, aural insults (very loosely described by some generous spirited individuals as "songs") that spew forth almost incessantly from this individual.

I am a British citizen and therefore I am not afforded that luxury due to the media's love affair with this despicable, obese, foul-mouthed, drunken, self-opinionated, talentless oaf. For those of you fortunate enough not to be familiar with Mr Williams, this album would be as good a place as any for experiencing his usual mixture of nonsensical lyrics and bland three-chord backing tracks that sound like a infant who has newly acquired the power of speech being given a Casio keyboard and the resulting cacophony recorded and released for posterity. In every song, and I do mean every song, he sticks to his usual formula of quiet, pianissimo verses followed by a monotonously predictable, loud chorus section. Frequently, these musical clichés are joined by their long time bedfellow, the change of key towards the end of the song. This tour-de-force of torture, this musical car crash of a record, relentlessly re-hashes his 10 years worth of his opprobrious conduct in the recording industry. Each track a grim reminder of what publicity over talent can do for his "music" which should have been condemned to the bin eons ago. The only acceptable use for this album is to correct that table or chair who's legs are not quite level. Heaven knows it is beyond the limit of human suffering to force anyone to listen to this vomit inducing disc of pure unadulterated suppuration.

If by a man's works do you know him, then Robbie Williams is a steaming pile of horse manure.

I love Robbie Williams; he's like a hit machine! i was only semi interested in him for the longest time, but every time i heard a new song by him, i fell in love. Now, i am a fan, truly through the way his music spoke to me and not through his image, reputation, or billboard placement. I think he is extremely inspired. You can't go wrong with this selection of hits. He is so much fun to listen to, but very versatile as he goes from dance song to weepy ballad like it's nothing. I only wish it included one of my very favorites "she's the one." Robbie Williams is one of the few artists of today who deserve our attention. He is talented, unique, and actually uses music to express himself.

See, the mistake was that I like this album too much, and now all my friends make fun of me when I ask them to listen to Robbie Williams. And when you tell them there's a duet with Kylie Minogue, well you're just screwed.

But then again, this isn't about image is it, because if Americans would sit back and remove the image stigma that has haunted Robbie Williams here in the United States, they'd probably just discover some good cheezy pop music. For example, take the song "This Love" by Maroon 5. Do I like it? Sure, I do. Is it good? Hell no. In fact, it's awful, and Robbie Williams makes a lot of songs like that, but he has a better voice, and is more talented than the Maroon 5 boys. Yet Maroon 5 has sold millions in the States and most people call Robbie Williams "that British singer."

Yes, he made some stupid moves in the eyes of us Americans, such as ripping off all his flesh until he was a skeleton in the "Rock DJ" video. In fact, that did it for me at the time. I was then done with Robbie Williams. Then I went to Spain and couldn't escape "Radio" no matter how I tried. So when I also heard "Rock DJ" without the silly video, I was hooked.

So there's about 6 classics on this album. "Angels" which is just a gorgeous song, and Robbie's biggest hit in the States. "Millenium" which I remember vaguely when the video aired on occassion on MTV. "No Regrets" is a nice little ode to moving on after a broken relationship. "Rock DJ" is just awesome and makes me want to go to Studio 54 in space. "Feel" is a song that's so pretty I want to cry at times. And "Radio" which is great, and I initially thought it was a Franz Ferdinand song, which I think demonstrates Williams having a bit of versitility.

The remaining 13 are also great, they just don't stick out as well. I'm not too keen on "Kids," probably because of the Kylie Minogue factor and one of the new songs "Misunderstood" is a little bland for me. However, there aren't many discs out there today with 17 good songs, and if one can disregard how lame his music may appear, they'll see that there's some true pop talent in Williams' brain.

YOW!! Hot man and a good singer. Fun! Fun! Fun!

I have to admit, Robbie Williams has had a colourful career so far. I first started to enjoy his work when he played Mork in Mork and Mindy. As he slowly became a Hollywood name he gained respect with excellent performances in movies such as Good Will Hunting.

It was his rather diverse shift into becoming the 'fat' element of Take That that threw me off course a little. All those pop tunes, Barry Manilow covers and stupid dance moves just didn't suit an aging actor. It wasnt until he released Angel that he started to win back the respect of grown up music lovers.

I'd like to see him relive his role of Mork and burst from the egg one more time. Just think, he could probably spearhead the Official Movie Soundtrack. Then again, can you see Mork with tatoos? Maybe a bad idea.

Robbie Williams is unquestionably the biggest male British popstar of the past ten years. Since his debut single released in 1996, he has consistently made top chart hits with six (including this) UK No.1 albums and six UK No.1 singles. His studio albums are guaranteed multi-million sellers whilst his live shows sell out in a matter of minutes. He is an entertainer in the traditional sense of the word, and America, boys and girls, is missing out big time! Mr. Williams has tried more than once to crack the States and failed, but luckily for us Brits he's returned again to reclaim his UK King of Pop crown. Basically, the man is a national treasure and after millions of column inches of tabloid-fodder, the music has always shone through.

Robbie's debut album "Life Thru A Lens" did nothing for months and months in the charts, and then it stormed up the charts in 1998 when one song was released: Angels. Robbie Williams owes his entire career to that song. It is a modern day classic and now highly regarded as one of the best songs ever composed, recently topping a poll of the best songs never to make No.1. When I first heard that Robbie was releasing a Greatest Hits album, it wasn't a question of if I would buy it, but more of a question of when! There are two versions of the Greatest Hits, with two different covers - one of Robbie's face and the other of him with his shirt open revealing that gorgeous hairy chest! Guess which one I bought!

The Greatest Hits is arranged in chronological order, with all Robbie's biggest hits arranged in terms of release. Up first we have the four major singles from Robbie's aforementioned debut album. The first is "Old Before I Die," which peaked at No.2 in April 1997, followed by "Lazy Days," which was No.8 in July 1997. Then comes that classic "Angels," which peaked at a criminal No.4 in December 1997. The song has actually, however, spent a calculate total of 27 weeks on the UK chart! Then comes another pop rock classic, "Let Me Entertain You." The video to this song is just so sexy and the song was a No.3 hit in March 1998.

By this point in his career Robbie was a revived star. After quitting Take That, the UK's biggest-ever boyband, less that three years earlier, he was having bigger success as a solo star - something unheard of. He released his second solo album, "I've Been Expecting You," in September 1998, and it features 4 massive hits that are on this Greatest Hits album. The first is "Millennium," which was also Robbie's first UK No.1 single in September 1998. This Bond-inspired classic showed Robbie as the ultimate male entertainer, which he continued with "No Regrets," which peaked at No.4 in December 1998. This beautiful ballad speaks of a disastrous relationship, contrasted perfectly with the next song, "Strong," which was also a No.4 hit in March 1999. Robbie speaks here of how he's not an invincible human being, despite what his fans think. "She's The One" is up next and became Robbie's second UK No.1 in November 1999. This is a really beautiful ballad, trademark Robbie and rounded out his second album in style. Check the video too!

Robbie's third album, "Sing When You're Winning," was released in August 2000 and was yet another No.1 multi-million seller. The first single was called "Rock DJ," and is yet another classic pop song! The song was a massive, huge hit with such a controversial video. Apart from looking utterly gorgeous stripping in it, it was controversial when he takes his skin off in a room with women skating around him! As predicted, it was a No.1 hit, and his third in total. "Kids" was the next single, and peaked at No.2 in October 2000. This duet with Kylie Minogue (whose career had recently been revived also) was a pop-duo made in heaven! "Supreme" peaked at No.4 in December 2000, whilst the upbeat "Let Love Be Your Energy" was a No.10 hit in March 2001. "Eternity" was a Double A-Side with "The Road To Mandalay," both of which feature on this Greatest Hits. The songs went to No.1 in July 2001, becoming Robbie's fourth UK No.1 single. The former is a gorgeous and understated ballad, whilst the former is light pop fluff for a summer's day.

Robbie's fourth studio album, "Escapology" was released in November 2002, and was yet another UK No.1 album, and also the biggest selling album of 2002. To achieve that, with only around five weeks before the end of the year was amazing. It also helped that EMI had just paid him £80 million to stay with them! The album's first single, "Feel," was rather different to what Robbie had done previously, but equally as good, peaking at No.4 in December 2002. "Come Undone" was another big hit for Robbie with a controversial video, peaking at No.5 in April 2003 whilst the vicious "Sexed Up" charted at No.10 in November 2003.

OVERALL GRADE: 10/10

The Greatest Hits album also has two new songs, the funky "Radio," which became Robbie's sixth UK No.1 and the new single "Misunderstood," which will likely follow into similar success. This Greatest Hits album has left quite a few songs off, too, most notably "Freedom" and "South Of The Border" from Robbie's debut album, and his massive Christmas 2001 UK No.1, "Somethin' Stupid," which was a duet with the icon Nicole Kidman, taken from Robbie's Big Band album "Swing When You're Winning," which, yes, you guessed it, as another massive No.1 album! This version features Spanish versions of a couple of the songs and is a worthwhile addition to any fan's collection!