Life thru a Lens

Life thru a Lens
Life thru a Lens
Studio album by Robbie Williams
Released	29 September 1997
Recorded	1996–1997
Studio	Battery, London; Maison Rouge, London;
Genre	Pop; rock; Britpop; pop rock; power pop;
Length	52:46
Label	Chrysalis
Producer	Guy Chambers; Steve Power;
Robbie Williams chronology
Singles from Life thru a Lens
	"Old Before I Die"; Released: 14 April 1997; "Lazy Days"; Released: 14 July 1997; "South of the Border"; Released: 15 September 1997; "Angels"; Released: 1 December 1997; "Let Me Entertain You"; Released: 16 March 1998;

Life thru a Lens is the first studio album by English singer-songwriter Robbie Williams. It was Williams' first solo album following his departure from Take That. It was released on 29 September 1997.

Track listing

*Life Thru a Lens* – Standard edition
No.	Title	Writer(s)	Length
1.	"Lazy Days"	Robbie Williams Guy Chambers	3:54
2.	"Life thru a Lens"	Williams Chambers	3:07
3.	"Ego A Go Go"	Williams Chambers	3:34
4.	"Angels"	Williams Chambers	4:25
5.	"South of the Border"	Williams Chambers	3:53
6.	"Old Before I Die"	Williams Desmond Child Eric Bazilian	3:53
7.	"One of God's Better People"	Williams Chambers	3:33
8.	"Let Me Entertain You"	Williams Chambers	4:22
9.	"Killing Me"	Williams Chambers	3:56
10.	"Clean"	Williams Antony Genn Martin Slattery Richard Hawley	3:55
11.	"Baby Girl Window"	Williams Chambers	3:18
12.	"Hello Sir" (hidden track^{[note 1]})	Williams	1:27
Total length:			52:46

*Life Thru a Lens* – Japanese edition bonus tracks
No.	Title	Writer(s)	Length
13.	"Teenage Millionaire"	Williams Chambers	3:11
14.	"She Makes Me High"	Williams Chambers Gary Nuttall	3:23
15.	"Hello Sir" (hidden track^{[note 1]})	Williams	1:27
16.	"Ev'ry Time We Say Goodbye" (hidden track^[source?])	Cole Porter	3:03
Total length:			56:57

*Life Thru a Lens* – RW 25th Anniversary bonus DVD
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)

*CD2 - Life On The Flipside; B-Sides and Bonus Tracks* – RW 25th Anniversary
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

*CD3 - Work In Progress: The Making of Life Thru A Lens* – RW 25th Anniversary
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

*CD4 - Life On The Stage* – RW 25th Anniversary
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

Notes

1 2 "Hello Sir" is a hidden track on the original compact disc version of the album. It is a spoken word lyric poem addressed to a former schoolteacher.^[5]

References

↑ Bush, John. "Life Thru a Lens – Robbie Williams". AllMusic. Retrieved 1 April 2020.
↑ Fawthrop, Peter. "Ronan – Ronan Keating". AllMusic. Retrieved 14 February 2021. while Robbie Williams went all out with an egocentric rock album and became a British landmark
1 2 Robert Dimery; Michael Lydon (23 March 2010). 1001 Albums You Must Hear Before You Die: Revised and Updated Edition. Universe. ISBN 978-0-7893-2074-2.
↑ Ranking the top 10 Robbie Williams albums from worst to best
↑ https://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/p01kw711

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[hellosir-6] 1 2 "Hello Sir" is a hidden track on the original compact disc version of the album. It is a spoken word lyric poem addressed to a former schoolteacher.^[5]

[johnbush-1] Bush, John. "Life Thru a Lens – Robbie Williams". AllMusic. Retrieved 1 April 2020.

[2] Fawthrop, Peter. "Ronan – Ronan Keating". AllMusic. Retrieved 14 February 2021. while Robbie Williams went all out with an egocentric rock album and became a British landmark

[Dimery_2010-3] 1 2 Robert Dimery; Michael Lydon (23 March 2010). 1001 Albums You Must Hear Before You Die: Revised and Updated Edition. Universe. ISBN 978-0-7893-2074-2.

[4] Ranking the top 10 Robbie Williams albums from worst to best

[5] ttps://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/p01kw711

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v t e Robbie Williams
Discography Videography Songs Awards and nominations
Studio albums	Life thru a Lens I've Been Expecting You Sing When You're Winning Swing When You're Winning Escapology Intensive Care Rudebox Reality Killed the Video Star Take the Crown Swings Both Ways The Heavy Entertainment Show The Christmas Present
Compilation albums	The Ego Has Landed Greatest Hits The Best So Far Songbook In and Out of Consciousness: Greatest Hits 1990–2010 Under the Radar Volume 1 Under the Radar Volume 2 Under the Radar Volume 3 XXV
Live albums	Live at Knebworth Robbie Williams: Live at the O2
Video compilations	Live at the Albert The Robbie Williams Show What We Did Last Summer And Through It All: Robbie Williams Live 1997–2006
Concert tours	Ego Has Landed Tour 1999 Tour Close Encounters Tour Take the Crown Stadium Tour Swings Both Ways Live Let Me Entertain You Tour The Heavy Entertainment Show Tour
Musical theatre	The Boy in the Dress
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